HAKUBA CONNECT DINING GUIDE 2016-2017
View the latest dining guide of Hakuba Connect. Alternatively you can pick up a copy in most hotels, cafes and restaurants in the Hakuba Valley.
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HAKUBA CONNECT WINTER MAGAZINE 2016-2017
View the latest winter edition of Hakuba Connect. Alternatively you can pick up a copy in most hotels, cafes and restaurants in the Hakuba Valley.
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Skiers and snowboarders who have spent time in the backcountry generally agree that exploring out of bounds terrain is the pinnacle of the sport. Backcountry exploration offers a host of unique experi...
Japanese people love kitsch. Whether it’s frilly maids in Akihabara, grown women spending all of their holidays at Tokyo Disneyland, Pokemon or Hello Kitty painted fifteen feet high on the body of a...
Every trail runner has unique reasons for starting. For many, it’s their love of nature and a sense of adventure that drives them away from the predictability of pavement running and onto the ever-c...
The Salt Road or Shio-no-mich in Japanese is the ancient path that passes right through the Hakuba Valley from the Sea of Japan in the north down to the castle city of Matsmoto 120kms away. Unlike the...
After spending much of the last summer exploring the local trail throughout the Hakuba Valley, I have tended to my blisters and compiled the following list of Hakuba’s favorite hikes based on how mu...
Whether you like fat tyres or skinny ones, the Hakuba Valley has plenty of opportunites for two wheeled adventures or just a lazy ride around the streets. The valley is bike friendly, so either bring...
The concept of canyoning, or canyoneering as it is known in America, is to use various skills such as walking, scrambling, swimming, climbing and occasionally abseiling, in order to travel down a cany...
Beep,- beep,- beep – No it’s not the obscenities coming from my mouth, or my heart beating like it’s going to explode, it was the beeps that signal it’s 5 seconds to go time at the start gate...
The Hakuba Valley
Located in the spectacular Northern Alps of Japan, incorporating the villages of Hakuba & Otari, the Hakuba Valley is just three and a half hours north of Tokyo. It is Japan's favorite year-round destination. There's majestic mountains with a vibrant base Village, epic skiing and snowboarding, restaurants and bars, accommodation to suit every budget, MTB trails, hot springs and arguably the best mountain hiking anywhere.