NEW !!!
1day Express Trip - all the year (Culture and Snow Monkeys)
Pick up at Nagano st. (Morning 8-10am)  /or Dropp to Nagano st. if you take trip from Shibu Onsen

you can make your own plan -> 1-4 attractions from forllowing:
- Zenko ji temple - 3th biggest wooden temple in Japan
- Ninja village (see the real ninja town, accessories, trickhous, )
- 900years old Cedars tree walking and get to the ENERGY spot
- Monkey park
- Sake tasting and explanation of making
- Soba noodles cooking
- Bonsai garden (1000 bonsais displayed)
- Obuse, town of art and chestnuts
- Local picking at local farm (till November)
- Not active volceno climbing - full of white hot spring (Mt.Shirane)
- Hiking in local mountains
- 1day trip to Kusatsu Onsen

Send me your request for more info to my email zeno(@)yudanaka-shibuonsen.com
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4 nights "Incredible Nagano trip"   
fixed dates: 13-17.Nov '10 
(I can do other dates too, or you can join part of the trip  please send me email)

 If you are tired from watching attractions without information and explanation, from booking hotels, finding which is good, what time is going train, how to get there, what to see, where and what to eat, what to do during your stay in Japan to get the best Japanese experience and the best pictures, or just do not have enough time to organize your trip to Japan,
- I recommend you to join my trip around Nagano - 4.nights (5days) and you ll get the biggest value and the authentic Japanese experience in very comfortable way.
Send me request email for more info on zeno@yudanaka-shibuonsen.com

Where I ll go, what can you experience with me?

1.DAY
- we ll meet at Nagano station
- Ninja village, or walk trough 900 years old Cedar trees (optional)
- Lodge at the Monks Temple of Zenko-ji in Nagano city. Morning sun rise pray with budhist Monks (very energetic exprience). Enjoy vegetarian meals for Monks.

 
                Ninja village                                       900 years old Cedar trees

    Zenko-ji is one of the most well known budhist temples in Japan                  Lodging temple

2.DAY
- Snow Monkeys
- Sake brewery explanation of making, differences and tasting
- stay in traditional 400years old hot spring Ryokan, bathing in open air baths in the middle of old
   traditional Shibu Onsen, wear japanese Yukata (light kimono), sleap in traditonal room on futons
- traditional jap. kaiseki dinner with real GEISHA
- Jap. archery experience and shooting or relax in hot springs (optional)

 
                                 Snow Monkeys photoshooting                              Sake tasting in local brewery

 Japanese archery experience                Stay in Ryokan & traditional Kaiseki dinner with Geisha

      Natural hot spring bathing, relax, walking in Yukata in the nerrow streets of old Shibu Onsen

3.DAY
- wasabi farm experience, wasabi lunch
- Kamikochi mountains - the most scenic spot in Japan
- over night in the mountain hotel

       Wasabi farm & lunch                                         scenic Kamikochi mountains

4.DAY
- Takayama - beautiful preserved streets full of woodeng buildings from Edo period
- Shirakawa-go - UNESCO national heritage Japanese farmhouses, stay over the night in one of them

                            
                                                          preserved streets of Takayama

                            
                                                         Farmhouses in Shirakawago

5.DAY
- Matsumoto castle - one of Japan's finest historic castles
- Matsumoto shinkansen station - end of our trip around lunch time.. you can continue your traveling
   to Tokyo or Nagoya-Kyoto

                                   Matsumoto castle
 

For who is this this trip?
- anybody who likes to experience authentic places difficult to find and travel to without experience
- anybody who likes to know deeply about Japanese culture, history and present life
- anybody who doesn't mind to eat Japanese food, sleep on futons and is open minded to new   experience

I want to do this trip very personal, so only small group max. up to 6-8people is accepted,
(or  it must be one group of 7 and more family members or friends...)
You ll get lots of free time....not only Japanese food.....experience different kinds of accommodation.
(nice clean middle and high level hotels, 2 persons in the room, or more if reqested)
I ll explain you the most interesting things, customs, traditions from the point of view of foreigner living here.
I love photography, so I ll show you the best spots for perfect or professional pictures.

Looking forward to meeting you!
Zeno
 

                           
                                           guests with lots of "Incredible Nagano"memories

Winter Edition (Culture, Skiing & Snow Monkeys)
fixed dates: 20-26.Dec '10  (I may do other dates too, please send me email)

1DAY
- pick up at Nagano st., 
- Bonsai Museum, Chestnut town
- stay in Temple with Monks next to Zenko-ji temple in Nagano
2.DAY
- pray with monks in Zenkoji, breakfast
- Wasabi farm
- Sirakawa-go (stay in Farm house)
3.DAY
- Takayama
- Matsumoto
- Shibu Onsen, stay in hot spring ryokan
4.DAY
- Snow Monkey park
- Sake tasting / Half day ski (optional)
- dinner with giesha
5.DAY
- whole day Ski (incl. ski rental, ski passes, instructor if needed)
- Japanese archery, shoot arrows
6.DAY
- back to Nagano city

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- this trip can be slightly changed to your need, budget, or you can attend just part of it!
- send me your request to my email zeno(@)yudanaka-shibuonsen.com

Short 2nights Trip - all the year (Culture and Snow Monkeys)
fixed: 26-28 October '10  (I can do other dates too, please send me email)

1DAY
- pick up at Nagano st., 
- Zenkoji Temple inspection
- Shibu Onsen, stay in hot spring ryokan
2.DAY
- Snow Monkey park
- Sake tasting/ foto shooting in Kimono /Bonsai Museum/ half day Ski   (optional)
- dinner with giesha
- Japanese archery, shoot arrows
- stay in hot spring ryokan
3.DAY
- Matsumoto castle
- trains to Tokyo/Nagoya/Kyoto

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- this trip can be slightly changed to your need !
- send me your request to my email zeno(@)yudanaka-shibuonsen.com