Brompton and I went to Jigokudani Onsen to share a hot spring bath tub with snow monkeys. Combination of Shinkansen and Brompton enables you to make a day trip from Tokyo.
[Transportation]
Shinkansen (super express) Tokyo Station Lv. 7:24 Nagano Station Ar. 8:48
Nagano Railway (express train "SNOW MONKEY") Nagano Station Lv. 9:08 Yudanaka Station Ar. 9:53
[Brompton to ride]
Yudanaka Station→Jigokudani Korakukan Lodge (hot spring) → Yudanaka Station
Distance: 10.4 km (round trip)
Maximum difference of an elevation: 227m
Average inclination: total -0.1% ascent 5.4% descent 5.7%
Gained elevation: ascent 271m descent 264m
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You start here, Yudanaka Station, to ride Brompton.
Another 2.2 km.
Finally you reach Jigokudani Onsen "Korakukan."
Korakukan is known as the first hot spring where monkeys bathed.
After reception, I hurried to the bath hut.
This is an inhouse bath tub.
Comfortable! But I needed to go for an outside bath. When I went out,
There was an old guy there. He looked back at me.
HEY YO, whatcha gonna do? A hot spring is filling up. Still need to wait a while but come.
After a while, the guy was gone.
I was thirsty. Let's drink a bottle of water.
It was really a wild experience with a wild monkey.
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Brompton to meet Snow Monkeys (Jigokudani Onsen)
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