Togakushi Shrine
Open by month
Partly closed in January: Okusha closed Jan 7 to late April; buses skip the Okusha stop in winter. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Partly closed in February: Okusha closed Jan 7 to late April; buses skip the Okusha stop in winter.
Partly closed in March: Okusha closed Jan 7 to late April; buses skip the Okusha stop in winter.
Partly closed in April: Okusha closed Jan 7 to late April; buses skip the Okusha stop in winter.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
Five shrines at the foot of Mt. Togakushi. The walk to the inner shrine passes an avenue of over 200 giant cedars about 500 m long.
Prefectural Natural Monument (Okusha forest)
Nearby
- Naena Falls ≈ 35 min by car
- Zenkoji Temple ≈ 35 min by car
- Sasagamine Highland ≈ 40 min by car
- Aoni Village (Hakuba) ≈ 40 min by car
- Imori Pond (Myoko Kogen) ≈ 45 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- Okusha closed Jan 7 to late April; buses skip the Okusha stop in winter
- Getting there
- Bus from JR Nagano Station to Togakushi Okusha-iriguchi (about 1 hr), then about 40 min walk
- Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- No cars on the 2 km Okusha approach; good shoes needed
- Time needed
- 2 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info