SNOW MONKEY & MATSUMOTO-JO CASTLE

2-Day Bus Tour with English Speaking Staff

Designated departure dates between January 5th and February 23rd

Departure Date	Meitetsu Bus Center 4F Meeting at 7:20 / Return at around 19:00
January	5・12・19・26
February	9・16・23

￥34,000 - ￥37,000tax incl.

[Twin Room] ￥34,000 / tax incl.

[Single Room] ￥37,000 / tax incl.

Tour Fee / per person (aged 12 and older)
Not available for child under 12.

*It takes about 50 min.(1.6~2 km) walking from the parking lot to the Wild Snow Monkey Park. Please wear snow boots and winter clothes.

[ DAY 1 ] 7：20: Meeting at Meitetsu Bus Center 4F, Nagoya Station

11：10: Visit Ishii Miso Storehouse（Approx. 60 min. WITH Lunch）

●Visit Miso Storehouse
●Lunch sets provide several kinds of miso dishes and miso soup with pork & vegetable.

12：30: Free time in Matsumoto-jo Castle（Approx. 60 min.）

Matsumoto Castle is a National Treasure as the oldest extant five structures/ six story castle in Japan.
There are only 12 existing castles in Japan. Among them, only Matsumoto Castle and Himeji Castle are five-floor castles.

15：00: Free time in Zenko-ji Temple （Approx. 60 min.）

Zenko-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagano, Japan.
The temple was built in the 7th century and this is one of the few remaining
pilgrimage sites in Japan.
⚠️Hondo(Main Hall) closes at 16:00 in winter. You may visit the Nakamise Street if the Main Hall closed.

16：20: Stay in Nagano【Dinner excluded】

Dinner is not included. Please enjoy eating out after arriving at NAGANO TOKYU REI HOTEL.

●All rooms are western style (Non-smoking rooms).
There is designated smoking area in this hotel.

[ DAY 2 ]: Breakfast at NAGANO TOKYU REI HOTEL (Buffet Style)
Depart from NAGANO TOKYU REI HOTEL

9：30: Free time in Wild Snow Monkey Park（Approx. 40 min.）+ Walking to the park from Parking lot （Approx. 50 min. for each）

Snow monkey park was established on June 3, 1964.
The altitude of this park is 850 meters, located in the valley of Yokoku River in Shiga Kogen area.
Ancient people started to call this valley “Jigokudani (Hell Valley)”, because steam is coming off the spring everywhere in the mountain valley.

※It takes about 50 min.(1.6~2 km) walking from the parking lot to the Wild Snow Monkey Park. Please wear snow boots.
※Snow Monkey Park may be closed due to heavy snow, etc. In this case, the admission fee will be refunded and you will visit Shibu Onsen town instead.

13：00: Free time in Obuse（Approx. 150 min.）【Lunch excluded】

The most famous icons in Obuse are Katsushika Hokusai, chestnuts sweets and soba noodles.
Lunch is not included. Please enjoy having lunch at your own expense.

19：00: Back to Nagoya Sta. Meitetsu Bus Center 4F

: After you come back, please enjoy the gourmet cuisines and shopping in Nagoya.

Please enjoy the specialties of Nagoya (such as Taiwan Ramen, Miso-Katsu, Tebasaki, etc.)

Name of chartered bus company	Meitetsu Kanko Bus
Place of departure	Meitetsu Bus Center 4F, Nagoya Station
Tour guide	Japanese-speaking tour guide, English-speaking staff
Hotel	NAGANO TOKYU REI HOTEL
Meal	Day 1【Breakfast: Ｘ・Lunch: 〇・Dinner: Ｘ】 Day 2【Breakfast: ○・Lunch: Ｘ・Dinner: Ｘ】 *No alternative menu is available.
The tour fee includes	Bus fare, meal (x2), accommodation fee, admission for Matsimoto-jo castle, admission for wild snow monkey park. *No refunds for guests who are asked to leave or skip meal.
Tour Duration	2 days.
Minimum number of participants required for departure	25 person. *If the required minimum number of passengers is not met, the tour could be cancelled. In this case, we will inform you at least a week before the departure date via e-mail you entered.
Planning and Execution of Tour	MEITETSU KANKO BUS member of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) Licensed Travel Agent under the Japan Tourism Agency, License No. 1857 2-3-5 Nishihioki, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi, JAPAN　454-0004

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Need to Know

1. Please be advised that this tour is designed for Japanese citizens and basically conducted by a Japanese tour guide in Japanese. For foreign visitors, English or Chinese tourist information handout will be provided.

2. The customers cannot request any specific seat, and generally the foreign visitors will be seated at the back of the bus for convenience. A group with more than 10 people may be asked to be assigned to the seats at the back. Additionally, if the customers apply with an odd number of people, they may be asked to be seated next to the other guest.

3. Depending on the weather conditions, the tour may be cancelled. In this case, we will inform you about it by email and on Facebook by a day before your tour date.

4. The tour itinerary may need to be adjusted and the returning time may be delayed due to traffic or weather conditions.

5. Refunds will not be given to any of the changes, such as shortening time of stay, or altering the tour itinerary due to aforementioned reasons.

6. A credit card is required at time of booking.