Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park – 信州戸倉上山田温泉旅館亀清

Snow Monkey Day Trip from Kamesei Ryokan: Train / Bus Schedule for Winter 2024/25

2024.12.30: 長野に来る理由 Reasons to Come to Nagano

Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park is a popular day trip for our guests from overseas. The world famous snow monkeys look so cute as they blissfully soak in their onsen bath, and winter is the best time to see the snow monkeys with snow.
We are happy to drop guests off at Togura Station for the 25 minute train ride to Nagano Station to catch the 45-minute express bus to the monkey park trailhead. The 30-minute forest walk to the park entrance can be slippery but the gift shop at the trailhead rents rubber boots.

For this winter, some guests have mentioned lines to buy tickets at the park entrance so we suggest getting an early start. Also, buying the 2-day Snow Monkey Pass at the subway ticket counter under Nagano Station's Zenkoji Exit would not only let you skip the park's purchase line and save a few yen, but it also saves you the hassle of trying to figure how/ when/ where to pay for the transportation between Nagano Station and the trailhead.
When you go, please say 'hi' to the monkeys for us. 🙂

Snow Monkey Schedule for Winter 2019/2020 冬季スノーモンキー時刻表　

2019.12.09: 温泉Onsens, 季節 Seasons, 長野に来る理由 Reasons to Come to Nagano

Kamesei Ryokan is a convenient 25 minute train + 45 minute express bus to the trailhead for the Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park. The world-famous Snow Monkeys are an ever-popular day trip from our inn. We updated the train and bus schedule for the 2019 / 2020 Winter Season.

For this season, Nagaden Bus has increased the express bus frequency. Also new for this season is a QR Payment stand at the Nagano Station East Exit during weekends and holidays, which will make purchasing the 2-day Snow Monkey Pass a breeze.

This winter, come to Kamesei Ryokan to enjoy our relaxing inn and snowy gardens, indulge in our rejuvenating thermal onsen baths and feast on our chef's sumptuous kaiseki-style dinner, while making a side trip to see the blissful faces of the macaques as they soak in their onsen bath.

地獄谷野猿公苑の登口は亀清旅館から電車で２５分と急行バスで４５分。当館からのお出かけスポットとして相変わらず人気です。時刻表を２０１９・２０２０年の冬季で更新しました。長電バスの本数が増えて、今年からQRコード支払いが可能となりました。

この冬は亀清旅館や戸倉上山田の温泉らしいお湯そして我がChef武井の創作懐石料理を、その可愛いスノーモンキーと合わせて楽しましょう！

Togura-Kamiyamada to Snow Monkey Train/Bus Schedule for 2015 戸倉上山田温泉→雪猿の電車・バス予定表　２０１５年グリーンシーズン

2015.06.18: 温泉タウン戸倉上山田 Onsen Town Togura-Kamiyamada, 長野に来る理由 Reasons to Come to Nagano, その他 Miscellaneous

Due to popular request, we are once again posting the train & bus schedule to get to Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park (home of the world-famous "Snow Monkeys") from our onsen town, Togura-Kamiyamada, for the 2015 Green Season.

Access to the trail head at Kanbayashi is via Nagaden's express bus or train/bus combo from Nagano Station. This year there is only 1 express bus in the morning instead of 2. Apparently with the extension of the Nagano Shinkansen to Kanazawa and the opening of the new station in Iiyama, the 2nd a.m. express bus now originates in Iiyama instead of Nagano Station. However, there is still relatively frequent service by Nagaden's train line to Yudanaka. Just keep in mind that from Yudanaka, you'll need to change to a local bus to Kanbayashi.

Nagaden's express bus leaves from bus stop #3 outside Nagano Station's East Exit, while the train to Yudanaka starts out as a subway from Nagano Station. Look for the elevator outside Nagano Station's Zenkoji Exit.