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The Keio Shinjuku Chubu Tourist Information Center is located in the Keio Mall, an underground shopping street near Shinjuku Station. In addition to the above, there are more than 10 recommended routes including Fuji Five Lakes, Kofu, Suwa, Shiokiri, Kiso, Komagane, etc. You can get information about sightseeing in the area at the Chubu Area Tourist Information Center in Shinjuku, Keio. The staff is available in both Chinese and English.

You can browse the Internet to gather information on local sightseeing in advance, and then purchase tickets such as the 3-star Line Shinjuku Ticket and the Alpine 3-star Shinjuku Pass at a travel agency, or of course, purchase and exchange bus tickets for the above areas at the Chubu Area Tourist Information Center in Keio Shinjuku.

Here you can also buy SIM cards and rent mobile Wi-Fi routers.

Of course, you can also buy various subway tickets for Tokyo and tickets for sightseeing facilities around Shinjuku.

Please refer to the following website for details:

The central region of Honshu, Japan, which is rated as a three-star tourist attraction by the world-famous Michelin Green Guide Japan, is home to many famous sightseeing spots such as Matsumoto Castle, Hida Takayama, Shirakawago, and Kanrokuen. In this article, we will focus on the Shinshu Matsumoto, Nihon Alps, Hida Takayama, Shirakawago, Kanazawa, and Toyama tour by bus from Shinjuku, Tokyo. Discover the new charm of Chubu with one value-priced pass!

Itinerary:7:55 Shinjuku bus stop→Take the highway bus→Matsumoto bus stop→Matsumoto Castle→Matsumoto City Hall→Matsumoto Accommodation

Matsumoto Castle is the oldest surviving five-story, six-story national treasure castle in Japan, dating back to Fukashiki Castle built during the Eisho period of the Sengoku period. Because it is one of the only five national treasure castles in Japan, the castle is surrounded by the Tensho (the highest and most dominant part of a Japanese castle, and one of the symbols of power). The name "Tenshokaku" is a new name since the Meiji era). It is worth stopping to take pictures of the moat with the Northern Alps as a backdrop. Matsumoto Castle is unique in that it has a complex linking of the large and small tensho, which is a unique structure of Matsumoto Castle.

The cherry blossom viewing period in Matsumoto Castle is scheduled from early April to mid-April.

About 3,300 cherry blossoms have been planted in Matsumoto Castle Park and Honmaru Garden. Officials have announced that from the 3rd to the 8th day after the blooming season, a cherry blossom light show and concert will be held in the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Sky Guard and Honmaru Garden, which is called the “Night Cherry Blossom Festival” of the National Treasure Matsumoto Castle.

"Komonote Shotengai is a shopping street along the Toba River, which runs through the center of Matsumoto City. It is affectionately called "Frog Street". The buildings along the street are bungalow-style buildings that were once provided to samurai by wealthy families, and the street is paved with stone slabs, which gives it the feel of the Edo period. As you walk along the street, you will find historical art stores, traditional soba restaurants that have been in business for a long time, and stylish open cafes and western-style restaurants, making it an interesting blend of the old and the new.

Sightseeing Spots near Okinawan Street

The Matsumoto City Museum of Art is a museum supported by four pillars: viewing, performing, learning, and exchanging. Matsumoto City is home to artists such as Yayoi Kusama, Nobuyama Kamijo, and Kazuo Tamura. You can see exhibitions of their works and their studios at the links below.

Tori legs are marinated in garlic sauce and then deep-fried to a golden brown color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. When you bite into it, the meat juice overflows into your mouth and you feel happy.

Also, local kebabs go better with local shochu.

Day:9:00 Matsumoto Station→Shindojima Station→Kamikochi (or Norikura Kogen (in front of the Sightseeing Center)→Norikura Jidaira→Hiryu Onsen Accommodation)

Kamikochi is located in the Chubu Sangaku National Park at an altitude of 1,500 meters. It is surrounded by the Northern Alps, including the Hotaka mountain range and Yakidake (an active volcano on the main line of the Hida mountain range, one of the 100 most famous mountains in Japan, with an elevation of 2,455 meters), with the Azusa River flowing at the foot of the mountains, and with Kawatomo Bridge and other excellent scenic spots in the vicinity. Kamikochi has been designated as a National Cultural Property (a special place of interest and a special natural monument) as part of the Yamatake National Park, and is one of Japan's premier mountain sightseeing destinations.

Located in the upper reaches of the Azusa River in the western part of Nagano Prefecture, Kamikochi is a small basin with an elevation of about 1,500 meters, surrounded by the Hodakurinboku, Yakidake, and Tokonen mountain ranges, and is a Chubu Sanno National Park. It was introduced to the world by the 19th century British missionary and mountaineer, Worcester Weston, and is known to many mountaineers as a famous scenic spot in Japan.

Kappo Bridge

ride in a saddle

Day 3-New Hotaka

New Spike Highland Cable Car

Hida Takayama

Kamisanomachi

Takayama Kamisanomachi Old Town

Nakahashi

Movie "Your Name"

Hida Furukawa Station

Hida Furukawa Station is a railroad station on the JR Hida Line and JR Takayama Main Line, and it is also the main station of Hida City, which is known for its sightseeing. In "Your Name," Ko Takashi passes by this station when he goes to Hida City to look for Mitsuba. The station is the best place to take pictures of the scene, and the ground level has been raised so that more moviegoers can take pictures.

From Hida Takayama, you can visit Gero Onsen, one of the 3 most famous hot springs in Japan, in about 90 minutes.
Gero Onsen is the largest hot spring resort in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, surrounded by the Hida mountains, and is one of the three most famous hot spring areas in Japan, along with Arima Onsen and Kusatsu Onsen. The hot spring town is filled with a variety of hot spring baths and onsen ryokan (hot spring inns) and is full of the flavor of a hot spring town. The most famous of these hot springs is "Nin-no-yu," which is known for its beauty-enhancing effects on the skin and face. There are many large hot spring inns in the area, and in addition to the hot spring facilities, there are tourist shopping centers in the Gero Onsen Street where visitors can shop for a variety of local specialties.

Gero Onsen Hot Spring ♨️ Ryokan 🏨 Collaborative combination of HP:https://www.gero-spa.or.jp/lg_tw/

Itinerary: 8:50 Takayama Nohi Bus Center → Shirakawa-go → Gajo Village Farm → Takayama Nohi Bus Center → Highway Bus (via Matsumoto) → 21:38 Shinjuku Bus Center.

The village of Shirakawa-go was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1995, and has become a popular tourist spot attracting 1.4 million people every year. However, Hagi-machi Street in the center of Shirakawa-go is still a normal place for local people to live. The World Heritage Committee said of Shirakawa-go that it is a perfect combination of the harsh natural environment and traditional culture behind the Hagi-machi houses, as well as the "knots", the mutual aid organizations that still support the villagers today. The local people have adapted the house to the local conditions and used local materials. Not a single nail is used to fix the entire house, and the roof is covered with thatch. The house is named after the shape of the hands that look like the palms of two hands. Nowadays, every 30 to 40 years, the roof thatch is replaced by the local people themselves. Currently, there are many minshuku, lodgings, and restaurants in Shirakawago that are open to the general public.

Shirakawa-go, which has been designated as a special snowstorm zone, gets nearly 2 meters of snow in winter (December ~ March). In February, Shirakawa-go holds a lighting ceremony (mid-January to mid-February) in the silence of the snow.
Shirakawago is famous for its scenery in winter, but it is also beautiful in other seasons. In spring, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the house is decorated with cherry blossoms. The grass grows and warblers fly in the spring breeze.

Around May, Shirakawa-go is a unique sight with the backdrop of the Wada family, an important cultural property, where women in kimono walk around and plant rice seedlings in rows. It is also a rare place to escape from the heat in the middle of summer.

In the fall, the annual water release training in Hapo Village is also very popular among locals and tourists.

The Wada house is one of the many houses in the village of Ogijo in Shirakawa-go, and the Ogicho district in which it is located is the largest Ogijo-built house in Shirakawa-go. It was built at the end of the Edo period, and is the only national important house in Shirakawa-go. In addition to the exhibition space, the Wada house is now inhabited by residents, and the first and second floors are partially open to the public, preserving the original traditional style of the house.

Hejiao Village, Shirakawa Heung

Ticket Information

Alpine 3-Star Shinjuku Pass

Kanazawa City

Kanazawa Kanrokuen

Toyama Suspension

Suggestions for Other Routes: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Shinjuku Ticket

Kurobe Reservoir

Yuki-no-Otani