8 Eco Tours in Nagano Prefecture That You Shouldn't Miss

We are providing some nature programs such as, Wood craft, Indoor climbing, Eco-tour, Star Gazing program, and Kids program. We are located in Karuizawa Prince Hotel Area, which means near from Karuizawa JR Station. If you'd like to go shopping, there is Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza next to our building. So you can use our program like nursery for shopping.

We are guides located at the entrance of the mountain resort Kamikochi at the elevation of 1500 meters. We specialize in trekking/walking areas of Kamikochi with little difference in elevation, such as Taisho Pond, Myojin, and Tokusawa. We do not offer “mountain climbing guide courses”. We want our customers to feel love not just towards the beautiful flowers but also towards the moss, little creatures, flower seeds, and the fallen leaves of Kamikochi. We aim to offer guide courses for everyone to like Kamikochi more. We, the National park guides, are the one and only private enterprise stationed at Kamikochi. The view of the Hotaka mountain range and the Azusa River from the Kappa Bridge is one of the most famous and popular breathtaking sceneries of Japan. But moreover, you can enjoy the variety of fascinations of each season, such as the colorful flowers, the twitter of birds, the sky color that changes every second, the fresh green, and the yellow leaves.

EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF JAPAN - THE THRILL OF DEEP POWDER, THE BEAUTY OF AN UNIQUE CULTURE, AND THE FUN OF A WELL OILED GUIDED TOUR. Enjoy some of the most incredible snow on planet earth, stay in a truly authentic Japanese ski village, visit mom and pop restaurants and mix with the locals, be entertained by Geisha, Taiko Drum, Shimansen Guitar, Lion Dance and Karate performances, visit the world famous Snow Monkeys, view the amazing tree snow monsters at night, walk through ancient castles, temples and shrines and relax in natural hot pool onsens. Where other companies may talk up the cultural aspects of Japan and charge extra for these, we include them in our tours so you get a truly authentic Japanese ski experience. And best of all you get to share this all with a group of like minded ski and snowboard enthusiasts, all hosted by our instructor/guides who are just plain passionate about what they do for you. And don’t forget our hidden gems that will amazing you along the way.

We run Village walking tours and Snowshoe tours in winter, mountain guiding in and around beautiful traditional village of Nozawa Onsen in Nagano, Japan. Nozawa is now famous for "Japow" = Japanese powder snow for enthusiastic skiers and snowboarders all over the world, also know as a historic "Onsen" = hot springs Village !! Please don't forget about our Japan Top 3 Fire Festival, Doso-jin Fire Festival in Jan 15th. Come join the tour with us to explore the history and culture, and soak in Japanese beauty of winter wonderland !! Walking Tour details below: Walk your way around the streets of Nozawa Onsen and see its beauty through ​the eyes of a local !! ◎ Friendly local guide ◎ History & Knowledge of Nozawa Onsen ◎ For everyone from backpackers to billionaires ! ◎ Informative & unforgettable ! ◎ Tour for tips **Please dress warmly, bring camera, cash and comfortable footwear for snow! Just meet your guide at O-yu the public bath house. Please contact us for Snowshoe Tour details!

The Kiso Ontake Health Lab conducts a number of tour programs that "stay," "exercise such as walking," and "become healthy both physically and mentally" by taking advantage of the valuable natural environment and local resources of the altitude 1000m to 1500m and Kaida Kogen. Masu! Healthy walks walking with Kiso horses, lodging-type wild vegetable mushroom walks, cycling and forest road mountain biking, snowshoe (winter), bouldering, and "Lab Forest" provide many activities such as walking, hammock, archery and rope crossing, and climbing trees doing. There is an office near National Highway 361 near Kaida Kogen “Kisouma no Sato”. Please feel free to drop in.

Spring, summer and autumn, you can enjoy a daily guided tour throughout the year. The “60-minute Nature Guide”, a guide full of live information, will guide you around the attractions of Kappabashi four times a day in 60 minutes. In addition, the “Early Morning Guide Walk” where birds sing and the power spots “Myojinike Nature Trail” and “Night Walk” surrounded by the primeval forest are also available depending on the season. The professional guides will explain the natural attractions such as plants, wild birds, mountains and history of each course.

Shinshu-Iiyama Tourism Bureau / IIYAMA Tabi-tabi offers original tours such as "Restaurant Kamakura(igloo) village" and "Shin-etsu Trail trekking" , and unforgettable experiences with local people. We await your adventure.

Matsumoto City Norikura is a treasure trove of healing surrounded by rich nature. If you listen carefully, in a place where the wind breezes, bugs' voices, babbling of the water are quietly heard, This program which you can relax and enjoy the outdoor dinner using the ones of the earth. By utilizing the power of electric cars, while staying in the middle of nature, You can enjoy premium producti