(Spring Only) 1-Day Snow Walls of Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route Tour

Discover the iconic Snow Walls of Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route with an expert guide. Experience Japan’s stunning alpine landscape on this exclusive spring tour.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route - Starting and ending in Nagano City, this tour takes you to the “Roof of Japan” and the fabled Snow Walls of the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route. Situated in the dramatic alpine landscape of the Chubu Sangaku National Park, this is one of Japan’s most iconic and unique sights, accessible only in spring and early summer…
What's Included
  • Tateyama Kurrobe Alpine Route return ticket to/from Ogizawa
  • Transportation to/from all listed destinations
  • English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch & other snacks or drinks
  • Shinkansen/ ‘Bullet Train’ tickets to & from Nagano
  • Accommodation
Additional Information

With two pickup points in both Nagano City, this tour takes you to the ‘Roof of Japan’ and the fabled Snow Walls of the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route. Situated in the dramatic alpine landscape of the Chubu Sangaku National Park, this is one of Japan’s most iconic and unique sights, accessible only in spring and early summer and via a series of different…

Location
Nagano Station
The meetup point is inside the station, in front of the Information Board directly across from the Shinkansen ticket gates. Look for the guide wearing a SNOW MONKEY RESORTS tour tag. Please ensure you are there early as the tour will need to depart at latest 5 minutes after the listed start time.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Angelakaitak_n
Aug 20, 2025
very very good tour with... - very very good tour with well planned itinerary n professional tour guide! the guide gave us great tops on where to head to for best spots
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Dushenka5
Jul 1, 2025
One day tour to Tateyama-Kurobe Alphine route - Had a really nice tour with Snow Monkey Tours and that was made possible due to our tour guide Orlando, he was extremely accommodating and helped us thruout. highly recommend this tour and ask for Orlando as ur tour guide.
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Randallr835
Jun 20, 2025
Outstanding - Unbelievable experience, I have been on many tour, Taka is the best tour guide I have had. He very knowledgeable on the area and the sites we visit. Would recommend this guide to everyone!
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246jasminen
Jun 20, 2025
Excellent day trip - The trip was well organised with ample time for us to enjoy the scenery of each location. The tour guide, Taka, was very friendly, efficient and converse well in English. We enjoyed this trip a lot. Will definitely book similar trip if I come back again.
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Yogeshcj
Jun 9, 2025
amazing trip - amazing trip and very good tour guide,really enjoyed the trip.very well planned,we enjoyed the best services .specially tour guide was very friendly,he was giving complete details about the route in well mannered way
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Guoyange
Jun 6, 2025
Snow wall with snow monkey tours! - I was on a day trip with Teddy-san to Tateyama Ropeway. My time spent during the trip was exhilarating, moving through 3 different vehicle transports (train, funicular, and ropeway). I would recommend this trip for those who wish to experience snow. Additionally, the bus ride to Tateyama is very comfortable as Snow Monkeys has a rather luxurious van for transport. Throughout the trip, Teddy-san was very happy to share his experience and the history of Tateyama. More importantly, he ensured that everyone made it on time. Finally, I think the trip provided travellers with adequate time to freely explore the peak of the mountain and play in the snow fields. What was most memorable was the fact that a client had lost their phone. Teddy-san immediately sprang into action to help the customer retrieve the phone and make it all back in time to Nagano.
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Katong
Jun 3, 2025
Spectacular Mountain Scenery - An incredible journey via tour coach, electric bus, tramway and cable car to the Kurobe dam and the snow walls on Mt Tateyama. It was an experience standing there surrounded by the mountains and the dazzling white expanse of snow. Despite the crowds, our guides managed the group well and ensured we made it safely up and down the mountain. Definitely a trip to put on the Japan bucket list.
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Jellybellymelly
Jun 14, 2025
Do this day tour to save the hassle - We previously did the Kurobe Alpine Route from Nagoya in Autumn, and were in Nagano this time in Spring - this was the only round-trip Nagano day tour available to see the snow walls. We booked directly with Snow Monkey Resorts. We were there in early May; it was 3 degrees at the top and the snow walls were 16m high. There was ample time at each stop, and we had time to grab a quick lunch (soba+tempura) and walk the entire length of the snow walls as well. It was a long day but I would recommend doing the day tour unless you are fine with the hassle of procuring your own transport tickets and noting the timing for all modes of transport (3 each way?). Can't remember the name of our guide but he was a middle-aged bald man. Everything was handled efficiently, but we would've preferred there to be some commentary along the way - the guide essentially only distributed tickets and told us where and what time to assemble at each stop.
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2000tt
Jun 5, 2025
Beautiful view - It was great that the guide came with us all the way and it was a small group but I feel that he isn't as informative as other tours guides I've met. Didn't ask about our Japan experience nor provide any travel tips etc. Also the instructions says 'look for the guide wearing a SNOW MONKEY RESORTS tour tag', the guide/s did not wear such tag, arrived a little late and didn't notify the participants(although we all had to provide phone or app contact upon purchase). Our group of participants arrived at the designated meeting point looking at each other wondering if the tour was cancelled. Aside from that, the snow wall was magnificent and the view along the way was beautiful!
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D
May 27, 2025
Out of season visit to Alpine at Japan.Day Trip to Tateyama-Kurobe mountain route was done by myself and my wife both 60 - English speaking guide was professional,punctual and informative.All arrangements for travel via bus rope car etc were neat.
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From $242
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).