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Hakuba Station is a small region train station on the Oito Line, running from Matsumoto to Minami-Otari. Though small, Hakuba is a busy station in winter as one of the main transport hubs for acc...

Conveniently located in the centre of Nagano City, Nagano Station is the busiest transport hub in the region and your gateway to Central Japan. Sitting near the midpoint of the Hokuriku Shinkanse...

Running from Matsumoto Station to Minami-Otari Station, the Oito Line covers approximately 70km including Hokata Station in Azumino and Hakuba Station, one of the main transport hubs when accessi...

The Hakuba Shuttle Bus operates in and around Hakuba Valley through winter and early spring, connecting the major ski resorts and transport hubs including Hakuba Happo Bus Terminal - pictured abo...

Located at the entrance to the Hakuba Happo-One village, the Hakuba Happo Bus Terminal is conveniently placed within easy walking distance of my hotels and guesthouses, restaurants, cafes and bar...

For visitors wanting to visit the Jigokudani Monkey Park from Hakuba, the journey takes around 2-hours. There is no direct public transport from Hakuba to the park meaning that you will need to f...

Snow Monkey Resorts operates a fleet of vehicles that can be privately chartered for visits to and from the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park and the Tokyo airports, popular ski resorts of Nag...

Hakuba Valley is one of Japan’s best-known and most popular winter destinations. Multiple resorts make-up the area collectively referred to as ‘Hakuba Valley’, spread-out over a wide region w...

Located around 45KM to the west of Nagano Station, the ski resorts making-up Hakuba Valley are the most popular and international of any in the region. Based in Nagano and operating all yea...