Shiga Kogen is located at the centre of Joshinetsu National Park, which is located in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture and at the border of Gunma and Niigata Prefectures.
If you are traveling by JR, it is convenient to take a direct bus from JR Nagano Station.

For Those Visiting by Japan Rail

Coming to Nagano from other prefectures

For those coming from Tokyo

• Haneda Airport Tokyo monorail(Tokyo monorail About 45minutes)
• Tokyo Station Hokuriku Shinkansen(Hokuriku Shinkansen About 90 minutes)
• JR Nagano Station

Otherwise you can use the routes below

• Narita Airport Keisei Line(Keisei Line About 87minutes)
• Tokyo Station Hokuriku Shinkansen(Hokuriku Shinkansen About 90 minutes)
• JR Nagano Station

For those coming from Shin-Osaka

• Kansai Airport Nankai Line(Nankai Line About 64minutes)
• Shin-Osaka Station Tokaido Shinkansen(About 49 minutes)
• Nagoya Station Chuo Main Line (Changes) (Chuo Main Line About 2 hours 49 minutes)
• JR Nagano Station

For those coming from Kanazawa

• Centrair Airport Tokaido Shinkansen(Tokaido Shinkansen About 180minutes)
• Kanazawa Station Hokuriku Shinkansen (Hokuriku Shinkansen JR Nagano Station About 65 minutes)
• JR Nagano Station

Otherwise you can use the routes below

• Centrair Airport Tokaido Shinkansen(Tokaido Shinkansen About 180minutes)
• Kanazawa StationHokuriku Shinkansen(Hokuriku Shinkansen JR Iiyama Station About 75 minutes）
• JR Iiyama Station

Coming to Shiga Kogen from Nagano Station (or Iiyama Station)

from Nagano Station (For those that will use railway or bus)

• Nagano Station Zenkoji ExitNagano Electric Railway(Privately run railways)
• Yudanaka StationTransfer to a connecting bus(Shiga Kogen)
• Connecting bus
• Shiga Kogen

Otherwise you can use the routes below

• Nagano Station East ExitTransfer to a direct bus (Nagaden Bus)
• Connecting bus
• Shiga Kogen

from JR Nagano Station (For those that will use bus)

• Iiyama StationTransfer to a direct bus (Nagaden Bus)
• Connecting bus
• Shiga Kogen

Related Links

• Nagano Electric Railway Schedule
• JR Cyber Station
• Hyper Timetable
• Ekinetto
• hyperdia

For Those Visiting by Bus

Ikebukuro – Nagano

• Nagaden Bus
• Seibu Bus

Shinjuku – Nagano

• Alpico Bus
• Keio Bus

Niigata – Nagano

• Nagaden Bus
• Niigata Kotsu

Osaka – Nagano

• Nagaden Bus
• Alpico Bus
• Hankyu Bus
• highwaybus.com
• Japan Bus Online

For Those Visiting by Car

For those coming from Kansai Google Map

Route One

• Nerima Interchange (I.C.)Kanetsu Expressway
• Fujioka JCTJoshinetsu Expressway
• Koshoku JCTJoshinetsu Expressway
• Shinshu Nakano Interchange (I.C.)R292 (Olympic Road)
• Shiga Kogen

(About 3 hours 30 mins, 240km using Nerima I.C.)

Route Two

• Takaido Interchange (I.C.)Chuo Expressway
• Okaya JCTNagano Expressway
• Koshoku JCTJoshinetsu Expressway
• Shinshu Nakano Interchange (I.C.)R292 (Olympic Road)
• Shiga Kogen

(About 4 hours, 300km using Takaido I.C.)

Route Three

• Nerima Interchange (I.C.)Kanetsu Expressway
• Naganohara and Kusatsu – Shiga Kogen route
  (Closed during Winter)
• Shiga Kogen

(About 4 hours 10 mins, 205km using Nerima I.C.)

For those coming from Osaka・Nagoya Google Map

Route

• Komaki JCTChuo Expressway
• Okaya JCTNagano Expressway
• Koshoku JCTJoshinetsu Expressway
• Shinshu Nakano Interchange (I.C.)R292 (Olympic Road)
• Shiga Kogen

(About 455 km from Osaka taking 6 hours. About 285 km from Nagoya taking about 4 hours)

For those coming from Niigata・Kanazawa Google Map

Route

• Joetsu JCTJoshinetsu Expressway
• Shinshu Nakano Interchange (I.C.)R292 (Olympic Road)
• Shiga Kogen

(About 185 km from Niigata taking 3 hours. About 245 km from Nagoya taking about 3 hours 40 mins)

Coming to Shiga Kogen from Shinshu Nakano (I.C.) Google Map