1-Day Togakushi Tour: Soba making, Ninja Town, and Hidden Shrines

Name: 1-Day Togakushi Tour: Soba making, Ninja Town, and Hidden Shrines
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5.0(18)8 hr 15 minEnglishBook 2 days aheadNagano, Japan

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Escape to the Mountains: Ninja, Soba & Sacred Cedars

Step out of the city and into the mist-shrouded forests of Togakushi, where Japan’s creation myths and ninja secrets come to life. This immersive 1-day adventure from Nagano blends hands-on tradition with ancient spirituality.

Tour Highlights: Master the Soba Blade: Don’t just eat lunch—make it. Under the guidance of a master artisan, you’ll knead, roll, and hand-cut Togakushi’s world-famous buckwheat noodles before enjoying your creation.

The Path of the Ninja: Explore the historic 12th-century refuge of the Togakure school. Navigate the Ninja Trick House, a labyrinth of trapdoors and secret passages, and test your aim with shuriken throwing.

The Giant Cedar Avenue: Walk the ancient Togakushi Kodo pilgrimage trail. Pass through the iconic red Zuishimon Gate into a breathtaking cathedral of 400-year-old cedars leading to the hidden Okusha Shrine.

Perfect for Tokyo Day-Trippers! Easy access via Shinkansen.

Included

Guided tour at all listed attractions
Transportation fee from Nagano to Togakushi and between activities/attractions
Entry ticket to the Togakushi Ninja Museum
English-speaking guide
including your own handmade noodles

Not included

Shinkansen/Bullet Train ticket
Accommodation
Additional food, snacks & drinks

What you'll do

Tonkururin
3018 Togakushi, Nagano, Japan
Start your soba making journey from scratch with the help of your guide and the museum's expert soba artisans. Enjoy the fruits of your labor with a handmade soba lunch inside of the museum's restaurant seating area!
2 hoursAdmission included
Togakushi Shrine Chusha
3506 Toagakushi, Nagano, Japan
Depart for the Togakushi Ninja Museum, with a short stop at the Togakushi Chusha Shrine along the way.
30 min
Togakushi Folk Museum Togakushi Ninja Museum
3688-12 Togakushi, Nagano, Japan
Once arrived at the ninja museum, your guide will accompany you to the ninja trick house to enjoy engaging and authentic puzzle-solving to escape the manor. Time permitting, you will have time to enjoy other aspects of the ninja museum during free time.
2 hoursAdmission included
Togakushi Shrine Okusha
Togakushi, Nagano, Japan
Walking from the Ninja Museum with your guide, you will head toward the 'Okusha' (Upper Shrine) through the 'Zuishimon' Gate and along the giant cedar avenue. This is specactular landscape and ideal end point for the tour. The walk to and from the gate takes around 25-30 minutes (in both directions). Please note, due to time constraints and difficulty of the walk, we will not walk all the way to the Upper Shrine.
1h 45mAdmission included

Meeting and pickup

4 locations

Pickup details

The meetup point is inside Nagano Station. Your guide will wait for you infront of the large Information Board and video montiors, directly across from the Shinkansen/Bullet Train ticket gates. They will be wearing a SNOW MONKEY RESORTS tour tag. The meetup time is 09:15.

Good to know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
This tour has a minimum of 2 guests to operate
This tour includes a significant amount of walking, often along forest trails. While paths are well-maintained, the ground is uneven in places and requires a reasonable level of fitness to partake. The itinerary is designed to breakup periods of walking into 30-minute blocks. Please ensure you wear good quality shoes or boots.
This tour is well-suited to children but they will need to be able to walk or be carried for up to 30-minutes at a time.