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)