Events in HAKUBA VAKKEY during Holidays of Sep.

This is a list of events held in HAKUBA VALLEY from Sep. 19th (Sat) to 22nd (Tue).
Goryu … Yoga and Organic Breakfast, first time in Goryu (Sep. 19), HAKUBA Flower Marche (Sep. 19~20), Beginner Starry Sky Shooting Workshop (Sep. 19~22)
Hakuba47 … Autumn Food Fair (Sep. 19~22)
Kita-one Kogen … Autumn Picnic Week!! (Sep. 19~22)
Happo … Ene-Trekking 2020 (Sep. 20~21)
Iwatake … Scenic Magic Hours & Candle Night (Sep. 21)

ADVANCE TICKET SALES RANKING (Sep. 8–14)

The top 5 most popular Snownavi Advance Tickets from Sep. 8(Tue) to Sep. 14 (Mon).

1st  LOTTE ARAI RESORT …5 Adult Economy class Lift 1-day Tickets  JPY30,000 → JPY15,000!
2nd  Akakura Kanko Resort & spa … Adult 1-day Pass JPY4,800 → JPY3,000!
3th  Hakuba Goryu&47 … Adult 1-day Pass JPY5,500 → JPY4,500!
4rd  Aizukogen Daikura … Adult 1-day Pass JPY4,500 → JPY3,600!
5th  Ishiuchi Maruyama … Adult 1-day Pass JPY5,200 → JPY3,900!

*5 Ticket Set of Lotte Arai 1 Day Pass on the 1st place is available only in September!
*IC Ticket will be delivered for Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 1 Day Ticket on the 3rd place. Never need to visit the ticket office, take the lift directly!
*The 1 Day Pass of Ishiuchi Maruyama on the 5th place is available in 2021-22 as well as 2020-21.

Gondola Commuter Pass for Teleworking

Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort offers comfortable teleworking places of “Forest Office” with Wi-Fi and outlets, “HAKUBA MOUNTAIN HARBOR” facing to the great mountains of Northern Alps, “Skyark Deck Cafe” providing laid-back areas and others. The commuter pass of the gondola for teleworking is also available.

HAKUBA RESORT TELEWORK
[Available Period] Jun. 1 (Mon)-Nov. 8 (Sun), 2020
[Hours] 8:30 a.m.–17:00 p.m.  Last Gondola Down Line 16:50
[Fee] 1 Day JPY2,100, 5 Days JPY7,500, 10 Days JPY10,000, 1 Month JPY12,000, 3 Months JPY15,000

HAKUBA YOO-HOO! FESTIVAL

During the 9 days from Sep. 26th (Sat) to Oct. 4th (Sun), “HAKUBA YOO-HOO! FESTIVAL” will be held. There will have some exciting events, such as a music live “Hakuba-no-oto”, outdoor cinema “Hakuba-no-eiga” and workshops.
HAKUBA YOO-HOO! FESTIVAL presented by Alpen Outdoors
Gondola Round-trip Advance Ticket　Adult JPY1,950 Child JPY1,100
*Some programs will require extra fees.

Music live “Hakuba-no-oto”
Open 11:00 a.m. Start 0:00 p.m. on both of the days
Summit Special Stage
Assigned Block Ticket
1 Day Ticket JPY7,000
2 Day Ticket JPY12,000
Including the gondola round-trip fee
Live Streaming Ticket
2 Day Early-bird Ticket JPY4,000
1 Day Normal Ticket JPY4,500

Iwatake 2020-2021 WINTER Advance Season Ticket

Season ski passes for Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field will be available for purchase at their cheapest “hayawari” price beginning Tuesday, September 15th. A new category of season pass, called “Adult Repeater,” has been added for the upcoming winter and a special prorated money-back guarantee is being applied to all 2020-21 season tickets to protect purchasers in the event that the ski resort is forced to close due to the novel coronavirus.

Iwatake Advance Season Ticket
[Sale Period] Sep. 15(Tue)-Dec. 10(Thu), 2020
[Period of Use] Dec. 18(Fri), 2020 – Mar 28(Sun), 2021
[Price] Adult Ticket JPY49,000 → JPY34,000, Adult Local Ticket JPY49,000 → JPY31,800, Adult Repeater Ticket JPY49,000 → JPY29,800,  13-18 y/o & 60-69 y/o Ticket JPY49,000 → JPY29,800, Child Ticket JPY34,000 → JPY23,000

* The purchase of “Adult Local” season passes is limited to those whose address is registered in Nagano Prefecture.

* “Adult Repeater” season passes are available to non-residents of Nagano Prefecture who have previously purchased an Iwatake season pass in any of the last three seasons.

* In the event that Iwatake is unable to open on the scheduled opening date due to insufficient snow, season pass holders will be able to use their season pass at neighboring Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort from December 18th until the day before the resort’s opening.

ADVANCE TICKET SALES RANKING (Sep. 1–7)

The top 5 most popular Snownavi Advance Tickets from Sep. 1(Tue) to Sep. 7 (Mon).

1st  LOTTE ARAI RESORT …5 Adult Economy class Lift 1-day Tickets  JPY30,000 → JPY15,000!
2nd  Akakura Kanko Resort & spa … Adult 1-day Pass JPY4,500 → JPY3,000!
3rd  Togakushi … Adult 1-day Pass JPY4,500 → JPY3,600!
4th  Ishiuchi Maruyama … Adult 1-day Pass JPY5,200 → JPY3,900!
5th  Hakuba Goryu&47 … Adult 1-day Pass JPY5,500 → JPY4,500!

* The runaway bestseller, a set of five Lotte Arai one-day adult lift tickets for 15,000 (50% off), is available only during the month of September.

* Single-day discount lift tickets for 4th place Ishiuchi Maruyama ski resort are valid for use during either the 2020-21 or 2021-22 seasons.

Hakuba Accommodation Discount

From Sep. 19 (Sat) to Mar. 21 (Sun), a JPY3,000 off discount per person will be applied on a travel with an overnight stay in Hakuba. Don’t miss this chance and please enjoy the autumn tints, Onsen (Hot Spring), foods of autumn and skiing or snowboarding here!

Hakuba Accommodation Discount

[Valid Period] Check-in on Sep, 19 (Sat), 2020 – Check-out on Mar, 21 (Sun), 2021

[Booking Period] From Sep. 16 (Wed) (*The available accommodations will be announced on this day as well)
[Discount] JPY3,000 off per person, on a travel with an overnight stay
[Limit of Discounts] Applied on the first 11,150 stays
*There are also limitations of discounts for the guests at each accommodation. Please ask to the staff when making a booking.

Tsugaike Kogen BACK TO KID DISCOUNT

From Sep. 4 (Fri) to 18 (Fri), a special discount will be applied on adult guests of Tsugaike Panorama Way and AMIDAS (90 min.) in Tsugaike WOW!. Those guest can use the facilities above at the same fees as children. To have a discount, please register the official LINE account of Tsugaike Kogen as a friend and show it to the staff at the ticket center.
Tsugaike Panorama Way Round-trip Ticket + Tsugaike Nature Park Ticket

Tsugaike Kogen BACK TO KID DISCOUNT
[Available Period] Sep. 4 (Fri)-18 (Fri), 2020
[Fee] Tsugaike Panorama Way Round-trip Ticket + Tsugaike Nature Park Ticket Adult JPY3,700 → JPY2,100, AMIDAS(90 min.)  in Tsugaike WOW! JPY2,600 → JPY2,200

Tsugaike 2020-2021 WINTER Advance Season Ticket

On Oct. 1st (Thu), the early-bird season lift ticket of Tsugaike will start. This year, they are planning to have more snowing machines. Also, if the ski area is closed because of Coronavirus, you can get cash back for the remaining period.

Tsugaike 2020-21WINTER Advance Season Ticket
[Sale Period] Oct. 1(Thu)-Nov. 30(Mon), 2020
[Period of Use] Beginning of 2020 Season – May 5(Wed), 2021
[Price] Adult Ticket JPY60,000 → JPY40,000, Over 60 y/o Ticket JPY55,000 → JPY35,000, Child Ticket JPY40,000 → JPY30,000

Happo 2020-2021 Winter Season Pass

2020-2021 Hakuba Happo-one Season Pass will be on sale from Sep. 25 (Fri). There will be a refund policy in case the continuation of the ski business in the 2020-21 season becomes difficult due to the influence of COVID-19.

Hakuba Happo-one Early Bird Season Pass
[Sale Period]  Sep. 25 (Fri) 12 p.m.–Oct. 30 (Fri) 5 p.m.
[Validity Period] Opening day of 2020–May 5, 2021
[Price] All Season Pass JPY71,000 → JPY59,800, Weekday Season Pass JPY53,000 → JPY46,800, Senior Season Pass JPY68,000 → JPY56,800, Child Season Pass JPY35,000 → JPY28,800

ENS 2020 #1 Hakuba Iwatake

ENS is the initial of ENDURO NATIONAL SERIES which is the only series of mountain bike enduro competition in Japan. The first completion in this season, “ENS 2020 #1 Hakuba Iwatake”, will be held for 2 days from Sep. 5th (Sat) to 6th (Sun) at Hakuba Iwatake MTB Park. It is sure that the world-class riding of the top Japanese riders will make you so excited.

ENS 2020 #1 Hakuba Iwatake

[Dates] Sep. 5 (Sat)–Sep. 6 (Sun), 2020
[Hours] Sep. 5 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Course Inspection ・ 3:00 p.m.–A & AA Class Timed Session, Sep. 6 8:50 a.m.– Race Start
[Place]  Hakuba Iwatake MTB PARK

*On Sep. 6th (Sun), all courses of Hakuba Iwatake MTB Park will be closed until 1:30 p.m.
*The courses will be open after 1:30 p.m. for visitors.

Misayama Tunnel Becomes Free

Misayama Tunnel, which is on the National Road 254 between Matsumoto City and Ueda City in Nagano, has become free at 0:00 a.m. on Sep. 1st (Tue). This will make the traffic between the middle and east areas of Nagano more smooth.