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The ski resorts of Japan are one of the country's best kept secrets and offer stunning skiing, clear skies and surprisingly uncrowded slopes.
Hakuba, located on Japan's main island of Honshu was home to the 1998 Winter Olympics and is a first class resort with some of the best ski / board terrain in all Japan. Our choice of hotels is centred around the slopes of Happo-one which boasts fantastic snowfalls, great powder and long runs. The resort of Hakuba 47 and Goryu-toomi are also close at hand and can be accessed by free shuttle bus services.
Our ski and snowboard packages for 2003/4
 For 2003 / 4 we are offering great value flexible tailored packages to enable you to enjoy the best of Hakuba. All of our tailored packages are backed up by on-the-ground English-speaking support and include breakfast and dinner and return train transport from Tokyo to the resort.
The Itinerary
Our packages all start and finish at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. You'll need to make your own arrangments for getting to Japan but we can fit your travel plans around these.
On your first day you will take a train from Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hakuba and then transfer by taxi or shuttle bus to the resort village and your accommodation. The journey from Tokyo takes approximately 4 hours.
Once in the resort there are free shuttle busses available between the various ski lifts. Lift passes, ski equipment and clothing is all easily available in resort and the staff at your accommodation will be able to assist.
After your time at the resort is over train transfer back to Shinjuku is included in the package price
Each tailored package includes:
- 4 or 7 nights' accommodation
- Return transport from Shinjuku in Tokyo
- Support from English speaking tour office
- breakfast and evening meals
- Info-pack full of advice about skiing and 'boarding' in Japan
Taxi transfer from / to Hakuba train station is at your own expense on the day.
Click HERE for full details of options and prices for the coming 2003 / 4 season.
The Resort
 On the third day we'll be taking an express train from Tokyo through the mountains and into Hakuba in the heart of the Japan Alps, from where we'll transfer to 'on mountain' accommodation. The lifts are only two minutes walk from the hotel entrance making this truly 'ski in, ski out' accommodation. The hotel food is excellent with breakfast and dinner included everyday.
At night you can ski the short distance down the mountain to the resort 'onsen' complete with outside natural hot spring bath - relax in the soothing waters and let the aches and strains of a day on the slopes drain away.
Surrounded by fabulous mountain scenery this is a great base from which to explore the area's ski and snow-boarding resorts. And boarders needn't worry, all slopes are open to you. Hakuba was an important venue for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games hosting the men's and women's downhill, giant slalom and ski jumping events.
As you would expect, this world class winter sports area offers a rich variety of terrain to entice and satisfy skiers and snow-boarders of all standards. With 5km plus runs, plenty of powder snow and snow parks for snow-boarders we're sure you'll be impressed. Click here for the full facts and figures.
Onward
Why bring your trip to a close as soon as your time at the resort is over? Japan is a fascinating country and we help you organise stays anywhere in the country.
 The historic castle town of Matsumoto is only 40 minutes away by train and from there the whole of the country is accessible. A stay in the charming mountain town of Takayama is a popular option as is moving on to Kyoto, Japan's capital of history and culture.
We expect that many of you would like to extend your stay in Japan with extra nights in Tokyo, the extraordinary capital city. Thi stoo is no problem! Just let us know which area you would like to stay in and what standard you are after and we'll do the rest. Working together with you we hope we can make your ski trip to Japan the holiday of a lifetime!
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