hi all sifu,

wanted to know if i want to see snow monkey, i understand there is bus heading nearby from Yudanaka station and some say from nagano station also can..
can anyone enlighten me on the bus schedule heading up and down from Yudanaka or Nagano station...?

thanks in advance...

2 months countdown for me, January suppose to be the coldest time right? 
abit worry because I cannot tahan cold 

From Tokyo station get on Shinkansen ASAMA to Nagano city - 90min,  222km ￥8.000,  222km

In Nagano station change for Nagano Dentesu Line to Yudanaka st. in Yamanouchi town - 50min,  33km, ￥1.230 express, or ￥1.130 not express

From Yudanaka station - you can take public bus and get of at Kanbayashi bus stop, or take Taxi up there -  7 min, 7km,  ￥1.500 (buy tickets from the bus booth just next to the train station)
From Kanbayashi follow the signs of Snow Monkeys and you have to walk 25min, 2km
•Your JR pass doesn't cover train from Nagano st. to Yudanaka st. -it's different train company

The bus at Yudanaka station is available every 30mins, so no worries.

Just walk back to the place where the bus dropped you. There is a small pondok and you can see the bus schedule there. Stay there and wait for the bus. If I can remember, it is hourly and the bus takes you directly to Nagano station.

January 21-30~

8am as breakfast and 7pm as dinner.

mine was 7.30am breakfast, 6pm dinner... 

share with you some of my snow monkey pics

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im so excited now...looking fwd to jan16

nah.....my Takayama's photo
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For the schedule, I started as early as 6am to take the train from Tokyo to Nagano. Just use hyperdia to arrange your timing and try not to take taxi la....I don't think taxi is easy to catch there. The bus is a better option. When you exit the train station, turn right and you will see the bus booth to buy the tickets. There will be people standing there and directing you to go buy tickets there. It's a famous tourist attraction place. So don't worry, you won't get lost

Are you going to Shirakawa-go as well?

yes, correct. no need to reserve. but for lights up event must reserve. Come, show you my shirakawa-go photos taken in Jan this year

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come come.....share 
I'm going Takayama again and I don't mind eating more things....I just scared get fat nia

i think it was minus 4 at day time. I got overnight at Shimizu Inn. At night was like minus 13!

Mich hubby is professional photographer ler.. sure her photos all damn nice 

Mich hubby is professional photographer ler.. sure her photos all damn nice