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National Park in Chūbu, Japan
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Joshin'etsukogen National Park (上信越高原国立公園 Jōshin'etsu Kōgen Kokuritsu Kōen) is in the Chubu region of Japan; it is the second largest national park in Japan and consists of mountains and highlands that extend across Gunma (old province name 上野 kōzuke), Nagano (信濃 shinano), and Niigata (越後 echigo) prefectures.
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Snow monkeys! See the wild, but not too shy, Japanese Macaques in a hot spring.
志賀高原
Japan's largest ski resort, host of 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Giant Slalom. With 21 interlinked ski fields and over 70 lifts, it takes days to explore all the runs the area has to offer.
The nearest town of size is Nagano, easily reached by Shinkansen from Tokyo (79 min). From Nagano Station, the Nagaden Shiga Kogen express bus runs several times a day directly to Shiga Kogen (1 hr 10 min, ¥1600).
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