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Kagura opens in just over a month which means winter is super-close now. We’re enjoying great autumn weather at the moment with the rice harvest just about finished, some delicious

We’ve been getting quite a few questions recently asking about driving around here during winter. There are two rental car shops in Yuzawa situated on either side of the station.

We’ve already mentioned our love of winter festivals in Snow Country and have posted the intro video for the Tokamachi festivals in a previous post. It is well worth a

Muikamachi Hakkaisan is one of our favorite ski resorts. It is not big but what it lacks in number of runs it more than makes up for in steepness and

SnowJapan is the go-to guide if you are looking for information on ski/snowboard related destinations in Japan. They have just released a comprehensive travel section that hopefully details everything you need to

Final section from the Naeba/Tashiro/Kagura/Mitsumata info leaflet. This time it is Naeba. (Other information for both resorts and Kagura.) Fireworks over the slopes at Naeba – Saturday December 19th, Saturday

Onto the back side of the info leaflet for Mount Naeba Resorts – Naeba, Tashiro, Kagura and Mitsumata. Kagura Opening Event – November 21st Tashiro Opening Event (at the Tashiro

So we picked up the info leaflet for Naeba/Tashiro/Kagura/Mitsumata resorts (together known as Mt. Naeba) a couple of days ago and thought we’d put some of the contents into English.

Kandatsu Kogen is a few minutes drive from Yuzawa Interchange off the Kanetsu Expressway so is one of the easiest resorts to get to by car in this area. It

We get a few questions about taxi costs from Echigo-Yuzawa Station to various locations in Snow Country. It is hard to give an exact price but the Yuzawa Taxi Association

The feeling of soaking yourself in a natural hot spring bath after a cold day out on the hill is hard to put into words. It is a real pleasure

Night Skiing is offered by several resorts in the Snow Country region. Floodlights illuminate the slopes while a few select courses and lifts are available for those that simply can’t