Japan · resort town weather

Yamanouchi · Nagano · Japan

  • Yudanaka — Onsen station town · gateway to Shiga Kogen
  • Shibu Onsen — Traditional ryokan district · 600 m from Yudanaka station
  • Yomase — Quiet farming village · base for Kita-Shiga resorts

Nozawa Onsen · Nagano · Japan

  • Nozawa Onsen — Historic onsen village at the base of the resort · 13 free public bathhouses

Iiyama · Nagano · Japan

  • Iiyama — Hokuriku Shinkansen gateway · 35 min from Tokyo · bus links to every resort
  • Madarao Kogen — Plateau ski village · ski-in lodges at the base of Madarao
  • Togari Onsen — Quiet onsen hamlet at the base of Togari · minshuku & ryokan
  • Kijimadaira — Valley village between the resort and snow park · family-oriented base

Hakuba Valley · Nagano · Japan

  • Hakuba — Main Hakuba village · Happo, Goryu, 47, Iwatake and Sanosaka on the doorstep
  • Otari — Northern Otari base · Tsugaike, Cortina and Norikura, the valley's deepest-snow corner
  • Omachi — Southern lakes gateway · Kashimayari and Jiigatake at the quiet end of the valley

Myoko · Niigata · Japan

  • Akakura Onsen — Myoko's main hub village · Akakura Onsen and Akakura Kanko on the doorstep, Seki Onsen up the road
  • Ikenotaira Onsen — Quiet onsen village by Imori Pond · Alpen Blick's slopes rise straight behind town
  • Suginosawa — Small village at the foot of Suginohara · lodges and pensions at the quiet south end
  • Arai — Valley-floor service town · gateway to Lotte Arai's gondola on Mt Okenashi

Niseko · Hokkaido · Japan

  • Hirafu — Niseko's main hub village · Grand Hirafu on the doorstep, Hanazono linked over the hill
  • Kutchan — The area's working service town · supermarkets, everyday shops and the nearest train station to Hirafu
  • Niseko Town — Quieter town on the south-west side · gateway to Niseko Village, Annupuri and Moiwa

Furano · Hokkaido · Japan

  • Furano — Central Hokkaido's hub town · trains, winter coaches and a 10 minute run up to the ski resort
  • Kitanomine — Ski village below the Kitanomine gondola · lodges and izakaya walking distance to the lifts

Sapporo · Hokkaido · Japan

  • Sapporo — Hokkaido's capital · stay downtown, ski Teine, Kokusai or Bankei as day hills
  • Jozankei — Hot-spring town in the Toyohira valley · closest beds to Sapporo Kokusai

Tomamu & Sahoro · Hokkaido · Japan

  • Tomamu — Resort village at the base of Mt Tomamu · hotel towers, the Ice Village and JR Tomamu Station
  • Shimukappu — Small village 20 min west of Tomamu · quiet local beds and JR Shimukappu Station on the same line

Asahikawa · Hokkaido · Japan

  • Asahikawa — Hokkaido's second city · stay downtown, ski Kamui as a day hill and head up to Asahidake for powder days
  • Higashikawa — Craft-and-cafe town at the foot of the Daisetsuzan range · the road to Asahidake Onsen and the ropeway starts here

Rusutsu & Kiroro · Hokkaido · Japan

  • Rusutsu — Small farming village on Route 230 · the resort hotels and lifts are right across the road
  • Kiroro — Hotel village at the Kiroro base in Akaigawa · ski-in lodging at the Mountain Center, with Otaru about 40 min downhill

Minakami · Gunma · Japan

  • Minakami — Onsen town on the Tone river · beds, baths and buses to every hill in the valley

Kusatsu & Manza · Gunma · Japan

  • Kusatsu Onsen — One of Japan's most famous onsen towns · the Yubatake steaming in the middle, the ski hill 10 min up the road
  • Manza Onsen — Sulphur-spring village at 1,800 m · among Japan's highest onsen, with the lifts right off the hotels

Hachimantai · Iwate · Japan

  • Hachimantai — Spread-out city below the plateau · Obuke station is the rail gateway, the ski hills 25 min up the hill

Yuzawa · Niigata · Japan

  • Echigo-Yuzawa — The snow country hub · shinkansen station, onsen street, and the Yuzawa Kogen ropeway right in town
  • Ishiuchi — Quiet lodge and ryokan village at the north foot of the massif · Ishiuchi Maruyama's lifts on the doorstep
  • Mitsumata — Old post-road hamlet on Route 17 · Kagura's Mitsumata ropeway base, with Naeba a short drive on

Zao Onsen · Yamagata · Japan

  • Zao Onsen — Hot-spring village at about 880 m with 1,900 years of history · sulfur baths steps from the lifts, ropeways rising straight off the village streets

Hakkoda & Aomori Spring · Aomori · Japan

  • Aomori — Prefecture capital on Mutsu Bay · the shinkansen gateway at Shin-Aomori, with the winter Hakkoda-go bus climbing to the ropeway in about an hour
  • Sukayu Onsen — Historic sulfur bath house at about 900 m in the Hakkoda mountains · the winter bus terminus, in one of Japan's snowiest inhabited places
  • Ajigasawa — Fishing town on the Sea of Japan coast · the Gono line stops here, with Aomori Spring about 20 minutes up the hill toward Mt Iwaki

Appi & Shizukuishi · Iwate · Japan

  • Appi Kogen — Purpose-built resort village at the base of the gondola · hotels and pensions at about 620 m, with the JR Hanawa line and a direct Morioka bus
  • Shizukuishi — Farming town under Mt Iwate on the Tazawako line · the Akita Shinkansen stops here, with the Prince resort about 15 minutes up the hill
  • Morioka — Prefecture capital and shinkansen hub · Appi about 50 minutes north, Shizukuishi about 20 minutes west

Bandai · Fukushima · Japan

  • Inawashiro — Lakeside rail gateway on the Ban-etsu West line · winter shuttles up to Nekoma Mountain and Grandeco
  • Urabandai — Highland lake district behind Mt Bandai · pensions and resort hotels, closest beds to Grandeco and the Nekoma north side

Daisen · Tottori · Japan

  • Daisenji — Temple village at the base of the lifts · inns, onsen baths and the 1,300-year-old Daisenji temple
  • Yonago — Coastal city hub on the San-in coast · rail and airport gateway, about 40 minutes from the Daisen slopes

日本のスキーリゾートの町のライブ天気・積雪・道路状況 · 志賀高原、野沢温泉、白馬、妙高、ニセコほか。