jludovic1

Only mentioned Yuzawa (meaning Gala Yuzawa) because I think someone else mentioned it, and its the most convenient (And their ads are everywhere in Tokyo during the winter). And as Far as Hakuba, there is a pass that allows you to use many of the resorts in the area. I should have been more specific, I apologize.

Nozawa is great, and not at all hard to get too. But neither are any of the other places near there. If you stay in Tokyo, you can get a 5 or 10 day pass for JR East for a really good price. From there you can go all the way to Akita or out to Nagano and anywhere in between. For convenience sake, you can catch a bus from Nagano to most of these places directly, so its a really good base. Last March, I went to a different resort every day for two weeks and it wasn't at all tiring. I just caught the first Shinkansen from Tokyo in the morning and was back around 7 every evening. With all of these