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...
We have moved into September and the humid summer temperatures seem to be gone for the time being. Although winter is a few months away yet, September always sees the first of the Early Bird Lift Offers hit the internet, so it feels as if...
There are some good discounts floating around this year from reduced rate shinkansen fees, travel subsidy campaigns (currently on hold), and also Niigata Prefecture subsidising lift tickets.The discount lift ticket program is called the Oniwari Campaign and also extends to rental equipment at the resorts....
The summer temperatures have fallen away quickly in the mountains here and it is feeling decidedly autumnal. The changing of the leaves season is about to start and there are several great hikes, rides, ropeways, and lake cruises to check that out if you are...
We get this question quite a bit as people are planning their winter snow trips to Japan - which is the best ski resort in Yuzawa, or which is the best resort for snowboarding in Yuzawa? Unfortunately this is not such an easy question to answer!...
With the cicadas buzzing outside and the heat of the Japanese summer upon us there is no better time to sit back and contemplate winter! We covered great resorts for beginner skiers so now it is time for those people who are coming to the Yuzawa...
Autumn colors around Yuzawa at the moment which always means that winter is just around the corner. We are starting to dust off our gear and get ready as there is not long left to wait now. The first resort will be opening on November...
The Snow Country Region contains a large amount of ski resorts: everything from the interlinked multi-resort ski areas of Kagura / Tashiro / Naeba, or Yuzawa Kogen / Gala / Ishiuchi Maruyama, to single lift single run offerings like Ipponsugi. Lots of the Yuzawa and...
It is that time of year when you can start getting seriously excited about the arrival of winter. Snow has been falling in other parts of Japan already, and resorts in some parts of the world have opened up. It is still a way off in...
Only in Yuzawa for a short time? Want to make the most of your time on the snow? Head out for some night skiing and get some extra hours on the slopes. We are happy to teach under floodlights and it is a great time...