a bit thick 0 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I'm a little confused. Is 'Yuzawa' a town name or a specific ski resort? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Hi and welcome Yuzawa is the name of the town. (You might hear Echigo Yuzawa which is the full traditonal name). There's 13 individual ski resorts (skijo) in Yuzawa. Some of the ski resorts have Yuzawa in their name, which confuses some people - here's a list of resorts within the boundarties of Yuzawa town, all within easy reach of each other: http://www.snowjapan...rts/town/yuzawa Hope that helps. Link to post Share on other sites
a bit thick 0 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Wow that was quick!! Thanks mate. Will take a look. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Muika, could you call Yuzawa a ski resort with many ski areas? Forexample when a customer visits they stay & eat in the resort, and try different ski areas Like Hakuba in a way... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 You could if you wanted, I suppose. But as I'm not concerned with 'selling' and marketing messages, I'm just answering the question that was asked. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I know you only answered his question, but i wasn't querying that. confused how you think calling Yuzawa a ski resort is marketing and selling? Maybe a ski town is more appropriate. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 There are 13 seperate 'ski resorts' in the town of Yuzawa. Is that less confusing? Link to post Share on other sites
634-maru 4 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 What did Yuzawa used to have as a phrase Human Urban Resort or something? Some of the skijo in Yuzawa have Yuzawa in the name, it does indeed confuse with people thinking Yuzawa = Gala Yuzawa or Yuzawa = Yuzawa Kogen. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yuzawa also has lots of "resort mansions". Please interpret this message as marketing and selling if it makes you better. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 That's hilarious! Well done. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yes, I thought that was jolly funny. Link to post Share on other sites
a bit thick 0 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 muikabochi has answered my question and I totally understand now. It's pretty obvious that Yuzawa is a "ski town" in that it has different ski hills dotted around that are close together. But I was confused by exactly what 634-maru said confuses people - Gala Yuzawa, Yuzawa Kogen, Yuzawa?? Thanks for clearing it up muikabochi and 634-maru. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 In Hakuba, is there or perhaps was there a year round village or town, kind of Central to most of the ski hills before the Nagano Olympics (as I assume that's when most development started....correct me if I'm wrong)? Yuzawa is a town that just happens to be very close to a bunch of ski hills, a few of which use it's name. Are any of the ski hills ran by the town council itself or are they all in private hands? Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I drove through there and I would describe it as a ski town. It has resorts on both sides of the main st and independent shops. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I would market it as "Perfect place to stay close to Mt Granview". Or something like that. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I'm pretty sure they are all private, Tubby. Edit: not sure about Ipponsugi. Edit: 一本杉スキー場施設株式会社 (company) Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I had always somewhat lazily thought of Yuzawa as an onsen town with skiing, though now that I think about it, perhaps it is more of a ski town with onsens? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Good point. Onsen is a big point for Yuzawa, and year round too. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I'd call Yuzawa an onsen town with ski hills/areas/jo. The onsen ryokan were around for centuries before any skiing. Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 In that case I would call it a food town cause food was around before onsen and ryokan Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I'll just call it Yuzawa. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I'll just call it Yuzawa. Now Grungy.....you have to call it SOMETHING Yuzawa Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 LAVA YUZAWA. With roots tracing back all the way to when the entire earth was a giant pit of molten rock, Lava Yuzawa is the premier lava town in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 If there's magma, I'm there. Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I will be visiting Yuzawa in October with a group of friends. Looking forward to it. Link to post Share on other sites
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