Takayama City

Takayama City is a castle town with ancient streets where history and tradition still live on, including the famous Takayama Festival. Enjoy superb views from the Shinhotaka Ropeway.

Hida City

This city’s symbol is the line of white-walled storehouses along the Seto River. Also recommended is the Gattan Go!! course, a closed railway line that can be traveled by mountain bike.

Gero City

Gero City is home to Gero Onsen, one of Japan’s three most famous hot springs. Enjoy the nature and townscapes, including touring waterfalls and small alleyways.

Shirakawa Village

Experience traditional wisdom and skills together with magnificent nature, including a Gassho-style house village that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Hirase Spa, which has its source at the foot of sacred Mount Haku.

Nakatsugawa City

Nakatsugawa City, which flourished as a major transportation hub on the Nakasendo, Hida kaido and Tosando; is a city where culture and industry are nurtured, and magnificent nature and history are alive.

Matsumoto City

This castle town developed around Matsumoto Castle, a national treasure. It is a mountain city with beautiful scenery including the Northern Alps to the west and Utsukushigahara Highlands to the east.

Shiojiri City

Your trip to the Shinshu region begins in Shiojiri. Experience the townscapes including Narai-juku, nature such as the Takabocchi Highlands, wine at Kikyogahara, and the Northern Alps.

Kiso City

Direct buses run between the Shinjuku Bus Terminal and Kiso Town in Nagano Prefecture. The Kisoji area of Shinshu is a mountainous highland zone of an overwhelming scale.

Suwa City

Refreshing plateau, Delicious sake and Relaxing hot springs. In the middle of Japan, the City of Lake Suwa.

Komagane City

Take the highway bus from Shinjuku and transfer to the ropeway to arrive at another world above the clouds at Senjojiki curl in the Central Alps, which has an altitude of 2,600 meters.

Japan Alps Tourism Federation

This vast sightseeing area is at the foot of the Japanese Alps, a range of mountains around 3,000 meters tall. Enjoy a variety of different scenery in each season in the midst of nature.

Fujiyoshida City

Fujiyoshida is a hospitable town close to Mount Fuji with abundant nature, delicious spring water, and a history of faith.

Fujikawaguchiko-machi

The Town of Fujikawaguchiko is in Japan’s lake district, featuring UNESCO World Heritage and soothing nature to refresh your body and spirit.

Yamanakako Village

The Village of Yamanakako is home to the closest lake to Mount Fuji. This highland resort has an elevation of 1,000 meters and can be enjoyed all year.

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

It takes approximately five hours from Shinjuku to Shinano-Omachi Station, the entryway to the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. This mountain sightseeing route connects Toyama and Nagano Prefectures.

Toyama Prefecture

Toyama thrived as a port town of Japan Sea route. It is also known as the entrance of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route on the Japan Sea side.

Keio Corporation

It takes as little as 50 minutes to travel from Shinjuku to Mount Takao on the Keio Line, which is also convenient for Sanrio Puroland and Jindaiji temple. One-day passes are also on sale at train stations.

Nouhi Bus

This bus connects Hida-Takayama with appealing sightseeing spots such as Shirakawa-go (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Oku-Hida Spa Village, Kamikochi, and Norikura.