From Within Nagano

  • Nagano: 35 minutes by local train on the Nagano Dentetsu line (25 minutes by express train)
  • Yudanaka: 33 minutes by local train on the Nagano Dentetsu line (22 minutes by express train)
  • Nozawa Onsen: 45 minutes by taxi*
  • Hakuba: 80 minutes by taxi*

*Travel time will depend on weather conditions

From Tokyo

  • Tokyo→Nagano
    Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo station. The time varies from 80-110 minutes depending on the train you take. (A reserved seat on the ‘Kagayaki’ will get you to Nagano the fastest.)
  • Nagano→Obuse
    35 minutes by local train on the Nagano Dentetsu line (25 minutes by express train)

From Kanazawa

  • Kanazawa→Nagano
    Take the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa station. The time varies from 65-90 minutes depending on the train you take. (A reserved seat on the ‘Kagayaki’ will get you to Nagano the fastest.)
  • Nagano→Obuse
    35 minutes by local train on the Nagano Dentetsu line (25 minutes by express train)

From Nagoya

  • Nagoya→Nagano
    Take the JR ‘Shinano’ limited express train (3 hours)
  • Nagano→Obuse
    35 minutes by local train
    on the Nagano Dentetsu line (25 minutes by express train)