• There are buses and trains from all major cities to Nagano, from Nagano you can catch the Nagano dentetsu line to yamanouchi. Yamanouchi have buses that go to shibu-wagoubashi which is a 2 minute walk to the hostel.
• Take bus for Kanbayashi or Shigakogen from Yudanaka station (Nagano dentetsu line) and get off at Shibuwagobashi bus stop (about 7min). Bus station is located in front of bridge (Shibuwagobashi) along with Yokoyu river. It would be 2 min walk from bus station. Walk up to upper stream direction a little, turn left (opposite to the bridge), go strait and turn right at 2nd corner, go straight and you will see Nozaru hostel (four-storied building: old name is Komatsuya-ryokan) at 5th corner on the left side before Onsen temple.