Must-SeeTakayama
Gifu
About 51 miles away
A preserved merchant town in the Japanese Alps, with morning markets and sake.
1 Sight
Hakuba
A big ski resort of the Japanese Alps and a 1998 Olympic venue, with summer hiking to alpine lakes.
- Best Time to Go
- Jan–Mar, Jul–Sep
Our full guide to Hakuba is being written. It's on the Chubu list as Worth a Detour and Japan list as Worth a Detour.
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Worth a DetourNagano
About 19 miles away
Zenkō-ji temple's city, with wild snow monkeys bathing in hot springs nearby.
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Worth a Detour
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Toyama
About 21 miles away
Cable cars, trolleybuses and towering snow walls through the Japanese Alps.
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