{"id":3482,"date":"2025-12-24T14:04:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/?p=3482"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:07:19","slug":"%e3%80%90jan-10-feb-14%e3%80%91snow-monkey-shuttle-bus-madarao-kogen-iiyama-station-snow-monkey-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/%e3%80%90jan-10-feb-14%e3%80%91snow-monkey-shuttle-bus-madarao-kogen-iiyama-station-snow-monkey-park\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Jan 17 \u2013 Feb 17\u3011Snow Monkey Shuttle Bus (Madarao Kogen \u2013 Iiyama Station \u2013 Snow Monkey Park)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A convenient shuttle bus connecting some of the region\u2019s most popular winter destinations will be in operation this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <strong>limited-period shuttle bus<\/strong> runs directly between <strong>Madarao Kogen, Iiyama Station, and Jigokudani Monkey Park (Snow Monkey Park)<\/strong>, making winter travel easy and stress-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jigokudani Monkey Park is world-famous for its rare sight of <strong>wild Japanese macaques soaking in natural hot springs<\/strong>.<br>With no transfers required from Madarao Kogen or Iiyama Station, this shuttle bus is an ideal transportation option for winter sightseeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note: Admission to Jigokudani Monkey Park is <strong>not included<\/strong> in this plan and must be paid separately on site.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/snowmonkeyNew-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/snowmonkeyNew-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/snowmonkeyNew-566x800.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/snowmonkeyNew-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/snowmonkeyNew-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/snowmonkeyNew.jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25c6 Operation Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Operating Period:<\/strong> January 17 (Sat) \u2013 February 17 (Tue), 2026<br><strong>Operating Dates:<\/strong><br>Jan 17, 20, 24, 27, 31 \/ Feb 3, 7, 14, 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fare:<\/strong> 7,700 yen per person (tax included)<br><strong>Minimum Participants:<\/strong> 10<br><strong>Maximum Capacity:<\/strong> 18<br><strong>Tour Conductor:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25c6 Timetable (Round Trip)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outbound<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12:15\u2003Depart Madarao Kogen Hotel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12:45\u2003Depart Iiyama Station<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13:25\u2003Arrive Snow Monkey Park Parking Lot<br><em>Approx. 40-minute walk to the park<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Return<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15:35\u2003Depart Snow Monkey Park Parking Lot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:05\u2003Arrive Iiyama Station<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:30\u2003Arrive Madarao Kogen Hotel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25c6 Meeting Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Madarao Kogen Hotel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iiyama Station Tourist Information Center (Madarao Exit, 1F)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Guests departing from Iiyama Station are requested to check in at the Tourist Information Center at least 15 minutes before departure.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25c6 Reservations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reservation Deadline:<\/strong> Up to 3 days before departure<br><a href=\"https:\/\/tour.tabi-tabi.com\/plan\/?plan=plan000123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&#x25b6; <strong>Click here to make a reservation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u25c6 Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shin\u2019etsu Shizenkyo Tourist Information Center<br><strong>TEL: 0269-62-7000<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A convenient shuttle bus connecting some of the region\u2019s most popular winter destinations will be in operation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"class_list":["post-3482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mews"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3482"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3482"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3578,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3482\/revisions\/3578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iiyama-ouendan.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}