Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Historic castle featuring distinctive black exterior known as the Crow Castle and unique architecture of five external stories and six internal floors.
Matsumoto · NaganoThis Nagano museum is dedicated to Katsushika Hokusai's late works created during his final years in Obuse, when he produced his most ambitious pieces.
Obuse · NaganoShibu Onsen is a historic hot spring town of over 1,300 years, offering nine public baths fed by natural springs, each believed to provide distinct health benefits.
Yamanochi · NaganoMountain attraction in Nagano designed as a ninja training ground with obstacle courses and a trick mansion featuring secret passages and hidden doorways.
NaganoA natural park in Nagano where wild Japanese macaques bathe in hot springs, accessible via a 1.6-kilometer forest trail, most popular in winter.
Yamanochi · NaganoHakuba Happo-One is a 220-hectare ski resort with 1,070 meters of vertical drop, diverse terrain, and 14 runs ranging up to 8 kilometers.
Hakuba · NaganoThis free-admission zoo in a scenic park houses red pandas, macaques, and penguins alongside playgrounds and seasonal festivities.
NaganoHistoric Buddhist temple over 1,400 years old welcoming all faiths, with an underground passage and a revered statue displayed every six years.
NaganoMountain shrine at 1,925 meters dedicated to the Shinto deity of mountains, regarded as sacred since the Jōmon period and steeped in tengu folklore.
Chino · Nagano
