Best Sports around Tokyo and Surroundings Spot List

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!!

Easy access from Toyoda-Iyama IC on the Joshinetsu Express! No perilous mountain roads or passes! Easy access to the snow world in just 25 minutes!

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!

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!

Easy access in only 15 minutes from the expressway interchange! The ski resort for families with 3 different theme lands.

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.

Leading Ski Resort in Shiga Kogen, Japan’s Largest Combined Snow Sports Area

Our pride is the outstanding quality of the snow at an altitude of over 2,100m and the quality of the Kusatsu Onsen spa water. The 8km long trail from the top is fantastic!

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

[Takes around three hours 25 minutes at a regular pace - suitable for regular walkers] From the peak of Mt. Nango, 610 meters above sea level, you can enjoy incredible views of the Manazuru Peninsula stretching out into Sagami Bay. People who are interested in old legends can head to Jigansui pond. It is where Minamoto no Yoritomo is said to have gone to commit suicide after losing the Battle of Ishibashiyama. Legend says, after seeing the miserable image of himself reflected on the water, he returned to the fight. Nearby you can also see the remains of Komichi Jizodo (hall for guardian deities), which appears in “Genpei Seisuiki” (The Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and the Taira Clans), and is a good place to stroll while thinking about the Sengoku period. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Kajiya for about 15 minutes The start is right next to the Kajiya bus stop

A ski resort with sweet cakes and fresh bakeries presented by a respected cake brand. A high percentage of blue sky days throughout the season and fabulous snow conditions maintained by snow machines!

Enjoy supreme powder snow by staying at the base hotel at the bottom of the mountain! You can enjoy the world's top skiing on the finest powder snow between trees in the woods of the back-country areas that are designed for experts, under your own responsibility.

Fresh powder in the sun with your friends - a day that can be yours. Part of Shiga Kogen, Japan’s largest ski area, Okushiga Kogen is blessed withthe 100% natural world-famous "Japow" (Japanese Powder Snow). Slopes for all levels - from beginners to experts - are in place. Open from early December to early May.

Smile x Smile = Oze Iwakura

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.

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

It locates in Kitashiga, Nagano, and abundant of natural snow falls. This ski resort is the combination of 2 ski resorts which creates one big snow resort that covers 97ha land and equips 24 slopes and 8 lifts.

This ski resort is comfortable, safe, and warm. It is close to Tokyo area and takes only 2 hours. It is 10 minutes from Kobuchizawa IC by car. The slope width is about 100m that is very wide as an exclusive slope for skiing, which is perfect for family and beginners.

[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.

The snow paradise where you can enjoy both skiing and snowboarding. Take a break in the hot spring baths only 5 minutes away by car.