Yamanouchi

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Yamanouchi (山ノ内) is a hot spring town in Nagano, Japan, famous for its bathing snow monkeys.

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Yamanouchi town's Yudanaka Station is 45 minutes from Nagano on the Nagano-Dentetsu rail line; Nagano in turn is 95 minutes from Tokyo on the Asama bullet train

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you can take a public bus to Shiga Kogen and get off at Kanbayashi Onsen, which is an easy 30-minute walk away. Alternatively - a minibus to the monkey park runs seven times a day from Yamanouchi town and costs 1,500 yen round trip, including admission to the park. WINTER ONLY.

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Walking back down to Yudanaka Station from the park takes about 1.5 hours (possibly a bit longer in the reverse direction up). The route first follows the off-limit road along the river through forests before entering the beautiful spa town Shibu Onsen after that Yudanaka Onsen. A little further along the way stands a tall statue of a Kannon Buddha.

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  • Jigokudani Monkey Park (地獄谷野猿公苑 Jigokudani Yaenkōen), [1]. Famous for its population of wild Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), odds are you've already seen this place on TV. The best time for a visit is winter, when snow covers the ground and the monkeys come to bathe in the hot spring at the valley bottom-a unique sight. Just below the entrance and the Minshuku, next to a river there is a steaming geyser. ¥500/250 adult/child.  edit

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Visit the hot springs of Shibu Onsen (渋温泉) and Yudanaka (湯田中).

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[edit] Mid-range

  • Minshuku Korakukan Jigokudani, Jigokudani (Across the river from the monkey park entrance), ☎ 0269-33-4376 (fax: 0269-33-3244). checkin: 15:00. 10,000 yen to 14,000 yen.  edit

[edit] Splurge

  • Kokuya, Shibu Onsen, ☎ +81 26 933 251 (), [2]. checkin: 3PM; checkout: 10AM. Super-classy ryokan, run by the same family for 16 generations around 400years. 10 rooms with open air hot bath + 8 outside and inside hot baths. English spoken. 5min from Jigokudani Monkey park. Suites ¥16000-36900 (per person).  edit

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