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Hokusai Museum, Ganshoin & Sake Walking Tour in Obuse Nagano
Hokusai Museum Ceiling of Ganshoin and Sake Walking Tour in Obuse
Hokusai Museum Ceiling of Ganshoin and Sake Walking Tour in Obuse
Hokusai Museum Ceiling of Ganshoin and Sake Walking Tour in Obuse
Hokusai Museum Ceiling of Ganshoin and Sake Walking Tour in Obuse

Hokusai Museum, Ganshoin & Sake Walking Tour in Obuse Nagano

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Free cancellation available
Price is CA $177 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
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Overview

Immerse yourself in the world of ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai in this walking tour in Obuse, Nagano. Visit two museums and a temple housing one of his paintings. Sake tasting and lunch included!

-Take part in this walking tour of Obuse, a cosy town only 30 minutes by train from Nagano City, midway to the Jigokudani Monkey Park!

-Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Katsushika Hokusai, the master behind the famous woodblock painting The Great Wave! Visit the Hokusai Museum and the Kozan Takai Memorial Museum

-Enjoy a sake-tasting experience at a local brewery and a scrumptious lunch at a trendy restaurant, and talk to local business owners to learn more about the town

-Visit the Ganshoin Temple and see the 'Phoenix Glaring in All Directions', Hokusai’s depiction of a phoenix on the ceiling of a temple that seems to be staring at you no matter where you stand!

Activity location

  • Starbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
    • 6 22
    • 380-8543, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Obuse Station
    • Obuse
    • 381-0201, Obuse, Nagano, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability

Start From Nagano Station
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English

Meet your guide infront of Starbucks Midori Nagano Station, get on a vehicle and heading to Obuse.

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $177.34 x 2 AdultsCA $354.68
Total
Price is CA $354.68
Until Tue, Sept 24
Start From Obuse Station
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English

Meet you guide infront of the entrance of Obuse station and heading to Obuse central area.

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:45 a.m.
Price details
CA $177.34 x 2 AdultsCA $354.68
Total
Price is CA $354.68
Until Tue, Sept 24

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGanshoin Temple Entrance fees
  • What's includedWhat's includedTakai Kozan Memorial Museum Entrance fees
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedHigh quality photographs taken throughout the experience to be shared with you after the tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedSake Tasting
  • What's includedWhat's includedHokusai Museum entrance fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedExtra drinks and food (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeal for infant
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport fee to meeting point

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Walking shoes are recommended
  • In case of late arrival, the tour cannot be extended.

Activity itinerary

Starbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
  • 5m
Meet your guide in front of Starbuck Midori Nagano station, get on a vehicle and heading to Obuse.
Obuse
  • 5m
Meet Up with our guide at Obuse station and heading to centre of Obuse
Kozan Takai Memorial Museum
  • 25m
  • Admission ticket included
A short walk away down the narrow Chestnut Alley is the rear entrance of the Takai Kozan Memorial Museum. This was the former residence of Takai Kozan, the rich merchant who invited Hokusai to Obuse as his patron and student. The museum exhibits many of Kozan's paintings as well as some of his calligraphy works. The building itself is well known for its hidden rooms and secret passages.
Hokusai-kan
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Visit Hokusai-kan to see collection of Hokusai's greatest works. Hokusai spent several of the final years of his life in Obuse before he died at the age of 88. A vast collection of paintings and works from Hokusai are on display at the museum. His best known work is the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji which includes the international recognised print The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
Obuse-machi
  • 20m
The place is run by family business owners. A lovely experience and delicious Sake.
Obuse-machi
  • 1h
You have set meal in atmospheric trendy restaurant with open kitchen.
Ganshoin Temple
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
Ganshoin Temple features a ceiling painting of a phoenix by famed ukiyo-e artist Hokusai made when he was 89 years old. It’s best viewed by laying flat on the tatami mats and looking up.
Obuse
  • 30m
The tour concludes at Nagano station or Obuse station as you like, and your guide will say good-bye here. The end time depends on the pace of groupe

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESStarbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
    • 6 22
    • 380-8543, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEObuse Station
    • Obuse
    • 381-0201, Obuse, Nagano, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEStarbucks Coffee - MIDORI Nagano
    • 6 22
    • 380-8543, Nagano, Nagano, Japan

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