Kamikochi valley walk in the Northern Alps
Choose from 5 available options
- ⏱ Duration: 6 hours
- 👥 Group size: 1–8 guests
- 📍 Stops: Kappa · Taisho-ike
- 🚌 Meeting point: Takayama — The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- Location
- 📍 Nagano
- Duration
- ⏱ 6–12 hours
- Group size
- 👥 1–8 guests
- Guide language
- 🗣 English
- Tour type
- 👥 Small group
- Getting around
- 🚶 2–3 km walking, some steps
About this experience
A flat riverside walk at 1,500 m with the Hotaka range straight ahead: Kappa Bridge, the clear Azusa River, and Taisho Pond's drowned trees. Private cars are banned in the valley year-round, so it stays quiet. Longer options add a Norikura run or a soak at Kamikochi onsen.
✓ What you get
- ✓Round-trip coach
- ✓Valley walking route with guide
- ✓Kappa Bridge and Taisho Pond stops
Start time: pick a slot when booking; your guide confirms the detailed schedule within 24 hours.
Kappa Bridge + Taisho Pond
⏱ 6 hours · From ¥6,900 per person- Departure citiesTakayama (6 hours) · Matsumoto (6 hours)
- Kappa
- Taisho-ike
- Ends back at your departure point.
Kamikochi — Kappa day
⏱ 7–8 hours · From ¥6,900 per person- Departure citiesMatsumoto (7 hours) · Takayama (8 hours)
- Kappa
- Ends back at your departure point.
Kamikochi + Kamikochi-onsen soak
⏱ 8 hours · From ¥8,900 per person- Departure citiesTakayama (8 hours) · Matsumoto (8 hours)
- Kappa
- Ends back at your departure point.
Kamikochi — Kappa long day
⏱ 10–12 hours · From ¥9,800 per person- Departure citiesNagoya (10 hours) · Tokyo (12 hours)
- Kappa
- Ends back at your departure point.
Kamikochi + Norikura (season)
⏱ 10 hours · From ¥10,800 per person- Departure citiesTakayama (10 hours)
- Kappa
- Norikura
- Ends back at your departure point.
🚌 Takayama
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · Kappa Bridge + Taisho Pond — 6 hours
- · Kamikochi — Kappa day — 8 hours
- · Kamikochi + Kamikochi-onsen soak — 8 hours
- · Kamikochi + Norikura (season) — 10 hours
🚌 Matsumoto
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · Kappa Bridge + Taisho Pond — 6 hours
- · Kamikochi — Kappa day — 7 hours
- · Kamikochi + Kamikochi-onsen soak — 8 hours
🚌 Nagoya
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · Kappa Bridge + Taisho Pond — Price on request
- · Kamikochi + Kamikochi-onsen soak — Price on request
- · Kamikochi — Kappa long day — 10 hours
🚌 Tokyo
The exact meeting point and directions come with your confirmation email after booking.
- · Kappa Bridge + Taisho Pond — Price on request
- · Kamikochi + Kamikochi-onsen soak — Price on request
- · Kamikochi — Kappa long day — 12 hours
🏁 Where it ends
Ends back at your departure point.
🕒 Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the start time. Later cancellations and no-shows are charged in full. If the tour has to be cancelled because of severe weather or road closures, you get a full refund.
✅ How confirmation works
Booking is NOT instantly confirmed. You pay online at checkout; we check availability for that date and confirm by email — usually within 24 hours. If we cannot confirm, you are refunded in full.
💳 Payment
Secure online payment via Stripe: card, Apple Pay, PayPay or Konbini, depending on what is available at checkout. This trip is paid online at checkout; on-site payment is not offered.