EXPERIENCE HAKUBA
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
LOCAL SIGHTSEEING
In Hakuba (15 min walk from our Chalets)
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Adult ¥460
Child ¥280
8:30 ~ 16:30 (April 12~Nov 30)
Ski Jump Stadium / スキージャンプスタジアム
This was the venue for the 1998 Olympic Ski Jump event. You can take a lift to the starting gate, and enjoy a splendid view of the Hakuba Valley.
Matsumoto castle was completed at the end of the 16th century, and as the oldest still-standing castle in Japan, a national treasure. Surrounded by cherry trees, a backdrop of the Japanese Alps, and stunning traditional architecture, Matsumoto Castle is a must see for Japanese and oversees tourists alike.
Zenkoji is Nagano City’s main attraction, and with 1400 years of history, a national treasure. Every year 6 million people visit this famous Buddhist temple. Rebuilt in 1707, this huge structure is a masterpiece of Buddhist-influenced architecture.
In order to build Japan’s massive Kurobe Dam, the engineers were forced to construct a complicated series of trams and other railway-like means of transport through the steep mountains to get workers and equipment to the construction sites. After the completion of the dam, they didn’t want to let their hard work go to waste, and the result is the Tateyama-Kurobe “Alpen” Route. This is a major tourist attraction and priced accordingly.
In Matsumoto (1.5 hours by car)
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The easiest way to get to Matsumoto Castle is take the train direct from Hakuba Station.
It is 60 kilometres or 1-2 hours by train.
Admission for inside the castle and museum
Adult ¥610 Child ¥300
8:30 ~ 17:00 (doors close 16:30)
http://welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp/contents03+index.id+3.htm
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In Nagano (1 hour by car)
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The easiest way to get to Nagano is take the bus from Happo Info Centre (¥1,800 adult)
It takes 1 hour and will drop you off at Nagano station.
Please visit http://www.zenkoji.jp/ENGLISH/sanpai/index.html
Please visit http://www.zenkoji.jp/ENGLISH/sanpai/index.html
In Kurobeko (2 hours from Hakuba)
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You must drive or take the train to Shinano Omachi first (1 hour)
From Shinano Omachi take the bus to Ogizawa and take the Tunnel Trolley Bus to Kurobe Dam
From Hakuba to Shinano Omachi - train fare ¥1,500
From Omachi to Kurobe Dam - Adult ¥5,070 | Child ¥2,540
7:30 ~ 17:00
Operating period: Apr.10 to Nov. 30
(Jun. 26 - Oct. 15: water in the dam is discharged as a tourist attraction)
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/spot/histarch/kurobedam.html
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