Nagano Hidden Gems
Corazón de los Alpes japoneses. Los monos salvajes bañándose en aguas termales en Jigokudani, el castillo negro de Matsumoto, el valle alpino de Kamikochi a 1 500 m y los fideos soba de Shinshu definen una prefectura donde la montaña y la tradición van de la mano.
15 spots
El techo de Japón: cordilleras alpinas, pueblos de postas en el antiguo camino Nakasendo y la arquitectura en madera de templo más antigua del país.
Clima y mejor temporada
Veranos frescos en las alturas e inviernos fríos y nevados; sede de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 1998. Senderismo de julio a octubre, esquí de diciembre a marzo.
Gastronomía típica
- Shinshu soba
- Oyaki
- Wasabi
- Miso
Lugares emblemáticos
- Valle de Kamikochi
- Templo Zenkoji
- Pueblos de postas de Tsumago y Narai
- Monos de nieve de Jigokudani
Hotaka Mountain Range
The Hotaka Range runs along the spine of the Northern Japanese Alps, a series of 3,000-meter peaks connected by knife-ed…
Hakuba Valley
Hakuba Valley (白馬) is a collection of 10 interconnected ski resorts in the Northern Japanese Alps, host of alpine skiing…
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (Nagano side)
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (立山黒部アルペンルート) is a 90km mountain sightseeing route crossing the Northern Japanese Alps…
Shibu Onsen
Shibu Onsen has operated for 1,300 years as a hot spring village, and walking its cobblestone alleys at night under gas…
Nozawa Onsen
Nozawa Onsen (野沢温泉) is a 700-year-old hot spring village that doubles as one of Japan's premier ski resorts. The village…
Kamikochi Valley
Kamikochi sits at 1,500 meters in a glacial valley carved between 3,000-meter peaks. The road in closes mid-November thr…
Togakushi Shrine
Togakushi Shrine (戸隠神社) is a complex of five Shinto shrines scattered across the forested slopes of Mount Togakushi, con…
Karuizawa Resort Town
Karuizawa (軽井沢) is Japan's original resort town, established in 1886 when Canadian missionary Alexander Croft Shaw built…
Daio Wasabi Farm
Daio Wasabi Farm (大王わさび農場) is Japan's largest wasabi cultivation facility, covering 15 hectares of terraced fields fed b…
Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum
Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum (美ヶ原高原美術館) is Japan's highest art museum, located at 2,000 meters elevation on the Utsuk…
Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park
Jigokudani Yaen-koen (地獄谷野猿公苑, 'Hell Valley Wild Monkey Park') is the only place in the world where wild Japanese macaqu…
Bessho Onsen (Nagano)
Bessho Onsen (別所温泉) is a quiet hot spring town with a remarkable concentration of Kamakura-period (1185–1333) temples, e…
Yudanaka Onsen
Yudanaka Onsen (湯田中温泉) is a traditional hot spring town serving as the gateway to Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park. The town…
Happo Pond
Happo Pond (八方池) is a small alpine pond at 2,060 meters elevation on the Happo-one ski resort's summer hiking trail, fam…
Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa)
Shiraito Falls (白糸の滝, 'White Thread Falls') is a 70-meter-wide curtain waterfall where hundreds of thin streams cascade…