Finally, after a long wait, we are looking forward to welcoming you all back to Yuzawa for Winter 2022 / 2023! We were delighted to see the news of border restrictions being massively eased from October 11th 2022. It is "all systems go" now for this...
So at the moment getting into Japan is still proving to be a bit difficult for most people. We are hoping things will change before winter, but as things stand at the moment, you still need to be part of a package tour arranged by...
So we have hit September and the high summer temperatures are starting to dial back a little.Unfortunately border restrictions are still in place. They did get eased slightly in the last couple of days but international tourists still need to be on a package tour...
Summer seems to have come early this year with an almost non-existent rainy season, and we've transitioned straight into summer heat already in June. The rice planting is finished and everywhere is green, though there are a couple of patches of snow still visible high...
Kagura closed its last lift on Sunday afternoon and with that our season is finished for another year. A big thanks to everyone who made it possible, and to those that came to enjoy the slopes of Snow Country.It was almost the carbon copy of...
The temperatures have risen and it feels like spring has arrived here in the mountains. Once we get that shift to spring around Japan many people forget about skiing and snowboarding and start to look at their green season hobbies, but there are plenty of...
This season is shooting by in a blur of skiing, snowboarding, and snow shoveling! It has been another big winter with plenty of snow falling all over the region. It's unfortunate that all our snow-loving friends from overseas haven't been able to get over here...
Greetings from sunny Yuzawa!We have successfully made it through Christmas and New Year, as well as the first three day weekend of the season. It was a slow start at the end of December with a few resorts postponing their openings due to lack of...
Winter is (hopefully) just around the corner. We've had the first snow up high, the fall colors are almost done, and the locals are busy setting up protection from the snow for trees and houses. Resorts are getting ready too with ceremonies to ask for...
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