This is another trip where information is not abundant on the internet and you cannot book this online as well. Not to worry, it’s pretty straight forward from Nagano, proceed to bus stop no 23 on the ground floor of Nagano train station. What we did was, we went to the bus stop after dinner to check the latest schedule in preparation for the next morning.
The first bus to the Snow Monkey park is 9:10am. There weren’t that many people traveling on the same day with us, which was great! Note that the bus accepts cash only.
The bus’s final destination is Hotaru Onsen, you need to get off at S12 Snow monkey park, it’s about 42 mins from Nagano station, take note not to overshoot.
When you reach, take a photo of the bus schedule so that you can plan what time you want/need to be leaving.
It’s quite an uphill walk to the park, and this is the only place we were able to see the last of the Sakuras/Cherry blossoms in mid April!
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There’s a pretty good lunch spot called Enza Cafe on your way back to the bus stop. Their teriyaki pizza and apple pie is awesome! The spicy ramen is one of those better ramen we have had in the entire trip.
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