Jigokudani Yaen-Koen

Area

Shiga / Shibu Onsen

Category

Parks / gardens Nature / scenery

The Jigokudani Yaen-Koen is where you can see the snow monkeys bathing in a hot spring. This is the only park in Japan where you can see the bathing monkeys, and is a rare sight worldwide as well. The monkeys are often referred to as the “snow monkeys”, after being named so by an American magazine. At the nearby hot springs facility, Gorakukan, you might be able to bathe with the monkeys if lucky.

Basic Information

Address

6845 Hirao, Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano

Phone

0269-33-4379

Hours

Apr. to Oct.: 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Nov. to Mar.: 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.

Closed

Open year-round

Fee

Adults: ¥800
High school students and below: ¥400

Website

http://en.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/

Access

FromMatsumoto Station

【Matsumoto Sta.】Jr Shinonoi Line / for Nagano
→【Nagano Sta.】Nagano Electric Railway / for Yudanaka
→【Yudanaka Sta.】Nagaden Bus / for Kanbayashi Onsen
→【Kanbayashi Onsen Bus Stop】about a 30-minute walk

FromTokyo Station

【Tokyo Sta.】Hokuriku Shinkansen / for Kanazawa
→【Nagano Sta.】Nagano Electric Railway / for Yudanaka
→【Yudanaka Sta.】Nagaden Bus / for Kanbayashi Onsen
→【Kanbayashi Onsen Bus Stop】about a 30-minute walk