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The gigantic trees are over 400 year olds and considered sacred in their own right.
You'll visit a couple of the most important shrines before continuing onto the Togakushi Ninja Museum.
Your guide will lead you through the distinctive Zuishimon Gate and into the grand cedars.
Japan's fabled ninja were indeed real but remain cloaked in mystery.
1-Day Togakushi Tour: Soba making, Ninja Town, and Hidden Shrines

1-Day Togakushi Tour: Soba making, Ninja Town, and Hidden Shrines

By Snow Monkey Resorts Tours (Machinovate Japan Ltd.)
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Overview

Sitting just outside Nagano City, the forests of Togakushi are home to some of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, sacred places that are linked to the myths of the creation of Japan itself, and the mountain refuge of the Togakure Ninja. This engaging tour gives insight into the daily lives of the ninja, taking you along short sections of the pilgrimage trails of the ‘Togakushi Kodo,’ and deep into culture, myth, and legend. This tour includes a hands-on soba making experience, visits to two of the most important Shinto shrines, the Togakushi Ninja Museum, and ends with a stroll through the grand avenue of giant cedar trees.

Activity location

  • Tonkururin
    • 3018 Togakushi,
    • 381-4101, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Nagano Station
    • Kurita
    • 380-0921, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour at all listed attractions
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport fee from Nagano to Togakushi and between activities/attractions
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry ticket to the Togakushi Ninja Museum
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish-speaking guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedincluding your own handmade noodles
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedShinkansen/Bullet Train ticket
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAccommodation
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAdditional food, snacks & drinks

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • This tour has a minimum of 2 guests to operate
  • This tour includes a significant amount of walking, often along forest trails. While paths are well-maintained, the ground is uneven in places and requires a reasonable level of fitness to partake. The itinerary is designed to breakup periods of walking into 30-minute blocks. Please ensure you wear good quality shoes or boots.
  • This tour is well-suited to children but they will need to be able to walk or be carried for up to 30-minutes at a time.
  • This tour spends a considerable period of time outside. Weather conditions in Togakushi are often notably cooler than Nagano City, even in summer. Please also ensure you wear suitable clothing for the season and bring a waterproof jacket and/or umbrella as weather conditions can change quickly.
  • This tour includes a 'soba' (buckwheat) noodle lunch in Togakushi village. If you have any dietary requirements please let us know at time of booking.
  • Infants (0-5) are free of charge. An infant lunch is not included and the order will be made directly to the restaurant according to your needs.
  • Due to the amount of walking, this tour is not suitable for guests who are mobility impaired

Activity itinerary

Tonkururin
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Start your soba making journey from scratch with the help of your guide and the museum's expert soba artisans. Enjoy the fruits of your labour with a handmade soba lunch inside of the museum's restaurant seating area!
Togakushi Shrine Chusha
  • 30m
Depart for the Togakushi Ninja Museum, with a short stop at the Togakushi Chusha Shrine along the way.
Togakushi Folk Museum Togakushi Ninja Museum
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Once arrived at the ninja museum, your guide will accompany you to the ninja trick house to enjoy engaging and authentic puzzle-solving to escape the manor. Time permitting, you will have time to enjoy other aspects of the ninja museum during free time.
Togakushi Shrine Okusha
  • 1h 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Walking from the Ninja Museum with your guide, you will head towards the 'Okusha' (Upper Shrine) through the 'Zuishimon' Gate and along the giant cedar avenue. This is specactular landscape and ideal end point for the tour. The walk to and from the gate takes around 25-30 minutes (in both directions). Please note, due to time constraints and difficulty of the walk, we will not walk all the way to the Upper Shrine.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTonkururin
    • 3018 Togakushi,
    • 381-4101, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLENagano Station
    • Kurita
    • 380-0921, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

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