The Sunshine Trail, with its magnificent scenery and abundant nature, is a beginner-friendly trail course with moderate difficulty.
Onuma Pond, located at an elevation of approximately 1,500 meters, is a lake with a distinctive emerald green surface. Walking along the 2.5-km trail around the lake, you will be soothed by the seasonal highland scenery and clean air.
It is a 27-minute drive from the hotel.
At the 2000-meter-high Higashidateyama Alpine Botanical Garden, diverse alpine plants bloom
prettily, and the beautiful
scenery is soothing in each of the four seasons.
It takes about 25 minutes by car from the hotel.
In early summer, white ears of cotton grass softly spread across the Tanohara Marshland, and you
can enjoy encounters
with the rich nature of the four seasons on the quiet walking path.
It takes about 20 minutes by car from the hotel.
At Biwa Pond, surrounded by tranquility, the mountains of the four seasons are reflected on the
surface of the lake, and
the clean air and a walk along the lakeside will soothe your body and soul and give you a sense of
peace and
tranquility.
In the Shiga Kogen Plateau from early summer to summer, encounters with the brown, summer-haired ocotillo are a fascinating sight. Their lovely appearance in the fresh alpine breezes is heartwarming.
This is the only place in the world where you can see wild bathing
monkeys. In the Jigoku-dani Onsen, there is an open bath especially
for monkeys called “Yaen-Koen” where you can watch Japanese monkeys
as they groom each other.
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17 mins by car from the hotel and 2000 meters above sea level! Enjoy one of the only heavenly panoramic views in Japan! There is a natural hot spring near the parking lot where you can relive your tired body.
31 mins by car from hotel. The altitude of the highest point is at 2009m. This ski slope is only for skiers; snowboarding and snowscooting are not allowed in this area.
10 mins by car from the hotel. It boasts a mogul slope at a 32-degree angle representative of the Shiga Kogen during its high season. The kids’ park has plentiful lessons for children.
19 minutes drive from our hotel, the Shiga Kogen Country Club is one of, if not the best golf course in northern Nagano. It is popular for its unique courses that require strategy and skill. Have a relaxing dip at our onsen after you shoot a round!
(Reception hours:9:00~16:00)