HAKUBA
RESORT INFORMATION
RESORT INFORMATION
Host to the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Hakuba is one of Japan’s largest and most renowned alpine resorts. The valley consists of 10 ski resorts, giving an incredible variety of alpine terrain, accommodating everyone from novice to expert.
Ski terrain: 🟢 30% | 🟥 40% | ⯁ 30%
Hakuba Valley is at the heart of the spectacular Japanese Alps and just 3hrs from downtown Tokyo. Host to the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, this is one of Japan’s largest and most renowned alpine resorts. The valley consists of 9 ski resorts, giving an incredible variety of alpine terrain, accommodating everyone from novice to expert. With this many ski resorts to choose from the slopes are relatively empty during the week and fresh tracks can be found for days. You’ll never be short of new areas to explore.
SkiJapan’s ground services expanded to Hakuba in 2018, bringing over 20 years of Niseko Powder holiday experience to the valley. Located in The Hakuba Gateway Hotelour Resort Services Desk can assist with local information, tour bookings, reservations, and holiday packages. Drop by and talk to one of our friendly guest services staff today.
| Season | December-April |
| Elevation | 1,831m |
| Park | Available |
The Hakuba Valley lift pass lets you ride in any of the 9 main zones in the area around Hakuba Village, Otari Village and Omachi City. These zones are Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba 47, Hakuba Happo-One, Hakuba Iwatake, Tsugaike Kogen, Hakuba Norikura, Hakuba Cortina, Jiigatake, and Kashimayari. Night skiing is open until 10pm in many areas but you’ll need to purchase night skiing passes from the ticket counter in resort.
Hakuba is also included in selected multi-resort passes – for more information please visit this link.
Hakuba Ski Resort is approximately 5hrs from Narita or Haneda airports by road, and as little as 3 hours when using the Shinkansen bullet train. Taking a pre-booked private or share taxi from the airport is a good option if you want to avoid the schedule of a public bus or train.
Hakuba provides a variety of International and traditional Japanese cuisines for guests to enjoy. The variety of restaurants includes Thai fusion, French fusion, Italian (pizza and pasta), Izakaya-style restaurants (Japanese tapas), Okonomiyaki, Soba/Udon noodle restaurants, hot pot and more. Local delicacies that can be enjoyed include Nozawana (a Japanese leaf vegetable), Oyaki (a traditional dumpling bun with savoury and sweet fillings), and Shinshu apples.