Gunma Boarder

First of all I have to thank the Kagura staff as well as a random stranger that brought my camera to them.Without them this thread would not be possible. I was careless with the zipper on my backpack and my camera fell out. I was sure it was in the woods and I would never see it again. I only called them after the fact on the off chance someone found it. I will be more careful from now on. I had a beautiful day at Kagura yesterday. I walked up from the Kagura quad lift to the top of Kaguragamine entering the the fantastical land of the snow creatures. They appear as different things for ev

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What skijo is this taken from the top of?

Is it actually Hakkaisan?

Hakkaisan?

Good snow depth for Christmas time and minimal crowds. It was a very nice day

I made it out to Kawaba on Christmas and was rewarded with a beautiful morning.

I love the frosty trees!

Probably not worth it. The only advantage would be not buying tickets every time. You might consider a Kanto pass (you can buy them at Narita airport). They are for any three days and are 8,000 yen. Problem is they don't cover to Nagano, but they do cover to Sakudaira and from Sakudaira to Nagano and back is 6,500 yen. Tokyo to Nagano and back is 15,940 yen with the pass would be 14,500. If the timing is right you could also take a JR train instead of the Skyliner from Narita to Tokyo and this would also be covered in the pass. If you were willing to go to Yuzawa instead of Nagano (also a go

I was there last season for a few days. It's definitely crazy. I'm actually heading back for 4 days at the beginning of January. Party time! You wrote about your trip last year, right? That is part of the reason I want to go so bad

How is white world Oze? Looks like some pretty good side-country terrain from the gondola and the top lift. Was thinking to head there for a day or 2 this season if it is any good.... Never been. But I have heard good things.

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no and no. But both are pretty close.

I posted some of these pictures on the "Guess Where This Is" thread and got some requests for a trip report so here it is. My friend and I took a trip to climb Mt. Tateshina in Nagano prefecture a couple of years back. We started the trip by climbing Mt. Kurumayama which you can drive almost to the top of (hence the name　車山？） .　We made it in time to watch the sunset from the peak. For how easy it is to get to, the views are amazing. This is a picture of the shrine at the peak and Mt. Tateshina as well as a few other mountains in the Yatsugatake range. As the sun began to set.

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I love the pics on the giveaway pages this year!

The original and one more angle from (almost) the same spot.

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For me I would go with Zao Onsen (really want to see those tree monsters) White World Oze (New tunnel!!!!!) and Charmant Hiuchi (crazy location with crazy amounts of snow. Also might be a crazy drive in some crazy weather. Did I mention this place looks crazy?)

No and no. Norn isn't that bad..... but I guess wonderful might be pushing it

How about this? Where is this wonderful skijo?

No!!!! only Tsugaike Kogen can guess Tsugaike Kogen it's an unwritten rule