Schedule and General Information

EVERY Day - December 20th 2025 to February 28th 2026 (except Jan 1st)
EVERY Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday - in March

Snow Monkey Tour Bus Stops in Hakuba - PDF

Itinerary

Hakuba → Snow Monkey Park → Lunch in Obuse → Zenkoji Temple → Return to Hakuba

Tour Cost

Adults ¥18,000｜Children (3–11 yrs) ¥12,000

*Children under 2 years old can join free of charge; however, seats, meals, and baby seats are not provided.

Includes: Lunch, transport, Monkey Park entrance fee, and an English-speaking guide. Lunch is served at a local restaurant in Obuse. A Japanese set lunch is provided with a choice of Beef, Fish, or Vegetarian main dish. Children will receive a set meal. Please advise of any food allergies at the time of booking — we will do our best to cater to them.

Not included: Entry to the underground passage at Zenkoji Temple, entry to Hokusai Museum at Obuse.

Pick-up Points and Meeting Times

Multiple buses may operate during busy periods.
If the first bus is fully booked, a second bus may depart 30 minutes later from all stops (except Tsugaike).

🌟 Important Notes

• Tsugaike Kogen pick-up is available on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only, and only for the 1st bus.

• Guests staying in the Tsugaike area who are booked on the 2nd bus or on days when Tsugaike pick-up is not available (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays) are kindly requested to make their own way to the Happo Bus Terminal to join the tour.

What to Bring

The walk along the forest trail to the Snow Monkey Park takes approximately 30 - 40 minutes each way.
Please wear waterproof walking boots, warm clothing, gloves, and a beanie, as the path is covered with snow and it can get very cold.

Minimum Number of Participants

Ski Japan Holidays reserves the right to change or cancel the tour. In the event of cancellation, all customers will be contacted to arrange rebooking or a refund. A minimum number of participants is required for the tour to operate.

BOOK ONLINE  or call Ski Japan Holidays on 0261 85 8009  (Ski Japan Holidays)

Advance booking (at least 1 day prior) and prepayment required.

If the minimum number of participants is not met by 17:00 on the day prior to the tour, the tour will be cancelled, and guests will be offered the option to rebook or receive a full refund.

Please Note
Our online payment system only accepts credit cards that support 3D Secure authentication.
If your card is not accepted, please contact us by email at tours@japanspecialists.com to arrange your booking.

Ski Japan Holidays – Office Hours 08:00 - 19:00 (Dec-Mar)
Tel 0261 85 8009
tours@japanspecialists.com

Cancelation Policy

• 1 day or more before the tour: No charge

• Before the tour starts on the tour day: 50% of tour cost

• After the tour starts or no show: 100% of tour cost.
  Cancellations made outside office hours should be sent by email to tours@japanspecialists.com.
  No refund will be given if the tour is cancelled after commencement due to weather, natural disaster, or accident.

Terms and Conditions for Agent Oraganized Tour

This document forms described in article 12-4 and 12-5 of the Japanese Travel Agency Law.  This document explaining the terms and conditions becomes biding once the contract is complete.

1   Contract for Agent-Organized Tours

1. Responsibility rests with Ski Japan Holidays operating Agent-Organized Tours (hereinafter referred to as the SJH ) whose name in full appears below and in its tour pamphlets. Customers joining such tours shall conclude an Agent-Organized Tour Contract (hereinafter referred to as the Travel Contract) with SJH.

2. SJH shall provide tour arrangements and itinerary management so that the Customer receives tour services including transport/accommodations (hereinafter referred to as "tour services") provided by transportation/accommodation operators during the tour itinerary set by SJH.

3. The content and conditions of the contract shall conform to those specified for each tour itinerary, conditions as specified hereunder, the final itinerary handed to Customers before departure (hereinafter referred to as the "Final Tour Itinerary"), and Agent-Organized Tours as described in SJH's general terms and conditions as based on the Travel Agency Law (hereinafter referred to as "General Terms and Conditions of Agent Organized Tours").

2   Application for tour contracts and their conclusion

1. The Customer shall provide information on SJH application form as required by SJH and submit the form together with the necessary reservation fee. Paid fee shall be applied to the tour Fee, cancellation charges or penalties.

2. SJH may accept applications for travel contracts by telephone, mail, facsimile and other means of communication. In such cases, the Customer shall submit the application form and reservation deposit to SJH within 3 days counting from the day when acceptance of application is confirmed. If the Customer fails to supply the required application form and fee within 3 days, the reservation shall be voided.

3. The Travel Contract shall become valid upon SJH's consent to the conclusion of the contract and receipt of the full tour fee. If tour arrangements are made by phone, the Tour Contract shall become valid upon SJH's acceptance of the tour fee as specified in the Clause 2. When Customers request tour arrangements by mail, facsimile or other communication methods, the tour contract shall become valid upon full payment of the Tour Fee and SJH's notification of acceptance of the tour contract. The contract for any tour request by any communication including telephone, mail, facsimile or other shall become valid as specified in Article 23-2.

4. When applying for group tour arrangements (more than 2 people), the tour contract including conclusion and cancellation of the contract shall be exchanged between SJH and the group representative.

5. The group representative responsible for the contract shall provide SJH with the name list of members by the date specified by SJH .

6. SJH shall not be responsible for any responsibilities or obligations the group representative holds in the past or in the future.

7. In case the group representative does not accompany the group, we shall consider one of the members who have been selected by the representative as the group representative who is responsible for the contract after tour starting day.

8. If the tour contract cannot be finalized due to full occupancy in seats or rooms or other reasons at booking, SJH may ask the Customer to wait until the specified date with his/her consent.
   (This booking status shall be referred as " waiting" hereinafter.) In this case, the Customer shall be registered as "waiting Customer" and SJH shall make an effort to make it bookable. Even in this case, SJH shall charge the Customer the tour fee ( "Waiting" does not guarantee confirmation of booking). However, if the Customer requests SJH to release the waiting, or if the booking is not confirmed until the specified day, SJH shall return a full of the tour fee.

9. Even in case of the Clause 8, the tour contract shall be finalized at the day when SJH informs the guest of the confirmation.

10. The Customer shall notify SJH when submitting application if requiring special consideration during the tour period, SJH shall comply with such requests when feasible.

3   Special Conditions of Tour Application

1. A Customer under 18 years of age traveling alone during the tour period shall provide SJH with the written consent of his/her guardian. Customers under 15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.