15 Best Zenko-ji Temple Tours

“What a fabulous day! Highly recommend doing this tour. Endo was guide and he was brilliant. Kept everything running smoothly and was always open to answer any questions we had. We really enjoyed visiting the Zenko-ji Temple, it was vRead more”

“Very friendly and helpful guides. Great trip and very worthwhile experience”

“Awesome trip! You can visit two famous Nagano attractions in one day! Otherwise, it would take two days to complete! Also, the tour guide is very friendly and chatty, making the whole trip feel relaxed and comfortable!”

“Our private tour of Nagano, encompassing Zenkoji Temple and the famous monkey park, was truly exceptional. We were delighted by the sheer number of monkeys and found the experience incredibly calming, serene, and majestic. The mountain scenery was breathtakingly, otherworldly beautiful. A visit to a…”

“Our tour guide was Hori and he was absolutely fantastic! His knowledge of the area and history behind everything was great. Our experience was so much fun. The hike was icy when we went in March so I definitely recommend having gooRead more”

“We had a wonderful walking tour with Kasumi and her protege, Tak. We spent a quiet Monday morning walking around the temple areas, the shops, and we had a sake and uzike tastings. Kasumi was very knowledgeable about Nagano, and showed us secret laneways and…”

“Our guide was truly fantastic. A very nice person who went out of his way to provide an authentic experience”

“Cute tour guide, he picked us up in the morning smoothly, and we went up to see the beautiful scenery and the monkeys! The lunch was surprisingly good! We didn’t want to go to a Buddhist temple so he was very flexible and took us…”

“Best day! Exceeded our expectations! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and super friendly. We really loved how smoothly the tour went, pick up & drop off was great & on time, the Snow monkeys were amazing a real site to see, the lRead more”

“Masa was a very knowledgeable and friendly guide who obviously loved Nagano and knew it well. He gave us a lovely personalised walking tour (there was only my husband and I on the tour) around the Zenkoji temple and provided lots of information about Japanese…”

“It was a nice introduction to Nagano. I enjoyed all the stops and was just the right amount of time for each. If you don't like to walk, I don't recommend.”

“we had a great time! Carp was an amazing guide! She told us so much about each area. shw knew so many languages it was so impressive. there was more than enough time in each place. i really enjoyed this trip”

“Kieron was a fantastic tour guide. Great communication, a wealth of knowledge and overall nice fellow. Our bus was clean and our driver provided a smooth ride. No complaints.”

“AMAZING Valentine's Day! Our guide (Peter, I believe) was absolutely fantastic, offering information, fun facts and history at every turn. He went above and beyond to make our experience wonderful, and it was, despite abnormally warm weathRead more”

“Excellent day out. Dillon was great as our guide for the day. He told us so much about the history, culture and traditions of the area. Snow monkeys were amazing to see bathing in the hot springs. Lovely day, we would strongly recommend.”