Nagano Prefecture Tours, Tickets & Excursions

"Great trip! Marie was a terrific guide through our tour of the temple, sake and snow monkeys. The snow monkeys was definitely the highlight. A trek that requires some good soles on your shoes but seeing the monkeys was incredibly special. It’s crowded but people don’t stay long so you will get to see the monkeys. A must do for any trip to Japan!"

"This trip lived up to my expectations and more. Apart from the snow wall, you also get to see kurobe dam and other amazing views. Peter our guide was also so helpful and friendly. He made sure everyone was ok on the trip specially those travelling solo. Highly recommend this trip."

"The monkeys were incredible and the scenery fantastic. Our guide Fumiko and her friend were great. We are older and they adjusted pace and level of assistance accordingly. Couldn’t have done it without them. Many thanks"

"I greatly enjoyed this tour. My guide, Masa, was very genial and engaging. It was a good way to find out a little more about Japan and to discover some nice bars too. Some may find this tour a little expensive however I thought it was great value for money as I was the only one on the tour and so had the undivided attention of the guide. The last bar we visited was a real gem, it would have only fitted 10 people at the most and was very eclectic in its decor. Some excellent live music too at this bar. All in all good fun."

"Matt our English, japanese speaking guide showed excellent knowledge of Matsumoto and of the Matsumoto Casle history. Enjoyed the tour and would recommend totally."

"It was very cool to learn how to use a sword and do some movements in a samurai outfit. The instructor was a very nice guy and we did some role playing with The swords! I would recommend this to everyone. The Matsumoto/Crow castle was really stunning and our tour guide knew everything about The history of the castle as he works there at the museum."

"My husband & I had the most interesting, wonderful & enjoyable hike on the Magome & Tsumago Nakasendo Trail in Kiso Valley with our bubbly and highly experienced guide Yumi-San who patiently explained & gave us all the significant historical, cultural & local insights to the places we visited....all in perfect English. The air was so fresh, scenery beautiful with a clear view of the Ena mountain. The trail took us almost 5 hours to complete as we stopped frequently for photos and had a couple of refreshment breaks. The calm & peaceful environment of Kiso Valley made the walk so much more relaxing and we could see & experience all elements of nature - different kinds of flora & foliage, waterfalls, rivers, rocks, steps, ancient bridges and some ice & snow along the way which we had to carefully manoeuvre across. We also saw many ricefields & ancient houses, buildings (some of which were in existence since the Edo period & some around 120 yrs old) in the post towns of Magome & Tsumago. Post towns are used by travellers during the Edo period for rest. We definitely want to come back to Kiso Valley again during spring or autumn to see it with different colours of the season, and definitely with Yumi-San as our guide"

"What a fantastic tour! Very personalized and relaxing. Our guide was amazing, he was friendly and accommodating. Two highlights...there was a real samurai guarding the castle grounds who was so excited to take a picture with us and the sake tasting was A+. Highly recommend!"

"Peter our guide was amazing. He went out of his way to make sure everyone was having fun. Monkeys were a highlight of my entire trip to Japan."

"Toru was just amazing. The planned a personal itinerary for us and ensured we saw everything ! He even stopped at a local soba place for lunch!"