Hakuba Mountain in Japan
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Hakuba Valley is at the heart of the spectacular Japanese Alps, just a short 3 hour trip from downtown Tokyo. Host to the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Hakuba is one of Japan’s largest and most renowned alpine resorts. The Valley consists of 11 ski resorts, giving an incredible variety of alpine terrain, accommodating for everyone from novice to expert. With this multitude of ski resorts to choose from, you will find that during the week the slopes are relatively empty and that lift lines are unheard of. Fresh tracks can be found for days on end and you will never be short of new areas to explore.
Averaging over 10 metres of snow a season, Hakuba offers reliability and quality of snow. With over 200 different trails and some of Japan’s longest vertical skiing and challenging terrain, Hakuba is a world class ski destination not to be missed.
No jet lag, same time zone! Japan is only two hours behind Australia's East Coast summer time and is only a 10 hour flight away. You usually leave home one day, and after a good night's sleep, you're skiing or boarding the next day!
SkiJapan.com's accommodation in these resorts comprises of some of the best situated and most comfortable hotels and lodges in the area. We have an extensive selection of different styles of accommodation available, including traditional family-run pensiones and lodges, self-contained cottages and hotels with Japanese and Western style bedding. If this is your first time travelling to the Hakuba Valley, we highly recommend that you stay in a hotel or lodge. With such a large area to explore, you will find the assistance and knowledge of the hotel staff to be invaluable during your stay.
The Hakuba valley expands across 9 ski resorts. Most accommodation is situated at the base of Happo-One Mountain, in the Wadano village. Restaurants are scattered throughout area. Many of the large hotels also offer lovely restaurants and hot spring baths, which are open to the public. Alternatively many of our guests enjoy staying in Echoland, which is the main restaurant and bar area of the Hakuba valley. The main shuttle bus services linking most of the resorts, passes through the main street. Happo-One is the closest resort, about a 3 minute shuttle bus ride away
This season the Hakuba All mountain lift pass offers access to Sanosaka, Goryu, Hakuba47, Happo-one, Iwatake, Minetaka, Tsugaike, Norikura and Cortina. Pass coupons are exchanged daily at your resort of choice.
The Hakuba Alpen 3 pass is a combined discount pass which covers three of the largest resorts Happo One, Iwatake and Tsuigaike. This pass offers great flexibility as the lift pass coupons can be exchanged for cultural tours, spa packages or dinners.Hakuba has an array of restaurants, bars, shops and tours available. Onsen’s are a must when visiting Hakuba, where you can relax with the locals and take in the serenity. Day tours to the Snow Monkeys, Matsumoto Castle or a Japanese cultural workshop, will certainly heighten your Japan holiday experience.Hakuba Happo-one located on the island of Honshu is one of Japan’s largest and most famous ski resorts. From Nagano it takes just over one hour by bus or you can take a train from Matsumoto station to Hakuba station (one transfer) which also takes just over an hour. The area is blessed with breathtaking panoramic views of Hakuba’s hugely impressive mountain range and striking beauty of excellence. It is also known as the competition venue for the 1998 Olympic Winter Games Nagano and thus offers visitors to the region exciting and challenging ski slopes.
The ski runs extend east from Mt. Karamatsu (elevation 2696m) to the base areas-Nakiyama, Shirakaba, Kokusai, Sakka – where they spread out in a fan-like form with the majestic Northern Japanese Alps rising to 3000m in the background.The natural environment will remain largely unchanged with a commitment to preserve the endless expanse of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers well into the future.
Happo-one gained a reputation as a mountain ski resort since the dawn of the Japanese modern ski movement. With this, it is our hope that in magnificent mountain scenery the pleasure of skiing will remain in people’s hearts for many years to come.