{"id":13316,"date":"2017-04-04T12:30:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T11:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/?p=13316"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:22:59","slug":"insidejapan-tours-24-hour-guide-to-nagano-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/04\/insidejapan-tours-24-hour-guide-to-nagano-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"24 hours in Nagano"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? Help us by sharing it!<\/h4><ul class=\"wpfai-list\"><li class=\"wpfai-list-item facebook\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13316&amp;t=\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wpfai-facebook wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item twitter\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13316\" title=\"Twitter\" class=\"wpfai-twitter wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item pinterest\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13316&amp;description=&amp;media=\" title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"wpfai-pinterest wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-pinterest fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item linkedin\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13316&amp;title=\" title=\"Linked In\" class=\"wpfai-linkedin wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item envelope\">\r\n      <a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13316%20-%20\" title=\"E-Mail\" class=\"wpfai-envelope wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item stumbleupon\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13316\" title=\"Stumble Upon\" class=\"wpfai-stumbleupon wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-stumbleupon fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item reddit\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13316\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Brian Beatty, one of our Tour Leaders at InsideJapan, takes us on a 24 hour trip to Nagano\u00a0in the Ch\u016bbu region of Japan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before\u00a0I get\u00a0started, let me tell you a little bit about Nagano. In Japanese, Nagano is \u9577\u91ce, which literally means long field, a bit misleading because the topography of Nagano is actually quite mountainous. The elevation is around 790 metres, it has a\u00a0population of 380,000 and is best known for delicious apples, soba noodles (buckwheat noodles), and hosting the 1998 winter Olympics. Now that you have a little overview of the area, let&#8217;s get into what I think would be the perfect day in Nagano.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Zenkoji<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>I&#8217;m a spiritual sort of person, so the first thing I will do is head to Zenkoji, a 7<sup>th<\/sup>-century Buddhist temple that overlooks the city, for a blessing from\u00a0the head priest. A 6am start might not sound like the most tempting prospect when you&#8217;re on holiday, but trust me when I say, there is nothing quite like getting blessed by a priest\u00a0before breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13320 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"zenkoji\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-564x376.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zenkoji.jpg 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Fujiya Gohonjin Hotel <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>After that, it&#8217;s off to the Fujiya Gohonjin Hotel, for a nice posh breakfast, because that&#8217;s how I roll. Now that I&#8217;m full, I&#8217;m ready to call it a day and take a nap&#8230;Just kidding. But, maybe\u00a0just a little nap. That morning blessing was pretty\u00a0early.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13322\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13322 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-720x479.jpg\" alt=\"Fujiya Gohonjin Hotel\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-564x375.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-780x519.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2-510x339.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Fujiya-Gohonjin-Hotel2.jpg 1127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cafewedding.jp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Togakushi jinja<\/h1>\n<p>Before heading\u00a0to Nagano station I\u2019ll pick up some cold soba noodles and maybe an apple for lunch, both really refreshing on a hot day. From the station, I can take a bus up into the mountains to visit a shrine called Togakushi.<\/p>\n<p>Togakushi is related to an important story in Japanese mythology. The story goes that the goddess of the sun was hiding in a cave because her brother did something bad, in doing so, she brought\u00a0darkness over the lands. The other gods danced outside of her cave to try and get her to come out and bring back the sunlight. Finally she peeked outside, and as she did, one of the gods threw the door off the cave and it flew all the way to Nagano where Togakushi shrine is. Hence the name Togakushi, meaning, \u201chiding door\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13323 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja1-720x960.jpg\" alt=\"Togakushi jinja\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja1-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja1-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja1-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja1-510x680.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja1.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13325 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja2-720x960.jpg\" alt=\"Togakushi jinja\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja2-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja2-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja2-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja2-510x680.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja2.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13328 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja3-720x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja3-720x960.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja3-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja3-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja3-510x680.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja3.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13331 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-720x334.jpg\" alt=\"Togakushi jinja\" width=\"720\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-720x334.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-1024x475.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-564x262.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-1200x556.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-900x417.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-1440x668.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-390x181.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-780x362.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4-510x236.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja4.jpg 1473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13334\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13334 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja5-720x964.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja5-720x964.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja5-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja5-421x564.jpg 421w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja5-390x522.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja5-510x683.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakushi-jinja5.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My wife and I feeling the energy of this 800-year-old tree. I know what you\u2019re thinking, my shirt is way too small. Don\u2019t worry, I have since upgraded to\u00a0size L and sometimes XL depending. You&#8217;ve got to give me break though, it\u2019s hard to find my size in Japan. Tall guy living in Japan, that\u2019s a blog post for another day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Togakure Ninpo Museum<\/h1>\n<p>This museum was originally a Ninja school and it\u2019s just around the corner from the upper Togashi shrine area. Legend says it was founded by a samurai in the 12th century who combined two different ninja styles together to create the <em>Togakure<\/em> ninja style. The museum displays all kinds of ninja weapons, spy items, and real ninja scrolls and books. There is also a maze, secret passage ways and a ninja throwing star range.<\/p>\n<p>After I\u2019m done with all that I\u2019m going to be feeling pretty ninja-like, so a run into the forest for some sneaking and jumping around is in order before heading back to society. Hopefully nobody sees me running around like a weirdo. Either way, I\u2019ll be okay because I have ninja-fast reflexes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13335\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13335 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-720x479.jpg\" alt=\"Togakure Ninpo Museum\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-564x375.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-780x519.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum-510x339.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Togakure-Ninpo-Museum.jpg 1127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.japan-guide.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Kagami Pond<\/h1>\n<p>After running around I\u2019ll be hungry and tired so I\u2019ll stop by the Kagami pond nearby for some lunch and a little meditation. Kagami means \u201cmirror\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13337 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mirror-720x476.jpg\" alt=\"Kagami Pond\" width=\"720\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mirror-720x476.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mirror-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mirror-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mirror-564x373.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mirror-390x258.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mirror-780x515.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mirror-510x337.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/mirror.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Jigokudani Monkey Park <\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Back at\u00a0Nagano station, I\u2019ll take another bus to the Jigokudani Monkey Park just outside of the city. Ancient people called this valley <em>jigokudani<\/em>, \u201chell valley\u201d, because of the very steep cliffs surrounding the area and the steam from the hot springs. During winter though, this place is heaven on Earth for the monkeys\u00a0as they warm their bodies in the hot springs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yudanaka Snow Monkey\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DRuPM_Y9aeE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Enza caf\u00e9<\/h1>\n<p>Just down the road from the monkey park, there&#8217;s a nice cafe to\u00a0escape the cold. I think I&#8217;ll get\u00a0some hot cocoa and warm up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13350\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13350 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enza-cafe-720x479.jpg\" alt=\"Enza cafe Yudanaka\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enza-cafe-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enza-cafe-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enza-cafe-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enza-cafe-564x375.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enza-cafe-390x259.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enza-cafe-780x518.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enza-cafe-510x339.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Enza-cafe.jpg 859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.tripadvisor.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Uruoikan hot spring<\/h1>\n<p>After seeing the monkeys do it, I think it\u2019s a good idea to get warm and clean before heading out for dinner. This place has not only indoor and outdoor hot spring baths, but also has a sauna, steam room, massage chairs, and many other treats to soothe\u00a0your body.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13353\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13353 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring-720x468.jpg\" alt=\"Uruoikan hot spring\" width=\"720\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring-720x468.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring-564x366.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring-900x584.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring-390x253.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring-780x506.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring-510x331.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Uruoikan-hot-spring.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.biglobe.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Ichiryu Manpei<\/h1>\n<p>A little restaurant that&#8217;s perfect for a healthy lunch or dinner,\u00a0not far from the Fujiya hotel. At lunchtime it\u2019s buffet style and at dinner there&#8217;s a choice between three different courses, all of which won&#8217;t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13355\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei.png\" alt=\"Ichiryu Manpei\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei.png 399w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei-375x564.png 375w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei-390x586.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13358\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei2.png 625w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei2-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei2-564x531.png 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei2-390x367.png 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ichiryu-Manpei2-510x480.png 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Tonkotsu ramen Hakata-yatai<\/h1>\n<p>Now that I\u2019ve eaten some healthy food I won\u2019t feel so guilty about having the bad stuff! This is a great place for beer, <em>gyoza<\/em> (dumplings), and, of course, ramen. There are many kinds of ramen but <em>tonkotsu<\/em>\u00a0is my favourite. This kind comes from a southern part of Japan called Kyushu, so it\u2019s not a Nagano speciality, but this is the perfect place to meet locals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13361\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13361 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tonkotsu-ramen-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"Tonkotsu ramen\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tonkotsu-ramen-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tonkotsu-ramen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tonkotsu-ramen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tonkotsu-ramen-564x564.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tonkotsu-ramen-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tonkotsu-ramen-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Tonkotsu-ramen.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.hotpepper.jp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Afterwards, I\u2019ll walk back past\u00a0Zenkoji, it\u2019s very peaceful and quiet at night and the temple looks even more beautiful when it&#8217;s lit up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13362 size-half-width\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zenkoji--720x482.jpg\" alt=\"Zenkoji at night\" width=\"720\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zenkoji--720x482.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zenkoji--300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zenkoji--768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zenkoji--564x378.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zenkoji--390x261.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zenkoji--780x522.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zenkoji--510x342.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Zenkoji-.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>There you have it &#8211; a jam-packed 24 hours in Nagano. 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Help us by sharing it! Brian Beatty, one of our Tour Leaders at InsideJapan, takes us on a 24 hour trip to Nagano\u00a0in the Ch\u016bbu region of Japan. Before\u00a0I get\u00a0started, let me tell you a little bit about Nagano. In Japanese, Nagano is \u9577\u91ce, which literally means long field, a bit misleading [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2355],"tags":[1570,1908,2351,3048,3051,3054,3057],"class_list":["post-13316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-first-trip-to-japan","tag-group-tour","tag-nagano","tag-zenkoji","tag-foodie-japan","tag-uruoikan","tag-jigokudani","tag-kagami-pond"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13316"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14556,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13316\/revisions\/14556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}