Minamichitose Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit Minamichitose
Popular places to visit
Zenko-ji Temple
After visiting Zenko-ji Temple, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Nagano. Visit the temples and shops in this walkable area.
Togakushi Shrine
Togakushi Shrine is just one of the places to see in Nagano, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? While in this walkable area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Nagano Olympic Stadium
Catch an event at Nagano Olympic Stadium during your trip to Nagano. Visit the temples in this walkable area or simply enjoy its restaurants.
M-Wave Olympic Memorial Arena
Catch an event at M-Wave Olympic Memorial Arena during your trip to Nagano. While in this culturally rich area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Aqua Wing Arena
Catch an event at Aqua Wing Arena during your trip to Nagano. While in this culturally rich area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Togakushi Farm
You can take time to visit Togakushi Farm during your travels to Nagano. Visit the temples in this walkable area or simply enjoy its restaurants.
Activities
1-Day Snow Monkeys, Zenko-ji Temple & Sake in Nagano
Nagano/Matsumoto: Matsumoto Castle and Narai-juku Day Trip
Snow Monkeys, Hokusai & Sake: A Perfect Day in Nagano
Food & Culture Walk in Nagano: Oyaki, Sake, Matcha & Zenkoji
Our pick of the best Minamichitose Hotel Deals
Chisun Grand Nagano
This is a lovely hotel which is really convenient for the train station. Staff are lovely and the room was clean and spacious. We have stayed here twice now and would always choose the hotel when in Nagano.
Reviewed on 15 May 2026
Nagano Tokyu REI Hotel
The breakfast was good and the staff was really nice, the rooms are just incredibly small.
Reviewed on 1 May 2026
Smile Hotel Nagano
Island Hotel
Hotel JAL City Nagano
Need to walk quite a distance from Nagano Station, along the way, you will find Family Mart and Lawson. A quiet and peaceful street in the morning. The view was good from the breakfast area, but my room view is facing the cemetery, though. The overall hotel vibe gives me a 90s feel, but it's clean ...
Reviewed on 29 Apr 2026
Mercure Nagano Matsushiro Resort & Spa
A large hotel with a ton of guests. Great hotel and great staff. Only feedback would be for the hotel to create more dinner and breakfast “start times” to avoid the massive rushes in the dining area that created a feeding frenzy with some disgruntled people. Seemed unlike most Japanese ...
Reviewed on 9 May 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Minamichitose
Minamichitosemachi Tsuruga
Though Minamichitosemachi Tsuruga may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum and Shiroyama Zoo.
Minaminagano
While visiting Minaminagano, you might make a stop by sights like Kitano Cultural Center and Gondo Shopping Street.
Kurita
The restaurants and shopping are just a few features travellers like about Kurita. If you want to do some sightseeing nearby, Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum and Gondo Shopping Street are a few top places to visit.
Hakoshimizu
Hakoshimizu might not have many top sights, but Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum and Shiroyama Zoo are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Miwa
Though Miwa may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum and Shiroyama Zoo.
Aokijimamachi-Aokijima
Aokijimamachi-Aokijima might not have many top sights, but Nagano City Museum and Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
