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Village in Chūbu, Japan
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Hakuba (白馬村 Hakuba-mura), is a skiing resort in Nagano Prefecture, in Chubu region of Japan.
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Hakuba 47 ウインタースポーツパーク
With an annual snowfall of over 10 m, Hakuba 47 offers 23 name runs, from beginner to advanced, as well as snowshoe and snowmobile tours. Private lessons for skiers or snowboarders are available in English and they rent basic equipment too.
白馬八方尾根スキー場
Hakuba Happo-one is an extremely popular ski resort, with ski runs varying from beginner level to Olympic challenging long course and downhill runs (Nagano Olympic 1998). 13 courses and 23 lifts with the longest run 8000 m. Incidentally, the name is pronounce "oh-neh", not "1".
十郎の湯
Enjoy the piping hot mineral waters in the inside and outside baths while looking out over the snow capped mountains. When your skin starts shrivelling up, dry off and head to the lounge to kick back on the tatami and watch TV or dig into a steaming bowl of tempura soba. Sauna, lockers provided.
天神の湯
Recommended by locals for its healing waters, Tenjin No-Yu offers great views of the mountains from both indoor and outdoor baths. Lockers available.
Located in the Hakuba Luna Hotel (see below) at the base of the Sakka Quad Chair, Eclipse has the best pizza in Hakuba, together with excellent fresh pastas, salads and great desserts. Serves a range of international wines, local beers, sake, spirits and cocktails. Espresso coffee available. Open for dinner. Occasionally closed. Very reasonably priced (e.g. regular pizzas approx. ¥900; large pizzas approx. ¥1350). English speaking staff. Kids menu. Happy Hour from 4PM to 5PM each day (discounted drinks served with a free slice of garlic & cheese pizza).
This warm and inviting cafe has English menus and homemade apple pie. A wide range of pizza and pasta dishes are available, or you can settle in with a few drinks and watch a movie on the bar tv. The large hot chocolate, served rich and steaming in a huge beer stein, is the best medicine for the icy winter days. Service is excellent and there is local produce and baked goods for sale.
インディーモモ
Some of the best Indian dishes in Japan. The menu is constantly refreshed, offering the best "in season" vegetables. The tandoori prawns are a favourite dish.
きっちょんちょん
Traditional Izakaya with friendly staff and great food.
Just across the bridge up the hill from Happo Village. Some of the best Mexican food in Japan. Don't miss the baked banana. It usually runs a family of four about 8,000 including beer and bananas. Free Wi-Fi.
Offers a great range of hearty western style meals including steaks, burgers, and pizzas. They have a large international wine list and English speaking staff. Friday night is the famous BBQ night. Expresso coffee available.
Offers delicious French style and traditional Japanese style meals (Chanko Nabe - famed sumo wrestlers one-pot meal) and also a wide range of drinks: wine, beer, sake, etc., to enjoy with. Service is excellent with friendly English speaking staff. A reservation is required in advance.
呑者屋
A modern day izakaya, with a cheerful atmosphere, and decently priced drinks - beers, sakes. Excellent Genghis Khan mutton BBQ, and grilled squid, also assorted yakitori sticks. Also offers pizzas. In a quiet location, but worth the effort.
稗
Designed for foreigners to enjoy a traditional Japanese izakaya, this place has great food! An English menu is available as well as private Japanese style rooms.
New in Echoland, Mt Hakuba has cheap meals all ¥500, happy hour every day from 18:00, billiard table and free wireless internet.
A cute pub showing snowboarding and skiing videos, darts and great drinks. The staff is very friendly and it's always warm inside! Check for special events. +81 261 727274 for more information.
New in Echoland, Tomatito has everything, from pizza to sake. There is a pool table, darts and fussball. The spring rolls are a must try.
One of Hakuba's most happening nightspots. "Temporarily" closed from 2020.
A cool atmosphere for apres drinks with a great selection of local and international beers, wines and spirits and some smooth tunes. Situated in Echoland.
Called "Noroc" in Happo - One, in front of the Ski Jumping Stadium. Good music, wide range of drinks and friendly staff. Opening hours: 22:00 - 01:00
The accommodation can sleep up to 8 people and features 3 western-style bedrooms, two bedrooms with your choice of a king bed or two twin beds and one bedroom with two bunk beds. Upstairs boasts a large open plan kitchen, dining and lounge area with a large screen TV and a brand new Japanese massage chair.
The accommodation can sleep up to 8 people and features 3 western style bedrooms, two bedrooms with your choice of a king bed or two twin beds and one bedroom with two bunk beds. Upstairs boasts a large open plan kitchen, dining and lounge area with a large screen TV and a brand new Japanese massage chair.
Sleep 3-5 each. Two self contained loft cabins right in Happo Village, 140 m from Happo Ski Resort. Refurbished and within a very short stroll of shops, restaurants and bars.
A renovated 2-bedroom residence with one double and one twin room (an extra fold-out bed is also available). Features a computer with high speed internet, big-screen satellite TV, CD/DVD player, spacious lounge/dining area and a well-appointed modern kitchen.
Twelve chic, two-story houses with enough room to sleep up to six people per villa. Each villa has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a comfortable living/dining area, a fully-equipped kitchen, free wi-fi, TV with English television channels, DVD player, heated bamboo flooring, high ceilings and large windows, towels, and fireplace.
スノーラインズロッジ
Large rooms with views of the Alps, breakfast and a spacious lounge with a great bar to relax and meet friends.
Look for the wooden building with a windmill on top, just a few minutes walk from Kamishiro Station. Facilities include kitchen, jacuzzi, lounge with DVD player and satellite TV and a BBQ on the deck. HAB is run by a group of friendly expats happy to offer advice about their time on the slopes.
Australian-owned and -operated western-style lodge, with 9 bedrooms ranging from double rooms with en suites to 4-6 share dorm rooms. Relax in the lounge area that has a fully equipped bar, flat screen with cable TV and wireless internet.
ケイズハウス白馬アルプス
A couple of minutes walk from Kamishiro Station, however if you are feeling lazy, when you arrive you can phone and one of the members of staff can pick you up. Run by two cheerful young Japanese folk, they like to hang out with visitors when the hostel is less busy. Facilities include a kitchen, large bath house, large lounge with TV, DVD and Playstation 2 with plenty of games and DVDs. Only 8 minutes downhill from Goryu.
Cozy accommodation spot with a range of options for guests. It offers free continental breakfast and a variety of room types (dorm/capsule and private rooms). The lodge is centrally located and hosted by a multilingual host (Japanese, English, Cantonese, Putonghua). Ski/Snowboard instructor available, ski bag Storage, Wednesday cooking class. Free pick-up and drop-off from Hakuba bus terminal.
A western-style ski lodge. Can accommodate 70 people in a range of 4-, 6-, and 8-person shared rooms with continental breakfasts supplied each day. Has Japanese onsen style bathroom, fully stocked bar and restaurant to follow a big day skiing or boarding. Private and shared rooms, communal kitchen, satellite TV, ski/snowboard drying room, private shuttle bus, workshop and tuning room, and laundry service. Hot breakfast is included. English spoken.
めぞん・ど・ささがわ
3 min to the Happo One gondola. Enjoy a cozy family atmosphere, with friendly English speaking staff. Facilities include: wireless internet, laundry, kitchen for free use. Baby sitting service hakubababysitting.com also available.
Free shuttle buses to and from 6 major Hakuba ski resorts. Is centrally located in the Echoland region of Hakuba, a one minute walk from the closest convenience store, a couple of minutes walk will take you to numerous bars and restaurants, and 5 minutes walk will find you at the closest onsen (hot spring). Equipped with an inhouse bar (separated from the sleeping areas), restaurant, guest laundry, guest kitchen, an internet cafe (with free wireless) and a free book exchange. The bar has cozy sofas, a billiard table and a large screen for international sports. You can buy cheap but filling meals at the hostel restaurant.
Hakuba's first and most famous backpackers. Cheap long term rates, minutes walk to restaurants and bars. Snowbeds was opened in 1998 and was one of the first foreign owned businesses in Hakuba. Free shuttle bus stop for 5 resorts right out front. Closest ski resorts being Happo One and 47/Goryu. Features western style private and shared rooms, communial kitchen, satellite TV, ski/drying room, workshop and tuning room. English spoken.
山のホテル白馬
Located in front of the Olympic Ski Jumping Stadium, 5 min on foot to the slopes of Happo One resort (Nakiyama Area). Ranked in 2009 by Michelin Green Guide Japan for modern Japanese and Western rooms, delicious cuisine and great mountain views. Free WI-FI throughout the hotel, complementary shuttle bus service, indoor hotsprings and sauna, tips and advises to get the most out of your skiing/snowboarding, long stay and discounts available for 2011-2012 season.
An Australian-owned boutique hotel.
Modern Japanese-style B&B with 5 guest rooms.
22-room boutique hotel. Each room has Western style beds and ensuite. Doubles, twins and triples. Complimentary shuttle bus service. In-house onsen, international TV, free wireless internet, game room.
Living and bed rooms (TV, heater, fan vacuum cleaner, bed). Kitchen (gas or electric stove, refrigerator, rice cooker, microwave, toaster, pot, kitchen utensils, grill). Bathroom (washing machine, dryer, shampoo and conditioner, hand soap, toothbrush, towel). Outside (parking, barbeque space).
The highest lodge in Hakuba. Sitting at 890 m, this mountain ski lodge is in the forest area of Wadano, right on the Japanese Alps. The lodge is above the chair lifts of Hakuba’s Happo One and is virtually ski in, ski out. Otherwise it’s a 180-m walk to the entry point of the Happo One ski area. With underfloor heating, en-suited rooms, pool table, bar, open fireplace and local booking service for restaurants, ski/snowboard hire, lessons, sightseeing and back country tours.
A 16-room boutique hotel. Large, western-style beds. Most rooms ensuite. Restaurant and bar attached. Large hot breakfast included. Free pick-up and drop-off from bus or train station during reasonable hours. Large lounge room for guest use. TV/DVD player in every room, extensive free DVD library, individual room heating, free wireless internet, free PC with internet connection for shared guest use, free laundry facilities, heated drying room.
A family run pension, consisting of 2 lodges (one deluxe), small cottages and new condominiums, Meteor has something for everyone. Set in the quiet forest around Echoland, the pension is within a short walk of Echoland Main Street. The English speaking staff is more than helpful.
白馬パノラマホテル
350 m from the slopes at Happo One. Rooms have mountain views, cable TV, Wifi and are all en suite. Bar open from 15:00 daily. Natural Spa (private use), guest laundry, PCs for guests to use, pickup/dropoff service, English and Japanese newspapers. Open year-round.
A Japanese-run pension in the Echoland area. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms. Hot breakfast extra. English spoken.
Spacious twins, doubles and group rooms in western and Japanese style. Rooms come with ensuite bathroom, shower and toilet, television, DVD player, mini fridge and patio windows with balconies. There is also a huge lounge with big sofas to chill out on. The Lodge is surrounded by great restaurants and bars and is 4 minutes walk from the Happo gondola. The western owners have been in Hakuba for years and have great knowledge of the area.
Within walking distance of Hakuba Goryu ski resort. Rooms are simple but clean with shared bathrooms, including Japanese-style bath. Friendly owner Bono-san speaks excellent English and may be able to help you rent ski equipment or drive you to some of the closer resorts. The common bar area is warm and inviting, if a little musty-smelling, and serves alcohol until 23:00 along with lasagne and other home cooking. A huge breakfast is available for a little extra.
Spacious rooms, all with ensuite bathroom as well as access to in house hot spring, jacuzzi, sauna. Free wi-fi throughout the building, free laundry machines, esthetic service room, free DVD service. Rental shop with quality gear just outside of the hotel.
Five star boutique hotel and chalets.
オークフォレスト
A luxury hotel with satellite TV, internet in all rooms, an indoor bath, an outdoor bath, and a ski and snowboard drying room.
Large hotel room. En-suite fireplaces, heated floors. Outdoor hot spring complex. Free limousine service to many areas around town.
トロイメライ
A five-star boutique hotel. The restaurant serves delicious French cuisine with an impressive wine list.
Spacious Japanese rooms, situated in the main dining area of the valley. Includes a sumptuous breakfast and shuttles to any of the ten resorts in the valley. Western-style dining, a full bar, games room and private onsen bathing. English speaking staff.
ＴｈｅボーディングＣｏ．
Hakuba's largest Burton dealer. The owner has snowboarded in Hakuba for 17 seasons.
Huge range of rental boards. Brand new boots, boards and bindings. Try a Prior Powderstik or Burton Fish next time it dumps. Boots in all sizes—up to size 15 for men and size 10 for ladies. Staff speak English. Door to door deliveries and fitting service available.
スパイシー
Largest ski & snowboard rental shop with the best selection in the Hakuba valley and over 25 years of experience in Hakuba and Whistler. Free helmet with all kids rentals.
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