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Embark on a snow country feast with Kawabata Yasunari and step into the 'Little Switzerland' of Japan

🚇Crossing the long tunnel at the county border, you enter the snow country. ——Kawabata Yasunari 'Snow Country' ☃️Niigata and Nagano on the Sea of Japan side are known as 'snow country' due to their heavy snowfall. ♨Nearby Gunma is dotted with hot springs, making it the warmest enjoyment in winter. Follow the words of Kawabata Yasunari and start a feast of heavy snow~🎉 - 【Highlights of the trip】 🚞Snow Moon Flower Train|A sightseeing train shuttling between the silver-white valley and the vast coast ⛷️Hakuba Ski Resort|Enjoy the venue of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics ♨Kusatsu Hot Spring|Walk in the soup field, watch the soup dumplings, and bathe in the soup pool of the first of Japan's three famous soups 🌈Echigo-Tsumari Art Festival|Connecting people and nature, stimulating rural vitality, and bringing a new artistic life 🔥Winter Festival|Local people pray to stay away from bad luck and everything is safe - 【Encounter on the way】 ✅Niigata|Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, Snowflake Fire, Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Modern Art Museum, Farm Stage, Beauty Forest, Winter Terrace, Snow Moon Flower Sightseeing Train, Matsunoyama Hot Spring ✅Nagano|Hakuba Ski Resort, Happo-One Fire Festival, Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park ✅Gunma|Kusatsu Hot Spring, Shaolin Mountain Daruma Temple, Daruma Painting Experience, Daruma Festival - 【Stay and stay】 🏡Satoyama Jujyo|The century-old inn is transformed into an ideal appearance of organic life by architects and Michelin-starred chefs🍱 🏡Matsunoyama Hot Spring Chisato's Inn Thousand Years|The oldest inn in the hot spring street, you can enjoy a round of bright moon while bathing in the medicinal hot spring🌙 🏡Tokyu Hakuba Resort Hotel|Located at the foot of the Happo-One Ski Resort, it has a mountainous temperament, and the scenery of the four seasons extends into the room🍁 🏡Kusatsu Hot Spring Kei|Only 7 rooms, it is the highest-grade inn in Japan as soon as it opens🌊 - 【Delicious food】 🍡Roasted Mantou|Small mantou are skewered and coated with sweet miso sauce and roasted on charcoal, salty and sweet 🍝Soba Noodles|The best soba noodles in Japan are in Nagano, which can be eaten cold or made into hot soup noodles 🍣Sushi|Niigata's red salmon is comparable to tuna, and sushi made with Yuko rice is definitely the top food in Niigata - 【Itinerary Overview】 DAY1|Kiyotsu Gorge 🎆Go to Niigata to pass through Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, Art Festival Snowflake Fire DAY2|Art Niigata 🌲Visit Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Modern Art Museum and Farm Stage, walk in the winter terraces and Beauty Forest, and bathe in Matsunoyama Hot Spring DAY3|Snow Country Train 🚈Take the Snow Moon Flower Sightseeing Train through the mountains and the sea DAY4|Alps 🏂Enjoy Hakuba Happo-One Ski Resort, Happo-One Fire Festival DAY5|World Famous Spring 🐒Watch snow monkeys soak in hot springs in Jigokudani, go to Kusatsu Hot Spring to stroll in the soup field and watch the soup dumplings DAY6|Lucky Doll 🏮Visit Daruma Temple, paint Daruma dolls, and participate in Daruma Festival DAY7|Farewell to Japan 👋🏻Return/Continue to travel to other cities in Japan
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Posted: Dec 11, 2023
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Alexis2U
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❤️Will definitely love to visit! 😎
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