Best Visiting Spot List

This is a bronze statue of Sanae Nakazawa from ”Captain Tsubasa (Flash Kicker),” a soccer comic series that is popular all over the world.

A massive and beautiful panorama awaits you at the top of the ropeway

Trails that are outstanding for their originality, A full program of events On a scale that can't be covered in a day The exciting snow resort!

This is the only ski resort in Japan which is directly connected with a highway. It is connected with the Sakudaira parking area on the Joshinetsu expressway providing outstanding access from Nerima IC at just 150km!

Enjoy skiing and snow boarding on a total of 15 trails including Hakkaisan's renowned downhill trail, mogul slopes, and deep snow trails.

Famous for its national treasure, a statue of Miroku Bosatsu

A magnificent shrine dedicated to Emperor Jinmu and his Empress

Play in the snow at Aizu-Urabanndai! Grandeco. All the lifts are high speed four person lifts with covers, so you won't get cold!

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!

It boasts snow quality and thoughoutly groomed slopes. Kojiro-Land is renewed in this season! Off-piste is open!

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

The Tamura Sake Brewery is a long established Sake Brewery dating back to1882. Its representative brand is ”Kasen”.

Geto is the "Snow Kingdom", with one of the largest snowfalls over Japan, boasting a long open season until Golden Week!

Straddling three peaks—Mt. Bandai, Mt. Nekomagadake, and Mt. Umaya—and commanding a view of Lake Inawashiro below, Hoshino Resorts NEKOMA Mountain is Japan's largest ski resort, boasting a total of 33 runs. The premises, running north to south and covered in exceptional snow, are home to a wide variety of pistes and ample facilities that will warm every winter-sports lover's heart.

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

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

Narita Airport serves as the main gateway of Japan opening to the world with the airline network connecting more than 100 domestic and foreign cities.

See the brave figures of twelve protective deities

Located inside the Yugawara Tourist Hall, this museum exhibits the works and information panels of various writers and artists who have visited Yugawara since the Meiji era, such as Doppo Kunikida, Soseki Natsume , Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Akiko Yosano, Toson Shimazaki, and Junichiro Tanizaki. It also features a walking map for sights connected to Yugawara’s literary history, a brief history of modern literature in Yugawara, as well as panels of photos showing Yugawara in the past and present, and temples, shrines and stone statues. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Okuyugawara or Fudo-Taki for about 10 minutes We are right next to the Ochiaibashi bus stop