Azumino Park Hikari-no-mori Pageant

“Hikari-no-mori Pageant”, an illumination event, has been held in Alps Azumino National Government Park since Nov. 2 (Sat). There will be Light and Fireworks show too at Horigane・Hodaka area on every Saturday until 1/4 (Sat).

Azumino Park Hikari-no-mori Pageant
[Place]  Alps Azumino National Government Park Horigane & Hotaka Region, Omachi & Matsukawa Region
[Period] Nov. 2, 2019 (Sat)－Jan. 5, 2020 (Sun)
[Lighting time] 4:00 p.m.－9:00 p.m.
[Closed] Monday (Open on Dec. 23, 30), Dec. 31, Jan. 1 ※The park will open only during lighting-up on Dec.23.
[Fee] Adult JPY450, Over 65 y/o JPY210, Child FREE

※You can enter the both of 2 areas with 1 ticket on the same day

Light and Fireworks show
[Place] Alps Azumino National Government Park Horigane & Hotaka Region
[Period]  Every Saturday until 1/4 (Sat).
[Show time] 8:00 p.m.(about 5 minute)

End of Sales of Some Advanced Lift Tickets at the end of November

Don’t miss advanced lift tickets which will be unavailable from the end of November!

[Early allocation lift ticket whose sale ends at the end of November]

Mount Racey … Adult 1-day ticket × 5 JPY25,500 → JPY21,000

Mount Racey … Seniors / Teenagers 1 day ticket × 5 JPY20,500 → JPY16,000

Mount Racey … Elementary school student 1 day ticket × 5 JPY15,500 → JPYNov ,000

Yamagata Zao Onsen … Adult 1-day ticket JPY5,000 → JPY4,200（Limited sale at Snownavi）

Iwate Kogen … Adult 1-day ticket JPY4,900 → JPY3,300

Aizu Takahara Takahata … Adult season ticket JPY18,000 – 20,000 → JPY12,000

Aizu Takahara Takahata …Elementary and middle school student season ticket JPY10,000 → JPY7,000

Amihari Onsen … Adults-Only Weekday One Day Pack JPY4,000 → JPY3,500

Naeba or Kagura … Adult 1-day ticket x 2. JPY9,600～10,400 → JPY6,800

Akakura Onsen … Adult / Senior One-day ticket JPY4,800 → JPY3,000

Akakura Onsen … Adult / Senior Pack Ticket JPY6,000yen → JPY3,800

Akakura Onsen … Adult / Senior Niter Ticket JPY2,500 → JPY1,500

Mt.Myoko … Area common 1-day ticket JPY6,500 → JPY6,300

Kawaba … Adult 1-day ticket JPY4,900～5,200 → JPY3,500

Okutane … Adult 1-day ticket JPY5,000 → JPY3,000

Yamaboku … Adult 1-day ticket JPY3,000～3,500 → JPY2,500

Hakuba Sanosaka… Adult 1-day ticket JPY4,300 → JPY3,000（Limited sale at Snownavi）

Shirakabako Lake Royal Hill … Adult 1-day ticket JPY4,900 → JPY3,000

Nomugi touge … Adult 1-day ticket JPY4,000 → JPY2,500

Ina … Adult 1-day ticket JPY3,980 → JPY2,900

Tateyama Sanroku … Adult 1-day ticket JPY4,100 → JPY2,900

Advanced 1-day tickets of Shirakaba 2in1 & Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai have sold out.

ADVANCE TICKET SALES RANKING (Nov. 17–23)

The top 5 most popular Snownavi Advance Tickets from Nov. 17(Sun) to Nov. 23 (Sat).

1st Zao Onsen Ski Resort …Adult 1-day Pass JPY5,000 → JPY4,200!

2nd Naeba or Kagura … Adult 1-day ticket x 2. JPY9,600～10,400 → JPY6,800!

3rd Hakuba Goryu&47 … Adult 1-day Pass JPY5,500 → JPY4,000!

4th Hakuba Happo-one …Adult 1-day Pass JPY5,500 → JPY4,500!

5th Hakuba Sanosaka… Adult 1-day ticket JPY4,300 → JPY3,000!

*Zao Onsen Ski Resort and Hakuba Sanosaka are limited to Snownavi.

Freeride World Tour Hakuba Japan 2020

The world’s largest freeride ski and snowboard contest “FREERIDE WORLD TOUR (FWT)” will be held in Hakuba this season. Also, before that, FWQ, the FWT qualifier. This season, FWQ will be held in Mar in Hakuba Goryu.
FWQ Freeride Hakuba 3* 2020
[Period] Jan. 13, 2020(Mon) – Jan.16, 2020 (Thu)  *Implemented on any day during the period
[Place] HAKUBA VALLEY Alpine area
Freeride World Tour Hakuba Japan 2020
[Period] Jan.18, 2020(Sat) – Jan.25, 2020 (Sat) *Implemented on any day during the period
[Place] HAKUBA VALLEY Alpine area

FWQ Freeride Able Hakuba GORYU 1* 2020
[Period]　Mar. 19, 2020 (Thu) － Mar. 20, 2020（Fri） *Implemented on any day during the period
[Place]　HAKUBA VALLEY Alpine Area

Opening of Kumanoyu on Nov. 23 (Sat) has been decided!

Opening of Kumanoyu, Rusutsu, Niseko Annupuri and Shiratori Kogen on Nov, 23 (Sat / Holiday) has been decided! Yesterday, Friday, November 22nd, Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake and Sapporo Teine, Sapporo Kokusai, Onze and White Pia Takasu opened!

Rusutsu … 60cm　Nov. 23 (Sat / Holiday) Natural snow

Niseko Annupuri … –cm　Nov. 23 (Sat / Holiday) Natural snow

Kumanoyu … 20cm　Nov. 23 (Sat / Holiday) Natural snow add Artificial Snow

Shiratori Kogen … 80cm　Nov. 23(Sat / Holiday) Artificial Snow

[Already Opened Ski Areas]

Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake … 120cm　 1 Course Available　 Natural snow

Sapporo TEINE … 50cm　2 courses available　 Natural snow　 Advance Lift Ticket

Sapporo Kokusai … 50cm　6 courses available　 Natural snow

Nakayama touge … 65cm　1 course available　 Natural snow

Snow Cruise ONZE … 60cm　1 course available  Artificial Snow

Geto Kogen Resort … 55cm　5 courses available　 Natural snow　 Advance Lift Ticket

Karuizawa Princehotel Snow Resort … 50cm　2 Course Available Artificial Snow　 Advance Lift Ticket

Wing Hills Shiratori … 60cm　1 course available Artificial Snow　 Advance Lift Ticket

Whitepia Takasu … 80cm　1 course available Artificial Snow　 Advance Lift Ticket

Yeti … 60cm　1 Course Available Artificial Snow

Rokkosan Snowpark … 60cm　1 course available Artificial Snow

[Open postponed ski resort]

Niseko Grand Hirafu, Kiroro, Akita Hachimantai, Minowa, Kagura, Tanbara, Okutadami Maruyama, Marunuma Kogen, Ryuo, Hakuba Happoone, Tsugaike Kogen, Yunomaru, Nozawa Onsen, Tenzan

Nov. 21 (Thu), Geto Kogen Resort pre-open!

Suddenly (according to the decision yesterday evening), the Geto Kogen Resort pre-opened today! This is the fastest natural snow in Honshu.

[Nov. 21（Thu）Open contents]

*Snow amount … 55cm

*Available area … A1、A2（*A3、A4、A5 area will be Opened as soon as safety is confirmed）

*Available lift … Gondola Lift（8:30 a.m.–）

*Pricehatusu … Early season Adult 1-day Pass JPY4,200, Elementary school students JPY1,500（*Until Dec. 13）

AKI GREEN CUP FESTIVAL 2019

“AKI GREEN CUP FESTIVAL 2019” will be held at Iwatake for two days, Aug. 24 (Sat) & 25 (Sun). Team competition of five and two hours endurance race, MTB guide tour, Strider Downhill Race for kids, and more.

AKI GREEN CUP FESTIVAL 2019
[Date] Aug. 24 (Sat), 2019 recep. 7:30 a.m., Aug. 25 (Sun) recep. 7 a.m.
[Venue] Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort
[Fee] Adult JPY4500–, Under 13 y/o JPY2500– (* Depends on the event)
[Application] Until Aug. 12 (Mon) * Entry here

Performance Show of Latte Art World Champion

Latte Art World Champion will come to Goryu! A talk and performance show by a barista Nobumasa Shimoyama from Melbourne, Australia, who won the World Latte Art Tournament two times. There are also original cold drinks related to summer and original macaroons collaborated with Mr. Seiichiro Nishizono, a world-renowned patissier.

Talk & Performance Show of Latte Art World Champion
[Event Dates] Aug. 15 (Thu)–18 (Sun), 2019
[Hours] 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
[Venue] Near Escal Plaza, Hakuba Goryu (* Entree fee is free)

Winghills Super Advance Ticket is until Aug. 31

The 2019-20 winter season advance ticket of Winghills Shiratori Resort is about a month left before sale end. Don’t miss the chance!

Winghills Shiratori Super Advance Ticket
[Sale Period] June 1 (Sat)－August 31 (Sat), 2019
[Validity] 2019 Summer Season and 2019-20 Winter Season
[Price] (Adult 1-day Ticket + JPY500 Meal Ticket) ×3 = JPY15,900 → JPY7,800!

Winghills Shiratori Advance Season Pass
[Sale Period] June 1 (Sat)－Dec. 15 (Sun), 2019
[Validity] 1 year from the day when the ticket is exchanged for the first time (*Summer season is not included).
[Price]
Weekday Adult = JPY31,000 → JPY21,000!
Weekday with Onsen Adult = JPY39,000 → JPY29,000!
All Day Adult (16 y/o－) = JPY47,000 → JPY37,000!
All Day with Onsen Adult (19－49 y/o) = JPY56,000 → JPY46,000!
All Day with Onsen H. S. Student & Over 50 y/o = JPY45,000 → JPY40,000!
All Day with Onsen J. H. S. Student = JPY35,000 → JPY25,000!
All Day with Onsen Child (3–12 y/o) = JPY15,000 → JPY10,000!

Morning Bath in Happo-no-yu

In Happo-no-yu, “Morning Bath” will be held from Aug. 10 (Sat) to 18 (Sun). Start your day with the only natural hydrogen onsen in Japan! Furthermore, on Aug. 8 (Wed) the bathing fee will be 50% off in Happo-no-yu, Sato-no-yu, Mimizuku-no-yu and Obinata-no-yu.

Happo-no-yu “Morning Bath”
[Period] Aug. 10 (Sat)–Aug. 18 (Sun), 2019
[Hours] 6 a.m.–10 p.m. (Last entry at 9:30 p.m.)
[Fee] Adult: JPY800, Child: JPY400
* Print and Get Discount Coupon!
→Adult JPY100 off, Child JPY50 off

Hakuba Happo Onsen “Onsen Day”
[Date] Aug. 14 (Wed), 2019 (* Held on the second Wednesday every month)
[Onsen] Happo-no-yu, Sato-no-yu, Mimizuku-no-yu and Obinata-no-yu
[Fee] 50% off from usual price (* Cannot be combined with other coupons)

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Summer Coupons & Advance Tickets

All 2019 Summer Coupons and Advance Tickets are on sale now. Advance Tickets are exchange-free ticket. You can pass crowded ticket center, and it’s useful at weekends or Obon summer holidays.

[Coupons]
Hakuba Goryu Tele-cabin Round-trip:
Adult JPY1,800→JPY1,700, Child JPY900→JPY850
Hakuba Goryu Panorama Pack:
Adult JPY2,200→JPY2,100, Child JPY1,100→JPY1,050
Hakuba47 1 DAY Passport:
Adult JPY3,500→JPY3,200, Child JPY3,000→JPY2,700
Lake Kurobe Cruise Ship “Garve”:
Adult JPY1,080→JPY970, Child JPY540→JPY480

[Advance Tickets]
Happo Alpen Line:
Adult JPY2,900→JPY2,610, Child JPY1,750→JPY1,580
Tsugaike Panorama Way:
Adult JPY3,600→JPY3,220, Child JPY2,050→JPY1,820
Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort:
Adult JPY1,800→JPY1,700, Child JPY1,000→JPY950

* Advance Tickets are exchange-free ticket. Please go to the gondola gate directly.

On July 29, The Rainy Season has Ended

Meteorological Agency said that the rainy season has seemed been over on July 29 (Mon) in Kanto Koshin Region. This is 30 days later than the last year and eight days later than usual.

According to the forecast, there will be many sunny days as usual. When you visit HAKUBA VALLEY please do not forget to bring parasol, caps, and please make sure you drink enough water and take in salt to prevent from heat stroke.