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Official Website:
Hakuba Website

Daily Weather Reports from Hakuba:
Hakuba Now!

 

Hakuba Village,
Nagano Prefecture

On this page:
Winter Sports - 7 ski areas
Getting to Hakuba
NEW Genki-go Shuttle Bus info

On the next page (here):
Onsen

Welcome to Hakuba - the foot of the Japan Alps

Hakuba village, located in the north western part of Nagano Prefecture is a popular all-year round resort area.  It is probably best known however for the fantastic winter sports facilities, including the famous Happo-one resort which hosted the downhill race at the Nagano Winter Olympics in 1998.  With a huge range of courses on offer at 7 resort areas, skiers and snowboarders at all skill levels will find something to suit them in Hakuba.

Below are the seven resorts in the village.  (Click on the image below to see a larger version).

For more details on each of the resorts in Hakuba, click on the links below.  Clicking on the HERE links (below) will take you to the resort info page on Snow Japan - from which you can find any reader Resort Reviews, Journals of Photos for each of the resorts.

RESORT NAME

 

RESORT PAGE
ON SNOWJAPAN

Sanosaka

 

HERE

Hakuba
Goryu

HERE

Hakuba 47
Winter Sports Park

HERE

Happoone

HERE

Hakuba
Iwatake

HERE

Hakuba
Minekata

HERE

Hakuba
Highland

HERE

HAPPY 7 TICKET

With the "Happy 7" lift ticket, you get 2 one-day lift tickets that can be used at any of the 7 resorts in Hakuba Village.

Adults:

8,500 yen

Children:

4,500 yen

Individual pricing for each resort is also available (check the listings on Snow Japan for each resort for more details).

 

Shinjuku <> Hakuba
Highway Bus Service

One way - 4,700 yen
Return - 8,500 yen

Reservations taken one month in advance

0261-72-3155 (7am-7pm)
03-5376-2222 (9am-6pm)

Shinjuku Station (West Exit) > Hakuba Happo-one

Shinjuku
Station
(West Exit)

8:00

9:00

15:30

17:00

19:00

22:30

Hakuba
Goryu

12:20

13:20

19:50

21:20

23:20

5:20

Hakuba
chou

12:25

13:25

19:55

21:25

23:25

5:25

Hakuba
Happo-one

12:30

13:30

20:00

21:30

23:30

5:30

Hakuba Happo-one > Shinjuku Station (West Exit)

Hakuba
Happo-one

7:00

9:00

11:00

14:00

15:30

17:00

Hakuba
chou

7:05

9:05

11:05

14:05

15:35

17:05

Hakuba
Goryu

7:10

9:10

11:10

14:10

15:40

17:10

Shinjuku
Station
(West Exit)

11:30

13:30

15:30

18:30

20:00

21:30

Also available is the Highway Bus Pack:

Shinjuku <> Hakuba + 1 day lift ticket valid at the 7 above resorts

January & February

11,500 yen

March

10,500 yen

 

From Narita (Tokyo) Airport (About 4 hours)
Narita Airport >>> (JR Narita Express) Tokyo Station >>> (Nagano Bullet Train (SHINKANSEN)) Nagano Station >>> (Express Bus) Hakuba

From Nagoya Airport (About 4.5 hours)
Nagoya Airport >>> (Bus) Nagoya Station >>> (JR Chuo Saisen Line) Matsumoto Station >>> (JR Oito Line) Hakuba Station

From Kansai(Osaka) Airport (About 6.5 hours)
Kansai Airport >>> (JR line) Osaka Station >>> (Tokaido Bullet Train) Nagoya Station >>> (JR Chuo Saisen Line) Matsumoto Station >>> (JR Oito Line) Hakuba Station


Click on the map to download a map of Hakuba village (PDF format)

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON HAKUBA'S ONSEN


NEW FOR 2006/2007 SEASON
"Genki-go" Shuttle Bus

Operating from:

Friday 22nd December 06 - Saturday 10th March 2007

Charge:

200 yen per person (free for under 6's)

This new shuttle bus service will run from 5:20pm to 10:35pm each day during the above period and covers a wide area from the Happo area to the Hakuba Goryu area.  (Details in below map).

Please note that to use this bus service you will need to purchase a ticket in advance at the hotels and shops that are listed in the below pdf files - tickets cannot be purchased from the bus.  The bus will also only stop at the locations shown on the map.

Genki-go Bus Route & Timetable (English included)
Click on the following links to view PDF files

BUS ROUTE MAP

BUS TIMETABLE

 

     

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