TOUR REVIEW · FROM TOKYO · 1 DAY
From Tokyo: Snow Monkey 1-Day Tour with Beef Sukiyaki Lunch — seven hours of coach for two hours of monkeys
4.65 · 359 REVIEWS ON GETYOURGUIDE · H.I.S. CO LTD(TIC)
The only scheduled group coach that leaves Tokyo for the park and comes back the same day. Entry and a sukiyaki lunch are in the price; so is a great deal of motorway.
- FOR
- Anyone sleeping in Tokyo who wants the day solved in one booking — it is also cheaper than doing the same day yourself with reserved shinkansen seats.
- NOT FOR
- Wheelchair users and pregnant women — the operator’s own exclusions — and anyone who dislikes a long coach day. Also anyone who does not eat beef: the lunch is sukiyaki.
- THE CATCH
- The operator refuses refunds for latecomers, and the tour is sold to international tourists only.
Prices, scores and review counts are a snapshot of 7 Sep 2026 from the operator’s GetYourGuide listing. Converted at ¥156 = $1, the rate on that date. Itinerary durations are the operator’s own.
What the $151 (≈¥23,600) buys — and what it doesn’t
Entry includedBoth lists are the operator’s own.
INCLUDED
- Pickup and drop-off at our meeting point in Tokyo Shinjuku
- Coach transportation
- Jigokudani Monkey Park entry fee
- English-speaking guide
- Lunch
NOT INCLUDED
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Drinks
- Crampons (optional, sold onboard the bus)
- Any guarantee the monkeys come down — park staff work to attract the monkeys during opening hours, but the monkeys may not show up at all on certain days
¥5,100 (≈$33) by train or ¥6,800 (≈$44) by express bus from Nagano Station, both including the ¥800 (≈$5.1) entry and the return — the park’s own totals. What that does not buy is the guide, the lunch or anything else on the list to the left.
$151 vs ¥5,100–6,800Where the paid day goes, in minutes
2 h at the park of 10 h 30The operator publishes its itinerary by segment. Laid end to end and to scale, this is what a seat buys. It isn’t a complaint — it’s what the product is.
Every segment, in minutes
- Bus/coach · 3 h 30
- Shinshu Fruitsland · 1 h
- Bus/coach · 30 min
- Jigokudani Monkey Park · 2 h
- Bus/coach · 3 h 30
The park segment contains the walk. Seven and a half hours of the day is a coach seat, and that is the product — the alternative from Tokyo is two shinkansen seats and four connections of your own.
What the scores say — three numbers, not one star
guide 4.7GetYourGuide publishes the overall score across every review, and sub-scores once a listing has enough of them. Shown on a 4.0–5.0 scale so they can be told apart.
Reading it: this tour’s lowest of the three is value for money at 4.5. Across the catalogue, value for money is the lowest score a listing publishes in 12 of the 16 tours that publish any. The thin ticks are those catalogue averages.
THE SAMPLE4 quotes from the 8 reviews GetYourGuide shows first, out of 359. The platform surfaces its best-rated reviews first, so this is not a cross-section — it is the top of the pile, with the caveats left in.147 OF THE 157 REVIEWS THE PLATFORM SHOWS FIRST ACROSS 21 TOURS HERE ARE FIVE-STAR
«Love the activity. Got to see the snow monkeys! Weather was raining a bit and had to walk through a bit of muddy ground to get to the place but it was all worth it. Shin, our guide is a great guide. Sukiyaki lunch was great and delicious too. Overall my mum and I enjoyed ourselves.»5 ★Magdalena · Singapore · April 13, 2026
«Very good tour and guides, we all felt very welcomed. The bus ride felt very long but it was completely worth it! We saw monkeys in the thermal waters even by the end of March!»5 ★Gala Pujol · Spain · April 11, 2026
«Great trip, long journey but worth it. Guide and driver were very friendly»5 ★Hannah · United Kingdom · April 11, 2026
«belle excursion , bien organisée comme toujours au Japon. merci»5 ★carole · France · April 8, 2026
underlined = the caveat inside the review, kept on purpose
Who this tour isn’t for — in the operator’s own words
Read before bookingPregnant women
The operator’s own exclusion.
Wheelchair users
The operator’s own exclusion.
This tour involves a…
This tour involves a moderate amount of walking
It is recommended to…
It is recommended to wear non-slip shoes such as snow boots for the snow tracks
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Is the $151 (≈¥23,600) per person tour worth it?
Against ¥5,100–6,800 (≈$33–44) for the same journey alone, it buys pickup and drop-off at our meeting point in tokyo shinjuku, coach transportation, jigokudani monkey park entry fee. 359 reviewers rate it 4.65, and its lowest sub-score is value for money at 4.5.
How much time is spent with the monkeys?
2 h at the park by the operator’s own itinerary, and that includes the 1.6–2 km trail in and out.
Is the park entry included?
Yes — the ¥800 (≈$5.1) adult ticket is in the price.
Are the monkeys guaranteed?
No. Park staff work to attract the monkeys during opening hours, but the monkeys may not show up at all on certain days; appearances are particularly sporadic in autumn — no operator and no price changes that.
Are the reviews on this page representative?
No, and we say so: they are 4 of the 8 reviews GetYourGuide shows first, out of 359. The platform surfaces its best-rated first. What can be read honestly is the overall score and the sub-scores, which it computes across all of them.
If the shape of the day suits you, this is where to book it — live dates and the operator’s own calendar, at the price above.
LIVE DATES · $151 (≈¥23,600) · 1 DAY · 4.65 / 359
2 h at the pool, and everything the day wraps around it
That is the product. If it is the day you want, 359 people before you rated it 4.65. If you want the park to be the whole day, the itineraries page has a plan for that.
Check dates, $151