Even if you are only staying for a short period of time and have a busy schedule, the slopes are easily accessible, just a 30-minute drive from Nagano Station. You can use Nagano Station as your base to go to the slopes, walk around town, or fit other plans into your schedule and experience a variety of fun activities. The condition of the slopes is excellent and the overall level is high, making it a great place for local skiers and snowboarders to practice daily. There is almost no waiting time for the lifts, and night skiing (The image shows the nighter schedule for January.) is available from 18:00 to 22:00 on the days circled. This season, it is open until March 16th. Nearby, there is a hot spring called "Tengu no Yakata" that you can use for day trips, making it a compact but hidden...
Read moreI came up here today to practice skiing after not having skied for probably 10 Years. Not many people, all locals, I nearly had the place to myself. Prices are so cheap, great snow. The food is kind of expensive but good, the pizza was actually fantastic. The downside is that I planned on taking a cab from Mure station but it was 4200 yen one way. I give a 5 star rating because the staff are so friendly and nice and when a cab wasn’t available to take me back to the station one of them took me there on his way home from work. I don’t live in Nagano but if I did I would...
Read moreThe Iizuna Resort is the closest snow resort to Nagano City. It takes about half an hour by car. I often visit here for night skiing from 18:00 to 22:00. JPY 1,000 for an hour, 2,000 for 2 hrs, 3,000 for 3 hrs, and 3,400 for 4 hrs. 4,000 for whole daytime by the way.
The lift ticket is not IC ticket, you have to prepare clear ticket case. The car parking lot is next to the slopes, it's easy to...
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