WELCOME TO NAGANO!

This page contains details for your check-in, including:

Picking up the Car

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.

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 under the steering wheel to the upper left of the brake pedal.
Push the brake 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

From the walkway, you will see the TSURUYA grocery store, which is the best place to shop before you go to the house

Take the elevator down to the 1st floor to walk to the parking garage

Turn right to take the elevator up to the 2nd floor

The car is parked on the back wall. The license plate is 89-92.

Key magnet box is under the driver side wheel well

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.

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

HOUSE PIN (google)

HOUSE PIN (apple maps)

GOOGLE MAPS/NAVIGATION NOTES:

Occasionally, google maps will show that the route 97 between Iiyama town and Madarao-Tangram area is closed. It is not closed.

Additionally, if you plan to drive to Nozawa Onsen for the day, do not take route 503, as this “shortcut” between Nozawa and Tangram/Madarao is to be avoided (roads are not cleared). Take the route through Iiyama town and head to Nozawa from there.

ENTERING THE HOUSE

Please use the path on the right of the house to enter (pink line in photo). Please enter the house through the front door.

The key is in the black box to the right of the front door. Pull down the cover and enter the code

1998

A wooden house with a snow-covered roof surrounded by a snow-covered landscape and bare trees.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT PARKING AND ENTERING AND EXITING THE HOUSE:

DUE TO SNOW SLIDING OFF THE HOUSE, PLEASE PARK AT LEAST 3 METERS AWAY FROM THE HOUSE.

ALSO, DO NOT STAND WITHIN 3 METERS OF THE HOUSE. IT IS BEST TO USE THE ENTRANCE ON THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE AREA WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATES IN FRONT OF THE FRONT DOOR. THIS IS FOR YOUR SAFETY. THANK YOU!

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.