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Joetsu Kokusai, Niigata Prefecture










 







 

 
 
 
 
LIFT PASSES
2009/10 SEASON
Valid Time Adults Children
Senior
1 day ticket 8am-5pm 4,000 3,500
Long 1 day ticket 8am-9pm 4,500 4,000
AM ticket 8am-1pm 3,000 2,500
PM ticket 12pm-5pm 3,000 2,500
PM & Night ticket 12pm-9pm 4,000 3,500
Night 5pm-9pm 2,000 1,500
Night ticket (Atema area ONLY) 5pm-9pm 1,500 1,000
Early Ski ticket (12th - 18th Dec) 8am-5pm 2,000 1,500
Spring Ski ticket (29th Mar - 4th April) 8am-5pm 2,000 1,500
2 day ticket day 1: open-9pm
day 2: open-5pm
7,000 6,000
1 lift ticket any time that day 400
SEASON PASSES
30 days pass 18,000 30 consecutive days
60 days pass 29,000 60 consecutive days
Season pass 40,000 all season

Children = 3-12 years (elementary school age).  Senior = over 55's.

Day Ski Pack
1 day lift ticket + lunch + drink @ 4,500 yen

Long Day Ski Pack
1 long one-day ticket +lunch + drink @ 5,000 yen

These packs also includes 500 yen off ski/board rental and 20% off school prices.  Please ask for details.

    
     


RENTAL CHARGES 2009/2010

 

Type

 

Charge

Quantity available

Sizes available

Ski

Ski

Adult

2500

1000

70cm - 170cm

Child

1500

Boots

Adult

1500

1050

15.5-30cm

Child

1000

Poles

Adult

1000

900

70-130cm

Child

700

Set

Adult

3500

- - -

- - -

Child

2500

Board

Board

Adult

3000

250

138-153cm

Child

2500

Boots

Adult

1500

400

22.5-28cm

Child

1000

Set

Adult

4000

- - -

- - -

Child

3000

Fun Ski

Al

3000

30

90cm

Set

4000

Wear

Adult

4000

50

M-2L

Child

3000

10

100cm-

Also in the Hotel Green Plaza Joetsu, the Salomon Station presents a variety of new Salomon equipment available for rental.

Joetsu Kokusai has a wide range of year round facilities with a fun summer playland in the summer months.  In the winter Joetsu Kokusai turns bright white.  Here are the main facilities to be found at the resort. 

Skiers & Snowboarders welcome:

Skiers and snowboarders are welcome on all of our slopes!

Half pipe & Board:

Now with 2 half-pipes at the resort and a board park, the resort offers a good range of fun time for boarders.
Nagamine Halfpipe: 100174 15.5°
Daibetto Halfpipe: 130
204 18°
Snowpark: Tabletop, rails, box, others.
Opening dates may vary.

Sponge Bob Kids Par:

Nagamine 2 gelende

Gelende Restaurants:

In front of Reezen Lift:
"MontBlanc"

Nagamine Gelende :
Restaurant "Yodel"

Daibetto Gelende:
Restaurant "San Moritz"

Mina Gelende:
Restaurant "Piccolo"

Osawa Gelende:
"Tyrol"

Atema Dai 8 Gelende:
"Inakaka"

Atema Dai 4 Gelende:
Restaurant "Horn"

Atema Dai 4 Gelende:
"Pauze"

Atema Dai 1 Gelende:
Restaurant "Limoges"

Panorama Gelende:
"Oshiruko Jyaya"

Other Facility Areas:

Annex:
In front of Reezen Lift (6am-10pm:)
Restaurant, spa, Rental , ticket-information, changing room, locker, toilets, takyubin.

Mina Skiers Center :
Mina Gelende (7am-6pm)

Restaurant, ticket-information,  changing rooms, lockers, Rental, shop, toilets, kids room

Tyrol :
Osawa Gelende (7am-6pm: weekday, 7am-9pm: night skiing day)
Restaurant, ticket-information,  changing room, locker, toilet, shop, rental, kids corner

Atema Resort Center :
Atema 1 Gelende (8am-6pm:weekday, 8am-9pm:night skiing day)
Restaurant, ticket-information,  changing room, locker, shop, rental, toilets, kids corner

Joetsu Kokusai has it's own JR station - called "Joetsu Kokusai Ski-jo Mae".  Taking the Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo to Yuzawa takes about 70 minutes, and from Yuzawa - on the Joetsu local train line - it takes just under 15 minutes to the Joetsu Kokusai Station.  

2009/10 Season Timetable
The below bus runs between the East Exit of Echigo Yuzawa Station and Joetsu Kokusai.  After passing through the ticket booths at Echigo Yuzawa station, turn right and go to the East Exit.  Once outside the doors of the station, turn right and walk about 30 meters to the Joetsu Kokusai bus stop.

BUS BETWEEN ECHIGO YUZAWA STATION & HOTEL GREEN PLAZA JOETSU
(for hotel guests)
ECHIGO YUZAWA > HOTEL HOTEL > ECHIGO YUZAWA
8:00 8:30
8:30 9:30
9:30 10:30
10:30 11:30
11:30 12:30
12:30 13:30
13:30 14:30 (*2)
14:30 15:30 (*2)
15:30 16:00 (*2)
16:30 16:30 (*2)
20:30 (*1) 17:00 (*2)
22:00 (*1) 17:30 (*2)

*1 - Fridays only on 26th December and between 9th January and 27th March.
*2 - reservations required at the hotel.

Please note that if you take the local Joetsu line to Joetsu Kokusai Ski-jo Mae Station, there will be a shuttle bus waiting for you to take you to the hotel).

For general information on how to get to the town of Yuzawa and Shiozawa, complete with timetables and costs, check the Yuzawa Travel Guide here

For more information on Joetsu Kokusai,
check out the following resources:

Official Website (with weather and snow reports in winter)
Email (Japanese) : info@jkokusai.co.jp
Yuzawa Now! with photos:
     

JOETSU KOKUSAI RESORT SPOTLIGHT
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