Enjoy a winter trip, various snow activities, gorgeous views, onsen, and more!
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UpdateDecember 10, 2017
ReleaseDecember 10, 2017
There are many attractive places where you can fully enjoy the best part of winter in the Tohoku area and Nagano-Niigata area as well as other areas surrounding Tokyo. We will introduce you to places where you can enjoy skiing, snowboarding, playing in the snow, great views, onsen, and many more activities.
[Tohoku area]
APPI / Iwate Prefecture

Season: Early Dec. to early May
Access: 60 min by bus from JR Morioka Station
Tazawako Ski Area / Akita Prefecture
Season: Mid-Dec. to early April
Access: 30 min by bus from JR Tazawako Station
Zao Onsen Ski Resort / Yamagata Prefecture



Season: Dec. 23, 2017 to Mar. 4, 2018 (Juhyo Matsuri Festival)
Access: 45 min by bus from JR Yamagata Station
Alts Snow Park & Resort/ Fukushima Prefecture

Season: Dec. 23, 2017 to Mar. 25, 2018
Access: 100 min by shuttle bus from JR Koriyama Station (1,000 yen for one-way/reservation required)
[Nagano, Niigata area]
GALA Yuzawa Snow Resort / Niigata Prefecture
Season: Dec.16, 2017 to May 6, 2018
Access: Directly connected to JR GALA Yuzawa Station
Hakuba Goryu Snow Resort / Nagano Prefecture

Season: Late Nov. to May 6, 2018
Access: 60 min by bus from JR Nagano Station
[TOKYO Wide Pass area]
Minakami Kogen Ski Resort / Gunma Prefecture
Season: Dec. 20, 2017 to Apr. 8, 2018
Access: 60 min by shuttle bus from JR Jomo-Kogen Station (reservation required)
About “JR EAST PASS (Tohoku area)”
Validity: Flexible for 5 days (any 5 days within 14 days of issuance)Prices: From overseas: Adults 19,000 yen, Children 9,500 yen /
Within Japan: Adults 20,000 yen, Children 10,000 yen
*JR EAST PASS is available in the JR TOKYO Wide Pass area. Except for some lines.
www.jreast.co.jp/e/eastpass_t/
About “JR EAST PASS (Nagano, Niigata area)”
Validity: Flexible for 5 days (any 5 days within 14 days of issuance)Prices: From overseas: Adults 17,000 yen, Children 8,500 yen /
Within Japan: Adults 18,000 yen, Children 9,000 yen
*JR EAST PASS is available in the JR TOKYO Wide Pass area. Except for some lines.
www.jreast.co.jp/e/eastpass_n/
About “JR TOKYO Wide Pass”
Validity: Three consecutive days Prices: Adults 10,000 yen, Children 5,000 yenwww.jreast.co.jp/e/tokyowidepass/
JR-EAST Train Reservation
You can reserve seats of JR East Shinkansen bullet trains and major limited express via “JR-EAST Train Reservation” website.※The business days are subject to change due to snow and weather conditions. The above information is based on data from November 2017.