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Hakuba / Azumino

Category

Leisure / Hobbies

Sports

Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park

4.5

340 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Kitadumigunhakubamura Kamishiro 24196-47

This ski resort in the Hakuba area is known for a regular amount of snowfall of superb quality. Consisting of eight routes, half pipes, and a kids slope. It connects with Hakuba Goryu at the summit, and you can come and go between them with the same lift pass. The Route 3 course in front of the gondola station at the summit is an action-packed run where moguls have been left the entire way. Hakuba 47’s hallmark Route 1 run also comes highly recommended. It’s the first slope groomed in the morning, and you can enjoy great scenery while skiing down towards the village of Hakuba.

Really enjoyed Hakuba47 as a ski resort to learn in. At the time we went in March there was more snow here than on the other resorts. Good lift access to quite a variety of runs. The Hakuba47 Ski...
shiromaiwadakeyurien & Montain view

4.0

244 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Kita-azumi Hakubamura Hokujo 12056

A mountain resort where you can enjoy activities as varied as winter sports, trekking, and mountain biking among magnificent scenery. In the winter, it's a white wonderland with skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and more. It has 26 runs with a diversity of natural terrain, the most in the Hakuba area. Its HAKUBA MOUNTAIN HARBOR opened in 2018 and has a superb view of the Shirouma Sanzan peaks. The outdoor terrace hosts THE CITY BAKERY, a veteran shop with branches around the country. It's open during the winter, too.

Beautiful spot where you can enjoy great views. Activities And festivities happening during the four seasons. Cafeteria and café available Hiking course too with the Nezuko forest.
Hakuba Cortina Ski Resort

4.0

138 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Kitadumigunotarimura Chikuniotsu 12860-1

Located in Chikuniotsu Otari Village this ski resort features 100% natural soft snow and is very popular among overseas tourists. There are 16 courses in total to choose from featuring everything from beginner courses to an advanced course with an altitude of 1400 meters that offer an amazing view. There is also a play area for children as well as a daycare center and ski lessons to provide for all your needs. As there is a hotel right in front of the slopes you can relax in the hot springs after your ski adventure.

Had a great day on the slopes of Cortina enjoying the perfect weather and variable terrain. Looks like a fun place for tree skiing - if that’s your thing !
Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium

4.0

255 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Kitadumigunhakubamura Hokujou

A ski jump competition facility located in Hakuba Village, Kitaazumi County, Nagano Prefecture where the Japanese team took the gold during the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998. Ski jumping can be performed here year-round, and the facility is considered one of the top three tourist attractions of the Shinshu region. A lift and elevator running between the normal and large hills can be used to reach the starting areas, and from here visitors can view the jump area from the same perspective as professional jumpers do.

Definitely a nice spot to see what the athletes endure during that thrilling sport. The height is IMPRESSIVE. Also from the top you can enjoy beautiful scenery. In the tower, theres many memoribilia...
Evergreen Outdoor Center

4.5

224 Reviews

Life / Living / Hospital

Nagano Pref. Kitadumigunhakubamura Hokujou 4377

This outdoor tour company is in Hokujo, Hakuba Village. In winter you can take back country and snowshoeing tours, and they have an English language ski school. In the green season you can enjoy the mountains, lakes, and rivers around Hakuba with activities like canoeing and hiking. They also host international school programs, summer camps, team building workshops, and more.

Even though it is not our usual practice to write reviews, our extremely unpleasant encounter compelled me to write the most extensive review I have ever written. We had a bad experience on the...
Lala Matsumoto

4.0

30 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Shimauchi 7412

A sports facility located in Shimauchi, Matsumoto City. The facility has an indoor wave pool, flowing pool, and waterslides. There are also tennis courts and other indoor sports courts, a baseball diamond and other outdoor sports fields, bathing rooms, and a rest area. The facility makes use of the heat and electricity generated by the adjoining Matsumoto Clean Center garbage incineration plant.

夏に行くと混んでいますが、秋以降行くと結構空いています。温水プールなので水温もそこまでは気になりません。滑り台など楽しむならシーズンオフがオススメです。
Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Otari village Kitaazumi-gun Nagano prefecture Tsugaike plateau

Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort is popular among beginners and families for its safe terrain. The Kane-no-naru-oka course slopes gently down the hill and has a generous width of over 1200 meters. Skiers can also enjoy the fantastic atmosphere when the slopes are lit up during night skiing. The uma-no-se (horseback) course for advanced skiers is set on a narrow ridge with large humps continuing down the steep slope. On fine days Mt. Fuji can be seen from the highest point at an elevation of 1700 meters. For the adventurous why not try out the special Heli-ski and Snowboard activity.
Jiigatake Ski Resort

4.0

12 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Omachi-shi Taira 4819

This ski resort is located a 34-kilometer drive along national Route 147 traveling towards Omachi from the Azumino Interchange on the Nagano Expressway. Notable for its many gentle slopes, the resort is a great place for small children and beginners to try skiing. There are steeper slopes higher up the mountain for more experienced skiers to enjoy. The resort offers ski and snowboard rentals and holds classes as well. Sleds can be used on the children's slope and, for small children who might find using a lift difficult, there's an enclosed trailer which can be ridden to the top of the slope.

Jigatake is a wonderful skiing area and far less crowded than the near by Hakuba Valley Kashimayari. It was a little difficult to figure out where to go to rent gear after our taxi dropped us off but...
Hakuba Goryu Snow Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Kitadumigunhakubamura Kamishiro 22184-10

With an elevation of 1515 meters at its highest part called Alps-daira Hakuba Goryu Snow Resort has some true alpine slopes. With an elevation as high as this powder snow and quality snow is all but guaranteed. The magnificent Northern Alps (Hida Mountains) can be experienced up close and the city of Hakuba sprawls out down below. In early spring you can see the shape of the Takeda family crest on the mountain side from the observatory on the roof of the gondola summit station. Even people who don’t ski or snowboard come here to relax enjoy a meal and take in the stunning scenery.
Hakuba Happo-one Winter Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Hakkan Village in Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture

A ski and snowboard resort located in Hakuba Village in the Kitaazumi District, Hakuba Happo-one boasts one of the largest standalone ski/snowboard areas in the country. Particular points of interest include the beautiful scenery of the surrounding Japanese Northern Alps and the highly diverse courses stretching across over 1,000 meters in elevation. The panoramic view from the 1,830 meter high summit is truly a sight to behold. The resort also served as the venue for alpine skiing during the Nagano Olympics.
Sky Blue Happo One Paraglider School

Life / Living / Hospital

Nagano Kita-azumi-gun Hakubamura

A paraglider school, one of the largest in Japan, located in Hakuba where you can fly near the Japan Alps. Reviews state customers can enjoy magnificent scenery and a fantastic experience unlike anywhere else. The school offers tandem sightseeing flights in which you are paired with a professional pilot so you can get flying right away, as well as a paragliding licensing course.
Hakuba Happo-one Winter Resort

4.0

44 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hakkan Village Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture

A ski and snowboard resort located in Hakuba Village in the Kitaazumi District Hakuba Happo-one boasts one of the largest standalone ski/snowboard areas in the country. Particular points of interest include the beautiful scenery of the surrounding Japanese Northern Alps and the highly diverse courses stretching across over 1000 meters in elevation. The panoramic view from the 1830 meter high summit is truly a sight to behold. The resort also served as the venue for alpine skiing during the Nagano Olympics.

Centrally located. Good ATM here. Staff are very knowledgeable and helped me plan my return trip on the Shinkensen. Found some reasonably cheap memorabilia here.
Mt. Norikura Snow Resort

4.5

54 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Adumi 4294-3

Mt. Norikura Snow Resort has 20 courses in the heights, catering to everyone from families and beginners to expert level skiers. There’s a superb view out across the Matsumoto region from the top of the Kamoshika Course with a steepest gradient of 35 degrees for advanced level skiers. In addition to their school’s ski and snowboard lessons, they offer snowshoeing, back country, cross country, and telemark skiing lessons and guided tours.

The season was almost finished, but a smattering of skiers were still on the slopes in mid May, even though the chairlifts had stopped. Glorious day and worth the effort of finding our way there on...
Nagano Matsumoto Daira Park Shinshu Sky Park

4.0

58 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Matsumoto-shi Kanbayashi 5300

地図を見ると松本空港を囲むように立地している公園です。球場あり、広大な散策エリア有りと憩いの場所です。
Hakuba Sanosaka Ski Resort

4.0

22 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Kitadumigunhakubamura Kamishiro 458

Right in the center of Hakuba, this is the closest ski resort to both the Azumino Interchange and the Nagano Interchange. It has a magnificent view of Lake Aoki from the wide and gentle Lake Down Course, and the undulating long-course of the Paradise Slope is a thrill whatever your level. They have snowboard lessons for locals and international travelers alike. Their full-on Mogul Course is a popular run with carefully placed moguls and meticulous grooming.

We spent the morning there and went to Goryu in the afternoon when the snow got slushhy (bad luck with the weather). If you want a spot with little to no queues + less tourists, this is the place to...
Hakubamura Green Sports no Mori

4.0

26 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Kita-azumi-gun Hakubamura

Lots of fun things to do for small children. I would recommend this place for people looking for an affordable place to take their children to experience the outdoors!
Hakuba Goryu Snow Resort & Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Kitadumigunhakubamura Kamishiro 22184-10

Hakuba Goryu Snow Resort is composed of the Iimori Slope, Toomi Slope, and Alps-Daira Slope. has a vast array of courses, a magnificent view of the Northern Japan Alps, and it links to the adjacent Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park at the top of the mountain. A single lift pass covers both resorts, and you can ski between them from the summit. A free shuttle bus also connects the two resorts. The area at the top of the gondola with its thrilling moguls from non-compact snow is for advanced level skiers. They also have beginner runs with an average gradient of seven degrees, kids’ slopes, powder runs, and more.
HAKUBA VALLEY Kashimayari Ski Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Omachishi Taira 20490-4

HAKUBA VALLEY Kashimayari Ski Resort with its 15 fun and diverse courses has been expanded to make it even more enjoyable for everyone from beginners to advanced level skiers. Visitors enjoy the soft, natural snow there to their heart’s content. Their roughly three-kilometer-long-run called the Nakatsuna Super Rindou Course, is hugely popular with kids as well.
Nomugi Toge Ski Resort

4.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Nagawa 1173-13

At an elevation of 2,130 meters, with a difference in elevation of 730 meters and a total length of 4,000 meters, Nomugi Toge Ski Resort has fantastic downhill skiing with a sweeping view of Mt. Norikura and the Hotaka Mountains in the Northern Japan Alps, as well as Mt. Ontake. Although it’s primarily geared towards intermediate and advanced level skiers, there are facilities for beginners and families as well.

野麦峠スキー場にあるレストハウスです。ゲレンデのスカイライナーの乗降口の近くにあります。いわれてみれば、ゲレンデは「樹海」だと思いました。地元の食材を使った地元メニューが豊富です。いい機会なので、松本名物「山賊焼き」を樹海で食べました。
Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Area

Leisure / Hobbies

Kotani village Kitaazumi-gun Nagano Prefecture Hakuba Norikura Kogen

Going by the nickname of “Hakunori,” this ski resort boasts top-class powder. Their Hakunori Family Course’s average slope is a gentle five degrees and is great for beginners. They have a variety of other courses too. Their Wakaguri Rinkan Course has a slope bordered by conifer trees, and their Satomione Course offers a great view. There is a natural hot spring right at the resort. Stop by to enjoy the excellent medicinal qualities of its hydrogen carbonate spring.

Nagano Hakuba / Azumino

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Nagano Areas

Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.