Tag Archives: Nagano
Skiers Helping Japan
Our good friend Kazu Sekiya, a skier from Obuse in Nagano, recently travelled to one area of Tohoku (Katsurashima Island) devastated by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. Along with some other skier friends from Nozawa Onsen ski resort, he … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Videos
Tagged 11 March, Earthquake, Hakuba, Kazu Sekiya, Nagano, Niigata, Nozawa Onsen, Red Cross Japan, Tohoku, Tokyo, Tsunami
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Snow Monkeys in Japan!
All our longstay winter season trips to Hakuba, Japan include a day trip to the famous Snow Monkey Onsen (Jigokudani) in Yudanaka, the Masuichi-Ichimura Sake Brewery in the tradional town of Obuse and Zenkoji Temple in Nagano city. Last week … Continue reading
December snow in Hakuba
Over the last two weeks we’ve almost had non stop snowfall in the Hakuba valley – it’s made for some really awesome powder riding and beautiful scenes all over the village! Here’s a few snaps from the last few days… … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 Winter Season Trips, Culture
Tagged December snow, Facebook, Hakuba, Nagano, New Year, Powder, Snow, Vimeo
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Winter season in Hakuba opens with an epic powder day!
Thursday 16th December saw Happo One, Hakuba’s biggest resort, open it’s lifts for the first time of the 2010/2011 Winter season – and it turned out to be an awesome powder day. Just the top lifts were open, but the … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 Winter Season Trips, Japan Winter
Tagged Hakuba, Happo One Ski Resort, Kate McDougall, Nagano, Powder, Ski, Snow, Snowboard
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