Nagano

Japanese macaques soaking in a steaming outdoor hot spring at Jigokudani, with more monkeys on the snowy rocks behind

Nagano Animal Parks

Jigokudani Monkey Park: Sorry, Monkeys Only

Published: Sep 29, 2026

Enmei Tabako Jizō inside a small wooden shrine in Yudanaka, wearing green cloth beneath purple curtains, with flowers and cigarettes in a stone container in front.

Nagano Temples & Shrines

Enmei Tabako Jizō: Cigarettes for a Longer Life

Published: Sep 9, 2026

A seated figure flanked by two maneki-neko, surrounded by hornet nests inside Hachi Tengoku in Nagano.

Hachi Tengoku: Museum of Hornet Nest Art

Published: Aug 25, 2026