Nagano Private Day Tour Zenkoji and Togakushi

Experience the spiritual and cultural heart of Nagano on this private, fully guided day tour with a government-licensed guide and a private vehicle and driver. The highlight is magnificent Zenkoji, one of Japan's most important temples for over 1,400 years, where your guide leads you along the lively Nakamise approach and into the grand main hall. From there you can venture into the mountains to Togakushi Shrine, whose inner sanctuary is reached beneath an awe-inspiring avenue of giant cedars, with ties to ninja and ascetic traditions.

The tour also reveals Nagano's samurai past in the Matsushiro castle town, home of the cunning Sanada clan and their treasure museum, and the artistic charm of nearby Obuse, where the great painter Hokusai left masterpieces at the Hokusai-kan and Ganshoin Temple.

Because this is a private tour, the pace and itinerary flex around your interests, making it easy to enjoy the very best of Nagano comfortably in a single day.