Trek through ancient forests and enjoy beautiful landscapes on a snowshoe tour
Trek through ancient forests and enjoy beautiful landscapes on a snowshoe tour
Enjoy breathtaking views as you snowshoe through old-growth forests
Ancient, old-growth forests cover the mountains of Shiga Kogen, located at the heart of Joshin’etsukogen National Park. Rising more than 2,000 meters, these mountains are a sanctuary for the Japanese macaque and the Japanese serow, a goat-antelope endemic to the region and an emblem of Japan.
Explore areas that are usually off-limits due to heavy snowfall on this guide-accompanied tour. As you snowshoe past rime-covered Japanese hemlock, larches, and white birches, their boughs laden with snow, appreciate the quiet beauty of winter in this remote and pristine wilderness.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Available | Spring (Mar to May), Winter (Dec to Feb) |
| Duration | Approx. 180 min |
| Cost | Adults: 4,000 yen, chiAdults (age 12 and over): 4,000 yen, children (ages 6 to 11): 3,500 yenldren (age 6 and over): 3,500 yen. Children age 11 and under must be accompanied by a guardian. |
| Foreign Languages | English |
| Contact | Shiga Kogen Guide Association |
| Address | 7148 Hirao, Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District, Nagano |
| Phone | (+81) 0269-34-2133 (JP) |
| guide@shigakogen.gr.jp | |
| Website | https://shizenhogo-center.shigakogen.gr.jp/guide_winter/ |