Oguna Hotaka Ski Area
Address
Hanasaku, Katashina-mura, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken, 378-0408
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By train and public transport
40.8km from Jomo Kogen Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen line
33.6km from Numata Station on the Joetsu line
Oguna Hotaka is about 33.5km from Numata Station on the Joetsu line and about 41km from Jomo Kogen Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen line.
No train station shuttle bus service is available.
The ski area says that it is a 60 minute taxi ride from Numata Station.
The Katashina Snow Express bus offers day trips from central Tokyo to Katashina.
By road
28.1km from the Numata IC on the Kanetsu Expressway
37.2km from the Tsukiyono IC on the Kanetsu Expressway
37.2km from the Showa IC on the Kanetsu Expressway
Nearest national route: Route 120 (9.7km away)
Nearest prefecture road: Prefecture Road 64
Oguna Hotaka is about 28km from the Numata IC exit on the Kanetsu Expressway.
From the Numata IC exit, turn left onto Route 120 (Nihon Romantic Highway), heading towards Nikko. Continue on Route 120 for about 19km until arriving at the turn-off for Prefecture Road 64 - the main road sign actually mentions Kawaba. Turn left onto this road and continue for about 4km until reaching a turn-off to the right to head towards Hotaka Bokujo. Turn right here and continue for 2km until reaching the turn-off for Oguna Hotaka. Turn left and then follow the road for just under 1.5km. At the junction, turn right to head up to the ski area.
About 2 hours from Tokyo.
Free car parking is available at base for about 1,100 cars. A shuttle bus is available from the Number 3-5 car parks to the ski area base.
Also nearby
Other ski areas in the region (or the nearest ski area for more remote destinations). Distances shown are approximate driving distances using main roads during the winter season.
Katashina Kogen (about 20.4km)
White World Oze Iwakura (about 21.9km)
Marunuma Kogen (about 28.5km)
Kawaba (about 39.6km)