How to plan your free ski trip when flying to Tokyo?

Have you already planned a free trip to Tokyo in winter? Have you seen many videos of Youtubers going skiing, and do you want to go skiing too? Let us teach you, Arrange the best ski itinerary for your free travel in Tokyo!

This article is mainly written for novices who are arranging a ski trip for the first time and plan to fly in and out of Tokyo. This time I mainly recommend places with convenient transportation and less travel time.

First of all, we recommend Echigo-Yuzawa and Karuizawa . What these two places have in common is convenient transportation. They can be reached by Shinkansen. It takes about 70 minutes from Tokyo and within 10 minutes after leaving the station. Ski resorts are accessible, but they each have different advantages and disadvantages and are suitable for different groups. Let’s introduce them to you.

Echigo soup Ze

Within a 15-minute drive from the Shinkansen station, there are more than a dozen different ski resorts to choose from, and most ski resorts have their own free shuttle buses. Between the station ski resorts , this area has abundant natural snow, with the highest The amount of snow usually reaches 2-3 meters, which is suitable for tourists who want to fully experience skiing. It is a famous hot spring area. The Snow Country written by Japanese Nobel Prize winner Kawabata Yasunari is based here.

Snow season: The longest period is from the end of November to the beginning of May, but most ski resorts are open from the end of December to the end of March.
Advantages: Many choices of ski resorts, hot springs, and natural snow
Disadvantages: Snow conditions are unstable at the beginning of the season, and there are many people on weekends

Karuizawa

In addition to the ski resort, there is also Oji Karuizawa Outlet, which is very suitable for travelers in the group who do not ski. Some people ski, and others can visit the outlet and the old Karuizawa city. In addition, Karuizawa has a magical power. Often when it is snowing nearby, it can still remain sunny. It is very suitable for families, older family members or children. It mainly uses artificial snow to avoid the trouble of unstable snow conditions.

Snow season: from early November to the end of March, the snow season is fixed due to artificial snow
Advantages: Artificial snow, stable snow conditions, the ski resort will open on time
Disadvantages: Artificial snow is harder and more painful if you fall.

Here we recommend suitable places based on different ethnic groups.

1. If you want to learn skiing, you will arrange a 2-3 day skiing trip.

Recommended ski resorts in Echigo-Yuzawa ( (Except Gala )

There are many options near the station. If you are a beginner in snowboarding , I would recommend Iwahara and Ishiuchi Maruyama . If you are a beginner in skiing, we would recommend Naspa and Yuzawa Nakazato. For advanced students, we would recommend ski resorts such as Maiko, Kamitatsu, Kamikuni, etc. for you to enjoy. Gotta be happy.

2. We don’t have much time, so we can only arrange a one-day trip to experience sliding.

Recommended Gala Ski Resort in Echigo-Yuzawa

Gala Ski Resort is a subsidiary of JR, so it has its own independent Shinkansen station. The ski resort is right outside the station. It is one of the most convenient ski resorts from Tokyo. You can easily travel back and forth on the same day when you live in Tokyo , but it is also Because it is convenient, there are relatively many people, so it is a little crowded for beginners.

3. Family travel, and not everyone wants to ski

Recommend Karuizawa

A one-stop resort with outlets, ski resorts, and hotels, so everything is within walking distance. The amount of snow outside the ski resort is not high, so you can easily walk. It is very suitable for family lessons. There is something to do whether you ski or not. The kids can let the instructors ski and recharge, the parents can happily go shopping at the outlet, and the grandparents can also go shopping around the streets of Karuizawa.

The above are the most convenient ski resorts recommended by Adoulang from Tokyo. If you have more questions, please contact our official LINE customer service , who will provide you with more detailed consultation.