WELCOME TO NAGANO!
This page contains details for your check in, inlcuding:
picking up the car
shopping
directions to the house
entering the house
turning on the heat
wifi
house guide
if the water is off
PICKING UP THE MINIVAN AT IIYAMA STATION
The house comes with a 2009 Toyota Estima Minivan, which is parked at Iiyama Station for you to pick up.
The key box is in the driver’s side front wheel well. Push the unlock button and enter the car.
Make sure to release the parking brake, which is to the upper left of the brake pedal.
Push the break pedal down, and push the engine start button.
Make sure you are using “drive” and not “manual drive.”
BRING THE MAGNET BOX IN THE CAR WITH YOU (DO NOT LEAVE IT IN THE WHEEL WELL)
Exiting the shinkansen at Iiyama Station
Follow signs for Madarao Exit
Follow the signs for the Madarao Exit
From the walkway, you will see the TSURUYA grocery store, which is where you should shop BEFORE you go to the house
Take the elevator down to the 1st floor to walk to the parking garage
Walkway to the parking garage
Entering the parking garage
Turn right to take the elevator up to the 2nd floor
You can see the car from the elevator on the 2nd floor.
You can see the car's license plate - 89-92
The key box is here, attached by a magnet.
Take the keybox IN TO THE CAR please
Car key
Release the parking brake (it is to the left of the brake pedal). Press the brake pedal down and push "engine start." Reverse out of the parking spot. This picture shows the correct position for "drive" (do not put it in the bottom right spot, because that is "manual").
Drive down to the first floor to exit the parking garage. You will see this machine at the gate
This is the card to ENTER and EXIT the parking garage. Put it in the machine, then take it after the machine returns it to you. After using the card, please keep it in this space.
SHOPPING
The house is self-catering, and there are no grocery stores on the mountain. We suggest shopping at the large TSURUYA next to the station BEFORE you drive to the house.
The house has some light pantry staples, but please purchase anything you might need for cooking, as we cannot guarantee that we will have everything you need.
After you settle in to the house, the nearest grocery store is either this one, or there is a store in Myoko Kogen near Myoko Station.
DAIICHI SUPERMARKET (apple maps)
There are two small stores at the Tangram Lodge for snacks and drinks.
DIRECTIONS TO THE HOUSE
Please use map navigation to drive to the house.
The address in English is:
2259-19 Furumi, Kamiminochi District
Nagano Prefecture, Japan 389-1302
The address in Japanese is:
日本 389-1302 長野県上水内郡信濃町古海2259-19
TURNING ON THE HEAT
The house has a combination of gas heaters and one pellet stove.
The pellet stove is strong enough to heat the common areas if the doors are open.
Using the pellet stove
Pellets are in the metal tin to the right of the stove. Please put pellets into the hopper by opening the top of the stove and scooping them in. Push the button on the left to turn the stove on. The middle button controls the fan. The knob controls the flame level.
Using the gas heaters
Press the on/off button. The number on the left is the desired temperature. The number on the right is the current temperature.
These heaters will turn off automatically sometimes and show a “ventilation sign” (“換気 サイン”) warning, meaning that you should wait a few minutes before turning it back on.
The “good night” (“おやすみ”) button puts the heaters on a 60-minute timer before turning them off.
WIFI
WIFI NETWORK: TheLayerTangram
PASSWORD: thelayertangram1998
