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Hakuba

Snow country in Nagano

About Hakuba
Photo: Ben Beechey / JT

Things to do in Hakuba

Upcoming Hakuba Events

Snow Machine Hakuba 2025

Snow Machine Hakuba 2025

Late Feb - Early Mar

For the first time, a major music festival is coming to a Japanese ski field in the winter! Snow Machine is a 4 day music festival..

¥13,000

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Places to stay in Hakuba

Latest Hakuba Reports

Climbing Mount Karamatsu

Climbing Mount Karamatsu

Matt Seary

Climb Mt Shirouma then heading south along the mountain tops to Mt Karamatsu before descending via cable cars across the ski f..

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Goryu 47 Ski Area

Goryu 47 Ski Area

Bryan Baier

Goryu 47 are two interconnected ski areas featuring terrain that caters to skiers and snowboarders of all levels and all nationalities...

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About Hakuba

Hakuba is considered one of Japan's premier alpine resort getaways, located in the Japanese Alps in Nagano and gaining recognition worldwide as one of the featured venues in Nagano's 1998 Winter Olympics. Some facilities, like the Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium, remain in use today, with the nearby Hakuba Olympic Village Memorial Hall also worth a quick visit.

Ten resorts in the region, including Jiigatake, Kashimayari, Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba47, Hakuba Happo-one, Hakuba Iwatake, Tsugaike Kogen, Hakuba Norikura Onsen and Hakuba Cortina, all offer a 'Hakuba Valley Ticket' (from ¥6,000 for one day), an all mountain area pass granting access across the grand resort area encompassing the Northern Alps, Otari and Omachi.

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