Best Sports Spot List

One of the largest ski resorts in Japan. Enjoy your wonderful snow life in the vast resort that consists of 4 zones.

For absolute beginners there's an 'easy belt' lift and 'easy lessons' A family ski resort with close access from the city and car park next to the slopes.

It is guaranteed that beginners and mid level skiers will be satisfied with the slopes. 80% of courses are gentle or mid-level slopes and wide.

Excellent access form station to ski resort by shuttle bus! Not only for skier,wide and fun snowland is waiting for you!

A new ski resort, the first to newly open in the past 14 years. This is a facility not only for skiing but also for enjoying a stay.

Hayashi-han, Azumayama Kokuyurin194, Wakamiya, Inawashiro-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken

Indoor ski & snowboard park open throughout the year!

A fantasyland of snow and ice: this ski area sports an ”Ice Village.”

Excellent access from Minakami IC on the Kanetsu Expressway at only 7km! Everyone from beginners to experts can enjoy.

Impressive snow at an altitude of 2,000m!

At this ski resort from the summit you can see the beautiful scenary of Mt. Sumon, Mt. Aakakusa, and Mt. Echigo-Sanzan. Slopes are varied from steep to gentle runs.

Delicious food. Fun time. Value for money. Visit Maiko at least once a season.

Wide and gentle slopes give you a spacious feeling and kids and beginners can enjoy skiing comfortably.

Beginners and experts alike are welcome to hit the powder snow slopes in this resort for an experience you will never forget.

A big attraction is the rich variety of trails; from beginners to advanced everyone will have a great time.

Powder snow close to Tokyo!! Two ultra long and gentle slopes perfect for families and beginners.

The 99-year history of ski resort.

Enjoy an impressive slope of 2,300m in length coming down from the 1,200m elevation.

Overlooking majestic Mt. Komagatake and Onuma Pond, the snow park offers glade courses that maximize the natural terrain with beautiful rime-covered trees.

[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