NAGANO SKIINGNagano Skiing is probably the best in Japan. Nagano Skiing features the largest skiing resort in Japan and located just 90 minutes from Tokyo.Nagano was the host city to the 1998 Winter Olympics and thus is clearly related to winter tourism activities. The Olympics also brought with them new infrastructure including a Shinkansen link to Tokyo. Nagano Skiing - HakubaLocated one hours drive west of Nagano is Hakuba - One of the best ski resorts in Japan. Hakuba features 14 ski areas joining together to form six large ski resorts. Hakuba is ideal for skiing and snowboarding. The ski season in Hakuba runs from December to April. Nagano Skiing - Shiga KogenShiga Kogen is a cosy ski resort nestled in the heart of
the Joshinetsu National Park near Nagano.
Consisting of over 21 ski fields and 70 plus lifts, gondolas, ropeways and
tows, Shiga Kogen is by far the largest ski resort in
Japan.
(Getting to Nagano and Nagano Food section based on Wikitravel article by Wikitravel users Jpatokal. Based on work by Paul N. Richter. Based on work by Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Article used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.) |

