Nagano | Trip plan for large families

To put 6 in one room near Nagano Station, rent a whole house by the gates of Zenko-ji. For a Tokyo–Nagano return trip only, skip the JR EAST PASS and buy tickets: ¥84,480 return for 6. In winter, do Zenko-ji in the morning and the Jigokudani monkeys at midday, and walk the last 30 minutes or so on an unpaved mountain path. It is all set out here as stay, transport, things to do and what to know.

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Stay
A whole-house rental 2 min on foot from Gondo Station: a guide of ¥55,000 per floor including tax, about ¥9,170 each for 6 (checked on Rakuten Travel, October 2026)
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Transport
Tokyo–Nagano on the Hokuriku Shinkansen: ¥84,480 return for 6 (reserved seats, regular season). For a return trip only, about ¥90,000 less than the JR EAST PASS
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Things to do
About 1 h 30 min each way from Nagano Station to Jigokudani Monkey Park. Train return and park entry for 6: ¥22,000–22,600 (from December 2026)
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Your Nagano trip plan

Where everyone stays, how you get around, what you do, and what to know. Follow them in order and you'll have one complete Nagano plan.

A tatami room at night lit by Japanese paper lanterns, with six white futons laid out, folded towels on a low wooden table and a wooden staircase at the back (AI-generated image)
① Stay

A family of 6 in a whole-house rental near Nagano Station

A whole-house rental in Gondo, by the gates of Zenko-ji: about ¥9,170 each for 6.

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A white shinkansen runs at the foot of a cedar-covered mountain, beyond snow-covered rice fields and a stream (AI-generated image)
② Transport

Tokyo and Haneda to Nagano with a family of 6

For a return trip only, skip the JR EAST PASS and buy tickets. Real Hokuriku Shinkansen fares for 6.

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Several red-faced monkeys soak in a steaming rocky hot spring in a snowy valley (AI-generated image)
③ Things to do

A day at Jigokudani Monkey Park from Nagano Station with a big family

In winter, Zenko-ji in the morning and Jigokudani at midday. Train return and park entry for 6 from ¥22,000.

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A mother monkey holding her baby sits on the wooden fence of a snowy path, looking down the path (AI-generated image)
④ Know before you go

If you meet wild monkeys or bears in Japan

Do not stare at monkeys from close up; with a bear, keep your eyes on it and back away slowly.

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