Anyone have any advice on how to get from Nozowa to Shiga via train and/or bus? im hoping to avoid having to go from Nozowa back to nagano then out to Shiga.

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Hey freerider, I would be keen to hear how you went with this. We are going to Nozawa then Shiga and are seriously considering a taxi as no other quick option seems to present itself. Another thing that I am trying on for size is to find some local who wants to go for a drive.
Would also be keen to hear any other opinions that you have about Shiga and what the pitfalls are.

There's a lot of thread info on Shiga Kogen in the main Snow talk forums - do a search and ye shall find!

Taxi, I wonder how much it is?

Lots of places take people to see the snow monkeys near Shiga Kogen from both Shiga Kogen and Nozawa. You could possibly join up the trip that way.