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Ski Resorts
Top 10 Ski Resorts in Niigata Prefecture [2025]
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GALA Yuzawa Snow Resort
4.9
/5
79 reviews
5.9
Based on 551 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone +81257856543
Address: 1039-2 Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata 949-6101, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Ski Resort with Direct Shinkansen Access
Direct Shinkansen to ski resort
Saved by 375 users94% positive reviews
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beautiful scenery covered with snow, cold ok with a little bit sunny skies. Tried beginner ski and can enjoy the facilities
Great location for skiing, we came here 2nd day of the resort open, not so crowded. Shinkansen can reach right into the ski resort. Better to get the ticket online before you go, almost all the staff cannot really speak English and the make very confusing to rent the equipment. If without ski equipment cannot take ski lift, only can take station A&B.
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Naeba Ski Resort
4.3
/5
7 reviews
3.8
Based on 280 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone +81257894117
Address: 202 Mikuni, Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata 949-6212, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 day
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Unlimited Fun at the Family Snow Park
Family-friendly snow park adventure
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Naeba Ski Resort is suitable for friends of all skiing levels. There are multiple ski slopes for both high school and junior skiers, and there is also a snow park for children. You can play in the snow even if you don't ski. However, the transportation is a bit different. It takes about 40 minutes to take a taxi from the Shinkansen. In addition, the consumption inside is more expensive than outside.
This place is basically a ski resort, and it is best to go there in winter. If you are not short of money, I recommend staying at the Naeba Prince Hotel. The hotel is right outside the ski resort, and there are restaurants and shops in the hotel, as well as a ski shop and a place to rent ski equipment. It is basically a one-stop solution for skiing. However, the disadvantage is that the prices in the hotel are higher than outside, and there is nothing to do around. It takes about two and a half hours from Tokyo to the hotel, and you need to transfer once.
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Kagura Snow Resorts
5.0
/5
3 reviews
3.6
>100 km from downtown
Phone +81257889221
Address: 742 Mitsumata, Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata 949-6211, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Direct Access to Major Ski Resort from Station
Cable connects ski resorts conveniently
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It's really convenient, but it's like a platform purchase, sometimes the ticket can't be called out, remember to confirm
It's really convenient, but it's like a platform purchase, sometimes the ticket can't be called out, remember to confirm
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Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
4.0
/5
2 reviews
3.5
>100 km from downtown
Phone +81257873301
Address: 5044-1 Tsuchidaru, Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata 949-6103, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Featured in 2024 Asia 50 - Ski Resorts
Highlights:
Ski season until late March
Diverse slopes for all enthusiasts
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Went on christmas eve and it was snowing heavily. Very beautiful. Many activities and food available at resort.
Echigo Nakasato Ski Resort is beautiful. Although you need to change trains at Echigo Yuzawa Shinkansen Station. The journey takes 20 minutes. But there are fewer people here. It won't be crowded. The ski slopes at the ski resort are not difficult. But the cable car fee is $4000 yen for five hours. Not cheap
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Kandatsu Snow Resort
4.8
/5
4 reviews
3.2
>100 km from downtown
Phone +81257880111
Address: 4121-1 Kandatsu, Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata 949-6102, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Featured in 2025 Asia 50 - Ski Resorts
Highlights:
High-quality, light powder snow
Enjoy skiing on the 5,000m-long slope
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At the ski resorts in Japan, you can experience more than just skiing.
You can also enjoy the stunning snow scenery, delicious snow curry, ramen, pizza, pork chop rice...
After skiing, soak in the hot springs. What a feeling! Don't be too comfortable~~
So skiing in Japan is also an ultimate life journey~
Kagura Kagura Ski Resort, in a broad sense, includes three areas, Kagura, Tashiro, and Mitsumata. Among them, Tashiro and Mitsumata have cable car stations for going up and down the mountain, so they are the entrances and exits of the ski resort. Tashiro and Mitsumata are mainly beginner and intermediate ski slopes, while Kagura is more suitable for intermediate and advanced players.
If you want to go directly to Kagura, it is more convenient to go up the mountain from Mitsumata. After going up the mountain, it is more convenient to take a cable car to the top of the mountain, and then ski once to take the closed cable car to Kagura. The distance is quite long. You can ski down on the return trip, which should be the longest ski slope here.
Tashiro has more ski slopes than Mitsumata. After going up the mountain, you have to take the cable car/ski/cable car/ski several times to guide yourself to Kagura. It is easy to ski off the road, but it doesn’t matter if you are not in a hurry. The view of the top of the mountain at the junction of Tashiro and Kagura is quite good.
In short, among the three areas, Tashiro has the most beginner slopes, and the ski slopes are very wide. Mitsumata is also suitable for beginners, but there are fewer snow trails and two parks. Kagura is basically intermediate and advanced trails, and there are also many wild snow trails.
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Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
5.0
/5
1 reviews
3.1
>100 km from downtown
Phone +81257832222
Address: 1655 Ishiuchi, Minamiuonuma, Niigata 949-6372, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Featured in 2025 Asia 50 - Ski Resorts
Highlights:
High-speed 8-person gondola to the summit
Typical ski resorts in Yuzawa
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Very good. The service is also very good. The scenery is also very good.
No.
7
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Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort
5.0
/5
1 reviews
3.0
>100 km from downtown
Phone +81255866211
Address: Suginosawa, Myoko, Niigata 949-2113, Japan
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Featured in 2025 Asia 50 - Ski Resorts
Highlights:
16 ski trails including 8.5 km of advanced trails
View Mt. Fuji from summit
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This is my personal favorite ski resort. It has a gondola and long slopes! It's the best.
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