Access to Nagano City | NAGANO CITY OFFICIAL TRAVEL GUIDE

Nagano City is located in the northwestern part of Nagano prefecture. There is easy access to major cities,such as Tokyo,Nagoya and Osaka,etc.by Shinkansen and expressways.

By Train

By Car

Zenkoji

30 minutes walk from JR Nagano Station Zenkoji-guchi
Approx.30 minutes drive from Joshin-Etsu Expressway Nagano Interchange
Nagano station Zenkoji-guchi on Bus Rotary No.1 Alpico transport bus "Zenkoji direction line" get off "Zenkoji Daimon" (about 10 minutes by boarding time, about 5 minutes on foot to the Zenkoji main hall after getting off) Operation at intervals of 5 minutes to 10 minutes a day. Price Adult 150 yen

Togakushi

Approx. 30 minutes drive from Joshin-Etsu Expressway shinanomachi Interchange
Nagano station Zenkoji-guchi on bus Rotary No. 7 (Alpico traffic stationfront information office front) Alpico transportation bus "Togakushi camping (ski) line" approximately 1 hour.
Nagano station Zenkoji-guchi on bus Rotary No. 7
(Alpico transportation stationfront information desk in front) Alpico transportation bus "via prefectural road Togakushi-chuusha line" about 1 hour 20 minutes

Matsushiro・Kawanakajima

Approx.5 minutes drive from Joshin-Etsu Expressway Nagano Interchange
Nagano station Zenkoji-guchi on Bus Rotary No. 3 AlpicoBus " via Kosenjo Matsushiro line" is about 25 minutes from "Kawanakajima Kosenjo", about 30 minutes from "Matsushiro Station". 7:00-22:00 every hour １to 3 times (Saturdays and holiday 7:00-20:00 every hour １to 2times) Operation

Kinasa

Approx.60 minutes drive from Joshin-Etsu Expressway Nagano Interchange.Okususobana natural garden takes about 2 hours by car to
Nagano station Zenkoji-guchi on bus Rotary No. 7 AlpicoBus (Alpico traffic stationfront information office front) Alpico transport bus "Kinasa Line" about 1 hour,7 :00-19:00 . every hour 1times Operation.
Nagano Station Zenkoji-guchi on bus rotary No. 7 (Alpico traffic stationfront information office front)) Alpico Transportation Bus "Okusenbusuna Nature Garden Line" about 2 hours. from early May to early June (Mizubasho Season) 2 roundtrips a day.
From early October, late in October (autumn season) Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays only 1 round trip per day (The front entrance of Okususobana Tourism Center ~ The Okususobana Nature Garden is Shuttle bus service from time to time as necessary from 9 :00-14:00 any time during the period)

Contacts

JR-East	https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html
Shinano Railway	http://www.shinanorailway.co.jp/
Nagano Dentetsu	http://www.nagaden-net.co.jp/
Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus	http://www.alpico.co.jp/access/english/
Nagaden Bus	http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp/