What this area is like
Jigokudani Monkey Park is famous for wild monkeys bathing in hot springs in winter. Shibu Onsen has wooden inns and nine public baths, and Shiga Kogen above is one of Japan’s largest ski areas, with highland ponds in summer.
Plan your visit
Take the Nagano Electric Railway to Yudanaka, then a bus; the monkey park is a 30-minute forest walk.
Choose your next step
Other areas in Nagano
Nagano, Togakushi & Obuse →Nozawa Onsen, Kijimadaira & Akiyamago →Ueda, Bessho & Kakeyu →Sugadaira & Minenohara →Togura-Kamiyamada & Chikuma →Karuizawa, Saku & Komoro →Yatsugatake, Fujimi, Hara & Nobeyama →Tateshina, Lake Shirakaba & Kurumayama →Suwa, Okaya, Kirigamine & Utsukushigahara →Hakuba & Otari →Matsumoto, Asama & Shiojiri →Kamikochi, Norikura & Shirahone →Azumino & Omachi →Ina, Komagane, Iida & Hirugami →Kiso →Madarao, Iiyama, Shinano & Kurohime →