Yuzawa Park is a fairly small ski hill located in the snow and onsen resort of Yuzawa Town in Niigata Prefecture. It is found to the east of the central Yuzawa town with good access from both the train station and expressway. Back in the early 90's, Yuzawa Park was one of the first resorts in the region to allow snowboarders when most resorts were 'skier-only'.
Yuzawa town and neighbouring Minamiuonuma city - located around 200km to the north north-west of the Tokyo region in Niigata Prefecture - are together home to over 20 individual ski and snowboard resorts, including some of the most well-known ski resorts in Japan. With easy and quick access by both train and road and a wide choice in a relatively compact area, this region is one of the most popular ski destinations in Japan. The region usually enjoys very heavy and consistent snowfall each winter and with Yuzawa town also being the inspiration and setting of the famous Nobel prize-winning novel Yukiguni (Snow Country), it can certainly lay claim to being the original 'Snow Country'.
Niigata Prefecture is located in the central region of Honshu to the north of Tokyo and has a 250km long coastline facing the Sea of Japan. Convenient transportation links make Niigata very easy to get to from Tokyo and other surrounding regions. Most of the larger ski and snowboard resorts in Niigata Prefecture are concentrated in the southern regions around Yuzawa town, Minamiuonuma city and Myoko city.
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Yuzawa Park. There are a number of independent ski and snowboard schools that cover the Yuzawa area and offer lessons in English - please check the Lessons in English section for current listings on SnowJapan.
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Ski and snowboard equipment rental is available. Ski and snowboard wear rental is also available.
Children's facilities
The 'Kids Park' is located at the base of Yuzawa Park and is open from 8:30am until 5pm and offers a sledging area as well as a safe place to play in the snow.
There is also a 'Nanchatte Park' area for children and beginners that has some items including a jump, wave, and bank.
Park information
The 'Snowboard Park' is open from 9am until 4pm.
Yuzawa Park Season & Opening Times
Typical season is from Mid December until Early April
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Daytime
Weekends and holidays
Normally open from 8:30am until 5:00pm
Weekdays
Normally open from 8:30am until 5:00pm
'Nighta' (night skiing)
Weekends and holidays
No
Weekdays
No
Opening information
Yuzawa Park is open from 8:30am until 5pm every day.
There is no nighta at this resort.
Yuzawa Park Lift Ticket Charges
Adults
Child
Elementary School age
Older Child
High School age
Senior
55 years & over
1 Day (8:30am-5pm)
4,000 yen
2,000 yen
3,000 yen
3,000 yen
Morning (8:30am-1pm)
3,000 yen
1,500 yen
2,000 yen
2,000 yen
Afternoon (12pm-5pm)
3,000 yen
1,500 yen
2,000 yen
2,000 yen
1 Lift Coupon
300 yen
150 yen
200 yen
200 yen
Season Ticket
30,000 yen
15,000 yen
20,000 yen
20,000 yen
Infants can ride the lifts for free.
Ski-kodomo-no-hi (Children's Day) is on Sunday 15th January, Sunday 19th February and Monday 20th March 2017. On those dates, a 1 day lift ticket for children is 1,000 yen.
Ladies Day is every Friday between 6th January and 24th March 2017. On those days, a 1 day lift ticket for ladies costs 2,000 yen.
Senior Service Day is every Thursday between 5th January and 23rd March 2017. On those days, a 1 day lift ticket for seniors (55+) costs 2,000 yen.
Getting to Yuzawa Park
By public transport
Train
4.7km from Echigo Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen line
4.7km from Echigo Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Line
4.7km from Echigo Yuzawa Station on the Hokuhoku Line
Information
The nearest train station is Iwappara Ski Jo Mae (less than 2km away), but that is a very small local Joetsu line station. Most people use the main Echigo Yuzawa Station (Joetsu line and Joetsu Shinkansen line) which is just under 5km from Yuzawa Park. Connections to the Hokuhoku line are also available at Echigo Yuzawa Station.
A free shuttle bus service is available from the East Exit of Echigo Yuzawa Station. A taxi journey from the station costs around 1,900 yen.
By Car
3.6km from the Yuzawa IC on the Kanetsu Expressway
12.2km from the Shiozawa Ishiuchi IC on the Kanetsu Expressway
Nearest national route: Route 17 (2.9km away)
Nearest prefecture road: Prefecture Road 361
Direction
From Yuzawa IC, turn left onto Route 17 and go about 600m to the traffic lights at the 7-11 convenience store. Turn left at the traffic lights and continue for about 650m until you reach another set of traffic lights by a Save On convenience store. Turn right at these traffic lights and continue straight on for about 1km through two sets of traffic lights. After going under the Kanetsu Expressway bridge and then the local train line bridge, take the immediate left left to head towards Yuzawa Park. The resort is about 1.5km further down that road on the right hand side.
At the time of writing (mid May), almost all ski resorts in Japan have closed for the 2016-2017 season.
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