Winter 22/23 came to an end on Sunday May 21st as Kagura closed its lifts for the season. This winter it was great to see so many international visitors able to make it back to Japan to enjoy the snow again after two winters of...
Yeah! We are back sliding again with the opening of Kagura today (December 8th 2022). It has been a bit of a wait this year with Kagura's planned opening on November 23rd being pushed back until today. We have had very mild weather and it has...
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...
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...
It is spring already in Yuzawa and we have had some pretty warm weather of late. Much like the rest of Japan, the cherry blossoms have made a really early appearance. This does give us the chance to get some photos of cherry blossom with...
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....
It is the start of winter here in Yuzawa. While we wait for the main snow to hit and all the lower resorts to open, the early season skiing and snowboarding takes place at Kagura. If you haven't been there at this time of year...
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...