During our recent winter visit to Japan, we went on a family ski trip to Hakuba located at the
northern tip of Nagano Prefecture. It is a popular ski area in Japan and several of the Nagano Winter Olympic events took place at Hakuba ski resorts including alpine skiing and ski jumping. We want to share our travel experiences with you in case you are interested in skiing in Japan. We’ll also explain the economical ski package we purchased compared to the a la carte options which are more expensive.How to Get to Hakuba from Tokyo
There are several ways to get to Hakuba from the Tokyo area:
- You can rent a car just drive there (4 hrs without traffic). Cost of car rental and highway toll (toll is 6,000 yen each way).
- Take Shinkansen and transfer to a bus from Nagano (roughly 10,000 yen each way per person).
- Take the express bus from Shinjuku (5,000 yen each way per person)
Regardless of the choices, it’s pretty pricey just to get to Hakuba. But don’t worry, we’ll share the details of the ski package shortly and you’ll see why it’s fairly affordable to go skiing in Japan.
Hakuba has a total of 10 ski resorts and 5 were located in the area we were at. There is a shuttle that takes you to the different resorts for free or low cost if you wanted to try different resorts during your trip. As the bus was heading up from the south towards the north, the ski resorts in order were
- Hakuba Goryu Snow Resort
- Hakuba47
- Hakuba Happo-One Snow Resort
- Hakuba Iwatake Ski Field
- Tsugaike Ski Resort
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