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Private Tea Ceremony & Kimono Experience in Nikko

Wear a beautiful kimono and enjoy a private tea ceremony in Nikko. Learn tea etiquette, savor matcha and sweets, and take memorable photos in an authentic tea room.

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Vintage Snowmobile Adventure in Naeba

Enjoy sledding and riding retro snowmobiles in a quiet, scenic area.

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Quiet Morning Walk in Nikko Forest

A quiet morning walk in Nikko. Experience the sacred forest before the crowds arrive. Walk near historic shrines and discover a different side of Japan.

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Skip the Stress, Meet the Snow Monkeys

This is an exclusive, small-group guided experience that takes you deep into a hidden valley—home to the world-famous wild Japanese Macaques (Snow Monkeys)—and other spiritual/ physical experiences.

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Snow Monkey Park and Togakushi Shrine in Nagano

Experience two of the most stunning locations in Nagano: the Snow Monkey Park, with its hot spring-bathing monkeys, and Togakushi Shrine, famous for its forest path lined with ancient cedar trees.

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Kirigamine Highlands Guided Hike&Onsen

Explore Kurumayama and Kirigamine Highlands with a local guide. Walk through grasslands, enjoy views of the Japanese Alps, and relax at a local hot spring (onsen).

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Learn to make authentic soba noodles with a Togakushi Soba craftsman

This is an authentic soba making experience where you can learn from scratch from a soba artisan from the home of soba, Shinshu. From mixing the buckwheat flour with water to kneading and rolling out the dough, and even cutting the noodles with a special knife, you can experience it all with your own hands. This cultural experience, where you can enjoy freshly made soba noodles on the spot, is perfect for creating memories of your trip.

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Bonsai Masterclass & Tour in Legendary Bonsai City

Step into Japan's legendary Bonsai City with a pro grower of 15+ years! Explore world-renowned museums and historic gardens, then master hands-on pruning. An unforgettable journey into living art!

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Relish vegan lunch, sweets, and nature

Hike through nature, enjoy a bento lunch, and learn to make traditional Japanese sweets.

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Matsumoto/Utsukushigahara Guided Trek

Explore the beautiful Utsukushigahara Highlands with a local mountain guide. Enjoy open grasslands, forest trails, and views of the Japanese Alps on this guided trek.

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Lake Chuzenji Hidden Beach E-Bike Tour with Lunch

Explore Lake Chuzenji by e-bike, riding quiet forest roads closed to regular cars. Visit a secluded lakeside beach, enjoy beautiful mountain views, and have lunch surrounded by nature.

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Nozawa Onsen: Snow Monkeys, Zenkoji Temple & Sake

Starting from Nozawa Onsen, this tour will visit the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, followed by Japanese-style lunch, sake tasting, and a tour of historic Zenko-ji Temple.

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Zenkoji Temple Guided Tour & Sake Tasting

A guided tour experience where you can fully enjoy traditional culture and cuisine in Nagano. Explore Zenkoji Temple with a guide and learn about the history and culture of the 1,400-year-old temple. Taste Nagano's sake at a brewery that has been in operation since the Edo period. A spiritual experience of walking by feel in a pitch-dark underground passage, and making your own original spice. Experience the temple culture of the ancient capital and enjoy local flavors. This tour allows you to fully enjoy the charm of Nagano.

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Instructions for a mixed experience of satoyama culture and traditional Slavic/Eastern European culture at Ueda Betsuso Onsen in Shinshu

1: Experience splitting firewood with an axe, 2: Experience making a campfire with firewood, 3: Experience picking and cooking wild vegetables in the countryside, 4: Experience making charcoal for a charcoal barbecue, 5: Experience making charcoal with a smokeless charcoal burner, 6: Experience making wood chips with a wood chipper, 7: Experience cooking outdoors with a wood-burning stove, 8: Experience a tent sauna with a wood-burning stove (Russian-made Mobiva), 9: Experience cooking borscht with homegrown beets, 10: Experience cooking zhurek with homegrown rye

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Powerful rock walls: Minakami Nature Walk around Tanigawa-dake Ichinokura-sawa

This walking tour takes you through the beautiful forest that leads to the foot of Mt. Tanigawa, where you can see the rock face of Ichinokurazawa, which boasts an overwhelming scale, up close. You will walk leisurely with a mountain guide who was born and raised in Minakami, learning about the forest's plants, the changing nature with the seasons, the history of Mt. Tanigawa, and its connection to the region. The course is mainly on paved roads that are easy to walk on, and the round trip to Ichinokurazawa is about 7 km. No special mountaineering skills are required, and it is recommended for those who want to enjoy the magnificent mountain scenery and time in the forest at a leisurely pace.

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Let's taste the ripe, melting figs (such as the Banner variety)

You can pick your own delicious figs and eat them on the spot, You can also take them home, chill them in the refrigerator, and eat them later. Children under elementary school age are free. Please share the parents' harvest and the tasting portion and enjoy them together. If you have a cooler box or Styrofoam, please bring it with you. Figs last longer when kept cold. We can provide free cold packs.

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Attend a refined tea ceremony in tatami

Take your place in a quiet tatami tea room with a tea ceremony teacher, then step into an extraordinary experience away from everyday life.

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Experience an Exclusive Japanese Whisky Pairing

Step onto the production floor and award-winning maturation warehouse, then sit down with a veteran whisky professional for a curated pairing menu.

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Organic Farm & Narai Juku Tour

Visit an organic rice and vegetable farm with long-time organic farmers, make a Japanese lunch from their fields, then take a walk through a historic post town.

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Small Group | Hell Valley Snow Monkey E-bike Tour | Departing from Tondabuchu Station

This is a guided cycling tour that departs from Yudanaka Station, takes you through the hot spring town and rural scenery, and ends with a visit to the snow monkeys at Jigokudani Yaen. We will enjoy the local roads and the scenery of the hot spring town at a leisurely pace by bike in a small group. At Jigokudani Monkey Park, you can observe Japanese macaques living in the wild. This tour departs after renting a bicycle near Yutaka Station. The bicycle rental fee is not included in the tour price, so please pay separately.