Things to do in Nagano Page 2

• Age 4～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

It is a SUP (Stand Up Paddle) experience tour that can be enjoyed freely by infants and adults at the small natural lake "Matsubara Lake" at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake in Nagano Prefecture. Speaking of outdoor sports that can be enjoyed by family and friends ... !! SUP is the best! In the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd outdoors, there are plenty of rental tools for everyone to enjoy! There is also free time! You can make the best memories using SUP! Dogs are also welcome! It is the only school in Nagano prefecture that is officially recognized by SIJ (Japan SUP Leaders Association). ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Fill in the reception agreement and settle at the site. Changing clothes and renting rental equipment in the changing room (required time: 15 to 30 minutes) ② Guide introduction, preparatory exercise, etc. After changing clothes, pre-training on land for preparatory exercise and paddle (rowing tools) (required time: 15 minutes) ③ First half of the lake : Let's paddle to the lake! In the first half of the lake, we will teach you how to ride, row and play SUP. (Time required: 50 minutes) * There is a break time of about 10 minutes after the end of the first half. ④ Free time Second half of the lake: Sumo, connected SUP, tail turn, water gun firing with friends! Let's enjoy freely on SUP! (Time required: 50 minutes) ⑤ End of experience Return the rental equipment. Change your clothes in the changing room and warm yourself up at the one-day hot spring (Yahho-no-Yu: discount ticket distribution) near the end!

• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 69
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:00 / 08:30

-Karuizawa is surrounded by beautiful mountains and is known as a perfect place for ecotourism. -Hikawa Shrine has been loved as a sacred place for matchmaking and love fulfillment since ancient times. -Koedo Warehouse District plays a very important role in preserving traditional architecture.

• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 14:30 / 15:30

Create a pendant using various glass beads and natural stones! You can create an original pendant by combining your favorite glass beads and natural stones according to your own image. Depending on the color and pattern, you can make it colorful, cute, or chic according to your own image.

• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 80
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 14:30 / 15:30

Handmade experiences of original san catcher made from natural stone and crystal glass You can make original san catcher by combining natural stone and crystal glass. It's easy to make it because it just passes parts through the tegus. You can choose your favorite design from among the designs prepared in advance at the gallery. Suncatcher is also popular as light interior, and it is said that when you hit the light of the sun it will bring rainbow and happiness to your room. Why do not you admire your original san catcher in your room?

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 14:30 / 15:30

Create a strap using various dragonfly balls! You can make your own strap by choosing two favorite dragonfly balls with your own image. Depending on the color and pattern, you can make it colorful, cute, or chic with your own image. You can also add an optional obi decoration plate to make a obi decoration. Please enjoy it as a back charm and as an obi decoration.

• In Door Activity

• Age 1～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

The Tenryu River Wasen Kudari takes about 6 kilometers from River Port Benten to River Port Tokimata in 35 minutes. The meeting is at river port time. Once you have completed the reception, the boatman will guide you through the Japanese-style boat experience (history of boat transportation, information and demonstration of shipbuilding technology, and information on ship handling techniques), and move to the boarding area River Port Benten by minibus. After listening to the safety guidance (handling of the self-inflating life preserver and other precautions, etc.) and putting on the life preserver, board the ship. In the gorge of the Garyu Gorge Prefectural Park and in the rapids, you will be asked to raise a plastic sheet to remove splashes.

• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00

Karuizawa Garden Farm High Grade Strawberry Picking Complete Course: You will be guaranteed to try all 8 varieties, including premium white and black strawberries. You can take home the strawberries you picked yourself as a souvenir (250g of red strawberries). You can enjoy strawberry picking for 1 hour (including all-you-can-eat and picking strawberries for souvenirs). *You can enjoy comparing the taste of 8 varieties cultivated by Karuizawa Garden Farm, including Shinku no Misuzu (black strawberry), Shinjuhime (white strawberry), premium "Royal Queen", "Yotsuboshi" and "Kaorino", which won prizes at the strawberry championships, as well as "Benihoppe", "Koiminori", and "Yayoihime". (Depending on the growing conditions of the strawberries, some varieties may be provided that have been picked by staff, or they may be substituted with experimental varieties.) *You can freely pick 250 grams of red strawberries for souvenirs. (Adults and elementary school students only) ▼About our farm▼★★Top ranking in the annual strawberry picking popularity ranking★★ (1st place in 2019, 1st place in 2022, 4th place in 2023, 2nd place in 2024: Hokuriku Koshinetsu area, Ikoyo survey) The strawberry picking house is located in a plateau area at an altitude of 1,000m, so the temperature difference between day and night creates strawberries with a rich flavor. Although the harvest volume is reduced by the time-consuming manual bud picking (thinning), we are ingenious in creating strawberries with a rich flavor that you have never tasted before. Please enjoy this experience that can only be experienced in Karuizawa to your heart's content. All strawberry houses are grown in clean elevated cultivation, making picking easy. It is about a 15-minute drive from Karuizawa Station, in the Firefly Village with a great view surrounded by the majestic Mt. Asama.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

You can take it home on the same day♪ Handcrafted silver ring width 1mm 3,800 yen ~ If you want a ring with a width of 1mm or more, please pay the difference after coming to our store. Example…2mm width ring 5,600 yen 2.5mm width ring 6,500 yen Width, 1.5mm, 3mm.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 0～Age 65
• Over 6 hours on the day

The rental shop closest to Ryuo Ski Park and the lift station! It is located 5 meters below the first quad lift of Ryuo Ski Park. ★Rental contents Ski/snowboard equipment Wear Goggles Gloves ★Rental price Ski set (skis/boots) 1,500 yen - 2,500 yen Wear 1,000 yen Skis 1,000 yen - 2,000 yen Ski boots 500 yen - 1,500 yen Ski expert boards 1,500 yen - 3,000 yen Yen Snowboard set (snowboard board/boots) 1,500 yen - 2,500 yen Wear 1,000 yen Snowboard board 1,000 yen - 2,000 yen Snowboard boots 500 yen - 1,500 yen Snowboard expert board 1,500 yen - 3,000 yen *Dedicated changing room/locker closest to the lift Yes

• For Family

• Age 5～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

Create a pattern by stamping and make your own original triangular coin purse out of deerskin or cowhide. Fun for both children and adults♪~Experience process~1. Choose leather (deerskin or cowhide). 2. Attach metal fittings. 3. Create a pattern by stamping. 4. Assemble and you're done! You can take it home on the day.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 12～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

You can make a ring and a coin concho button from one coin. The coin is drilled and turned into a ring, but any coin fragments that fall out can be used to make a concho button. This is a set plan to make a leather bracelet using this coin concho button as an ornament. This is the only place in the country where you can find two completely different items, a ring and a leather product! The coin concho button is prepared by the staff while the ring is being made, so even children can enjoy it. Come to ARTYHUB to enjoy leather craft and ring making!

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Wear a hakama and walk around Matsumoto! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a hakama and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights, such as the castle town that retains the atmosphere of the old days. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days

• Age 5～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Wear a hakama and walk around Matsumoto! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a hakama and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights, such as the castle town that retains the atmosphere of the old days. After rental, it is possible to return it by mail on the same day. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days

• Age 5～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Wear a hakama and walk around Matsumoto! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a hakama and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights, such as the castle town that retains the atmosphere of the old days. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days

• Age 15～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Wear a hakama and walk around Matsumoto! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a hakama and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights, such as the castle town that retains the atmosphere of the old days. After rental, it is possible to return it by mail on the same day. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days

• Age 15～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Wear a hakama and walk around Matsumoto! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a hakama and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights, such as the castle town that retains the atmosphere of the old days. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days

• Age 0～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Very popular with children! Of course, adults are also welcome♪Why don't you take a walk around Matsumoto dressed as a ninja? It is sure to stand out. There is a photo booth in the shop, so you can take a commemorative photo! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Please enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of attractions such as castle towns that retain their old-fashioned atmosphere. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Family

• Age 10～Age 100
• 2～3 hours /Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Let's walk around Matsumoto in a manly men's kimono! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a kimono and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights such as the castle town that retains the old-fashioned atmosphere. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Walk around Matsumoto in a manly men's kimono! Matsumoto is home to the national treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Enjoy Matsumoto in a kimono, which is full of attractions such as the castle town that retains its old-fashioned atmosphere. After rental, you can return it by mail on the same day★ (Postage costs are at your expense). You can return it at the front desk of a hotel in Matsumoto city (please tell the staff). We can store your luggage. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Let's walk around Matsumoto in a manly men's kimono! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a kimono and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights such as the castle town that retains the old-fashioned atmosphere. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 15～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Let's walk around Matsumoto in kimono as a couple! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a kimono and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights such as the castle town that retains the old-fashioned atmosphere. After rental, it is possible to return it by mail on the same day. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Date Spot
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days

• Age 15～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Let's walk around Matsumoto in kimono as a couple! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a kimono and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights such as the castle town that retains the old-fashioned atmosphere. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Date Spot
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days

• Age 15～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Let's walk around Matsumoto in kimono as a couple! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a kimono and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights such as the castle town that retains the old-fashioned atmosphere. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Date Spot
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Let's wear a kimono and walk around the city of Matsumoto! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a kimono and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights such as the castle town that retains the old-fashioned atmosphere. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Let's wear a kimono and walk around the city of Matsumoto! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a kimono and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights such as the castle town that retains the old-fashioned atmosphere. After rental, it is possible to return it by mail on the same day. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Let's wear a kimono and walk around the city of Matsumoto! Matsumoto is home to the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, and is a city where traditional Japanese culture remains strong. Wear a kimono and enjoy Matsumoto, which is full of highlights such as the castle town that retains the old-fashioned atmosphere. You can also choose to have your photo taken by a professional photographer. Why not take a memorable photo with Matsumoto Castle in the background? ▼Matsumoto Castle Photo Shooting ~Overview~ ・Number of shots: Approximately every 20 ・After shooting, the photographer will develop the data at our Hanakomichi.・By the time the customer comes home, we will give you 2 sheets on a double-fold mount. * If you hand over the data, it will be 3000 yen (tax included) separately. Luggage can be stored. *Please bring your own valuables.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 16～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 09:30 / 10:45 / 13:00 / 14:15

Why don't you go deep into the mountains? An experience-based tour where you Snowmobile Snowmobile" that are rarely seen outside of ski resorts. Actually, it's a simple Vehicle only accelerator and brake. The instructor will give a lecture and go on a tour together, so it's okay for the first time! Nature is right there!

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00

It is an experience of making oyaki at Kayabuki no Yakata, an inn in the valley of Shinshu. What is "oyaki"? What is it for non-Shinshu people? I'm feeling? Oyaki is made by dissolving wheat flour in water, kneading it, and wrapping bean paste made from red beans and vegetables. To put it plainly, is it a bun? ?? This is made all over Nagano prefecture, and the taste varies depending on the shop and home. At Kayabuki no Yakata, the surface is lightly baked by steaming. The skin and the bean paste inside are all handmade! It will be an experience of making such Shinshu soul food "Oyaki" with a local mother. In Shinshu, people of all ages are enjoying themselves. Rest assured that a local veteran mom will teach you carefully! If you come to Shinshu, please try this Shinshu soul food "Oyaki" first!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00

≪Karuizawa Garden Farm, 40-minute tasting of multiple varieties, premium course≫The premium course allows you to enjoy all-you-can-eat red strawberries of multiple varieties for 40 minutes. The types of strawberries are Benihoppe, Kaorino, Yotsuboshi, Yayoihime, Koiminori, etc., and there are about three varieties depending on the growing conditions. ★Our farm's "Kaorino" is a special strawberry that won the taste evaluation of the "1st Strawberry Championship" hosted by the Japan Vegetable Sommelier Association, and "Yotsuboshi" is a special strawberry that won the taste evaluation of the "2nd Strawberry Championship". ▼Information about our farm▼★★Top ranking in the annual strawberry picking popularity ranking★★ (1st place in 2019, 1st place in 2022, 4th place in 2023, 2nd place in 2024: Hokuriku Koshinetsu area, Ikoyo survey) Karuizawa's winter and spring strawberries are characterized by their melting sweetness. The strawberry picking house is located in a plateau area at an altitude of 1,000m, so the temperature difference between day and night creates strawberries with a rich flavor. Although the harvest volume is reduced by the time-consuming manual bud picking (thinning), we have devised a way to create strawberries with a rich flavor that you have never tasted before. Please enjoy this experience that can only be experienced in Karuizawa to your heart's content. All strawberry houses are grown in clean elevated cultivation, making picking easy. It is located in Firefly Village, which has a great view and is surrounded by the majestic Mt. Asama, about 15 minutes by car from Karuizawa Station. ▼Introduction of the main target varieties▼・Kaorino: In the cold climate of Karuizawa, the strawberries ripen slowly and fully, so they are enveloped in a vanilla-like scent, as if you were drinking strawberry juice. ・Yotsuboshi: Our Yotsuboshi not only has a rich flavor with an excellent triplet of sweetness, sourness, and aroma, but also grows into a very neat and beautiful fruit.・Yayoihime: At its peak, it is the sweetest of all the varieties, and the size of the berries is also enjoyable. *Shinku no Meisuzu has been excluded from the Premium Course because it was often unavailable due to growing conditions.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 7～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 08:30 / 12:30

Snowshoe trekking is a great way to trek across the vast snowy fields and lakes close to the Madarao Kogen Ski Resort. Even if you don't have a car, you can join the trek by meeting up right near the ski resort. This area is rich in nature and close to numerous ski resorts. Floating across the fluffy snow fields on snowshoes will make you feel like you've entered another world. Why not take a break from the ski resort and stretch your legs?