Destination
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Nagano
Travel plans
Karuizawa Highland Retreat: Forests, Chapels & a Hoshinoya Stay — 2 Days
A cool-air reset, 70 minutes from Tokyo
Hakuba in the Northern Alps: Alpine Luxury Above the Olympic Valley — 2 Days
The Olympic valley, done well
Snow Monkeys, Shibu Onsen & Zenko-ji: Nagano's Sacred North — 2 Days
A pilgrimage temple and monkeys in the bath
Walk the Old Nakasendo: Narai, Tsumago & the Magome Pass — 2 Days
Walk into the Edo period
Japan's Northern Alps for the First Time: Matsumoto Castle, Kamikochi & Azumino — 3 Days
Mountains without the mountaineering
Nagano travel guides
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Japanese Alps Itinerary: Matsumoto & Kamikochi in 3 Days (2026)
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Things to Do in Karuizawa: A 2026 Highland Guide
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Nakasendo Trail: Walking Magome to Tsumago in 2026
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Snow Monkeys in Nagano: Jigokudani Guide for 2026
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