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  • May 25, 2018

    Karuizawa Prince Hotel Snow Resort

    Operated the Prince Hotel group, Karuizawa Ski Resort is perhaps the most readily accessible resort from Tokyo – only a short distance from Karuizawa Station, a stop on the Hokuriku Shinkansen. Easy ...
  • May 2, 2019

    Higashidateyama Ropeway & Alpine Botanical Garden

    Located in a central area of Shiga Kogen Ski Resort, the Highashidateyama Ropeway is one of the resorts main gondolas. Rising to 2008 metres above sea level, the ropeway provides access to the Higash...
  • March 7, 2018

    Mount Naeba & ‘Dragondola’ Ropeway

    Standing 2145 metres above sea level, Mount Naeba is one of the major peaks of the expansive Joshinetsu Kogen National Park. Within easy reach of Echigo-Yuzawa Station – a convenient stop on the Hoku...
  • March 7, 2018

    Mount Hakkai & Hakkaisan Ropeway

    Mount Hakkai lies around 35km from Echigo-Yuzawa Station and is well-worth the effort of getting to. Home to one of Niigata’s best ski resorts, the large ‘Hakkaisan Ropeway’ – capable of carrying mor...
  • March 7, 2018

    Bijinbayashi (Beauty Forest)

    Translating as both Beauty Forest’ or ‘Forest of Beautiful Women’, Bijinbayashi is a small yet picturesque forest of 90-year old beech trees in the Matsunoyama area of Niigata. The slender and smooth...
  • May 2, 2019

    Ryuoo Sora Terrace & Skyland Express Ropeway

    Servicing Ryuoo Ski Park in winter - the largest ski resort in Kita-Shiga Kogen - the Skyland Express Ropeway operates for most of the year including from May until November. The upper station is loc...
  • May 2, 2019

    Ski Resorts of Kita-Shiga Kogen

    As the little brother to nearby Shiga Kogen – Japan’s largest area of interconnected ski fields – the ski resorts of Kita-Shiga Kogen flies under the radar and is largely unknown to international vis...
  • July 20, 2018

    Yamaboku Wild Snow Park

    While small, Yamaboku Wild Snow Park makes-up for its compact size with deep powder and ungroomed runs giving the park a unique atmosphere that you won’t find elsewhere. The entire park is ungroome...
  • July 20, 2018

    Tacochi Backcountry Course

    Starting at an altitude of 1750 meters in the Yamaboku Wild Snow Park, the Tacochi Course is something of a legend, running over 13kms down to Yamada Onsen below. Completely ungroomed, this is Japan'...