Meet your private driver-guide and begin your scenic journey through Nagano Prefecture.

Enjoy comfortable transport through the Japanese Alps and quaint countryside towns.

Explore Matsumoto Castle, one of Japan’s only remaining original castles (a National Treasure).

Known for its striking black exterior and dramatic mountain backdrop.

Climb the steep wooden staircases of the 5-tier main keep and learn about samurai defense strategies.

Optional: Explore the nearby Matsumoto City Museum or local souvenir shops in Nawate-dori (short walk from the castle).

Stop at a family-run restaurant in the Kiso Valley, famous for soba noodles and grilled river fish.

Enjoy regional Nagano delicacies like gohei mochi (grilled rice cakes with miso sauce).

Your driver will recommend the best local eateries with historical ambiance.

Step back in time at Narai-juku, a beautifully preserved post town along the old Nakasendo trail.

Wander through wooden Edo-era buildings that once hosted samurai and travelers journeying between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo).

Visit small museums, traditional lacquerware shops, and tea houses.

Great place for cultural souvenirs like hand-carved wooden crafts and ceramics.

Head to Zenkō-ji, one of Japan’s most significant and oldest Buddhist temples, founded in the 7th century.

Participate in the “okaidan-meguri” (a walk through total darkness beneath the temple to find the “key to paradise”)—a spiritual and symbolic experience.

Explore temple grounds, pagodas, and the atmospheric streets of temple lodgings and shops.

Optional: Try traditional oyaki dumplings or browse handmade Buddhist crafts.