Best Sports around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

Good access in only 5 minutes from the Sonohara interchange on the Chuo expressway! Trails are restricted to skiers! The easy way to enjoy playing in the snow and winter mountains!

Pleasant slopes, directly connected to Route 153. The trails which make the most of high quality snow and natural surroundings of Minami-Shinshu are popular with beginners, intermediate level skiers and snow boarders and families.

Some of the biggest trails in western Japan where everyone from beginners to advanced will have a great time!Enjoy yourself to the utmost on trails with great snow quality☆

Just three hours from the Tokyo metropolitan area, boasts the size of the course area 175ha. Enjoy the finest powder at highland landscape reminiscent of Switzerland!

The kids park is highly recommended for families! Enjoy snow, hot spring baths, and shopping. Discover all the entertainments Nasu offers in this winter.

Powder snow that can only be found at 2,000m. The cloudy hot spring baths with a plentiful supply of water are also very appealing!!

With the latest ice crushing system it is now possible to ski from November.

On this course, the various changes in scenery will give you a boost as you walk. Walk along the clear stream of the Niizaki River, which is a fishing ground for Japanese salmon and trout, and you’ll arrive at the huge rock face of Makuyama. The peak of the mountain is 626 meters above sea level and you can enjoy wonderful views of Sagami Bay. The grass spreading over the mountain is a treasure trove of wild flowers. While walking through the vast, open landscape, you can enjoy a view filled with seasonal plants. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Makuyama Koen for about 20 minutes The course starts next to the Makuyama Koen bus stop

Superb access!! A ski area close to the Takasu interchange. The efficient trail layout is designed to provide fulfilling skiing and snow boarding for all levels of experience.

The northern alps with its magnificent range of mountains at over 3000m in altitude is the location of this large scale snow resort; a blue skied white covered world.

Smile x Smile = Oze Iwakura

Fun! Size! It has to be Jam!!

[Tenshozan course: Takes around one hour 10 minutes at a regular pace (or 55 minutes if walked in the reverse direction)] [Momiji-no-sato course: Takes around one hour 20 minutes at a regular pace] This is a great course for people who want to hike among nature. You can stroll through primary forest containing cedar, pine, and beech trees while the sunlight through the branches creates patterns along the path. As the song of wild birds echoes among the trees, you will feel the atmosphere of the deep mountain forest. Please enjoy the natural scenery of Okuyugawara while stopping by to see the Hakuun waterfall which resembles silk threads flowing through the greenery, and Tenshozan Shrine, which is beautiful in every season. The newly named Momiji-no-sato is best enjoyed in November. However, it can be crowded during foliage season. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Okuyugawara or Fudo-Taki for about 18 minutes Alight at the Okuyugawara Iriguchi bus stop

One of the biggest ski resorts in Western Japan. The number of courses, open hours, and all aspects are outstanding! Purchasing a common ski pass with a neighbor ski resort "Takasu SP" makes your skiing availability bigger!

"Ski over the rooftops of Japan! Experience the delights of Norikura(^^) "

Excellent location with 80% sunny days! Only this ski resort operates night skiing eveyday in the area!

[Takes around two hours 20 minutes at a regular pace (or two hours and 30 minutes if walked in the reverse direction) - suitable for regular walkers] A course where you can enjoy the view while touring historic relics dating back to the days when Yugawara was called Doi-go. You will get a feel for the close ties between Yugawara and Yoritomo Minamoto as you take in sights such as Joganji Temple, Sanehira’s family temple, the Doi castle ruins (at the peak of Mt. Shiroyama), and Shitodo Cave. The grassy meadow of the picnic area is a best place to stop and have lunch. The superb view from the top of Mt. Shiroyama enables you to look over Sagami Bay, as well as the Izu Peninsula, and even as far as Hatsushima and Oshima islands.

Sun Meadows Kiyosato Ski Resort

The resort exclusively for skiers where snow boarders are banned on all trails.

The nearest snow resort from Azumino IC! You can enjoy 16 courses rich in variety. Let's enyoy Kashimayari!