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YUZAWA
Embracing spectacular alpine scenery,Yuzawa offers fresh air and summer fun
Easily accessible from Tokyo by 'Shinkansen' bullet train, Yuzawa is renowned as the largest ski and hot spring resort in Japan. Yet, set among nature and scenic mountains,
Yuzawa offers numerous summer activities and is rapidly becoming a favored year-round destination.
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| Mountain Resort Yuzawa |
A year-round playground for all
 Yuzawa, (sometimes referred to by its full name 'Echigo Yuzawa') is an extremely popular resort town located in the southern part of Niigata Prefecture. Riding the speedy and comfortable 'Joetsu Shinkansen' train, visitors can travel the 200 kilometers north from Tokyo to Yuzawa in just over one short hour. With more than 13 ski and snowboard resorts that include the famously huge 'Naeba' resort and scaled downwards to friendly family-owned and operated stations, Yuzawa is a favorite ski and 'onsen'
destination frequented by countless generations over the past 800 years. The great novel, "Yukiguni" (Snow Country) by Yasunari Kawabata, with characters and plot located in Yuzawa was justly rewarded with a Nobel Literature
Prize. Spectacular alpine scenery entices the nature lover year-round to enjoy the region's natural splendors.
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| Sightseeing - Where to go! |
Alp no sato
 Astride the 'Yuzawa Highlands', since 1980 lies the beautiful 'Alp no Sato' (Alpine Flower Garden). This splendid botanical garden on the north versant of Mt. Omine (1,172 m) reached via the world's largest ropeway gondola features a
'Ayamega-ike' wetlands garden
(hygrophyte) and 'Gorone-no-hara' playland. The massive rocks used to create this opulent garden site were excavated from the innards of the mountain during the construction of the 'Jouetsu Shinkansen
Oshimizu' tunnel.
 Visitors may serenely stroll about admiring an unequalled panoramic alpine vista while eyeing the harmonious display of hundreds of varieties of seasonal flowers.
The thrill seeker will discover an awesome mountain slope toboggan run dropping a vertiginous 706 meters and exciting mountain go-carting.
Alternatively, a soul-soothing walk along a resplendent green mountain trail while wild birds serenade from the beech forest beckons the nature lover.
Finally, a day's multiple activities can best be ended with a relaxing stint in 'Komakusa-no-yu' natural hotspring.
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Echigo Sake Museum 'Ponshu-kan'
 The grand mountain
range that envelops
Yuzawa is the
source of cool and
clear spring water;
furthermore, a unique
regional climate allows the production
of delicious rice. Not surprisingly,
Yuzawa is famed as one of the best
'sake' producing areas in Japan and
easily explains, "The best sake is found
by the best water source." Located
within the JR Echigo-Yuzawa station,
'Ponshu-kan' is a museum displaying
many varieties of local sake, sake
based sweets and sake drinking cups.
The 'Kikizake'
tasting section
offers for a small sum (¥ 500) a
choice of five
brands from the 99 sake wineries found in Niigata.
 Enjoy bathing in 'saka buro', a public bath that includes Japanese sake, reputed
effective for beauty and relaxation. Remember the savor of smooth, fresh, superior brands of local sake.
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| What to experience? |
Try creating your own Japanese traditional foods!
 Mt. Daigenta offers an ever changing and attractive seasonal look. At its base, 'Daigenta', visitors can enjoy creating traditional Japanese fare such as 'soba-uchi',
a Japanese
noodle using fine local buckwheat flour and 'sasadango', rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaf, a tasty specialty of Niigata Prefecture.
 At the 'Asahigama' kiln nearby Daigenta, make a satisfyingly flavorsome cup of tea to remember a
memorable Yuzawa outing. (A prior reservation is necessary.)
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Daigenta
Location: 6399-1 Todaru, Yuzawa-cho, Uonuma, Niigata
Open: 9:00 - 16:00(10:00-,11:00-,13:00-,14:00-)
Closed: Wed.
Admission: ¥ 3,600-
Tel: 025-787-1121(Reservation is required)
URL: http://www.daigenta.jp
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Asahigama
Location: 6379 Todaru, Yuzawa-cho, Uonuma, Niigata
Open: 9:00 - 16:00(late April - early November)
Closed: December - March
Admission: ¥ 3,600-
Tel: 025-787-0357(Reservation is required)
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Access to Yuzawa
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| Thrill to a splendid alpine view! |
| Ride the Yuzawa Ropeway -Japan's Largest- | Doragondola -World's Longest- |
Japan's largest ropeway gondola accommodates
up to 166 people. Skyward up to
'Yuzawa Kogen' highland, thrilled passengers
peer down on the town and valley floor
receding far below and reaching the summit
there's the popular 'Alp no sato' (Alpine
Flower Garden) as well as more grandiose
vistas. Within easy
walking distance of Echigo
Yuzawa rail station, don't miss
this amazing ride!
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The world's longest gondola ride is a remarkable 5481 meters long (almost 3.5 miles!) that carries up to 8 thrill seekers on a skyhopping
ride not experienced anywhere else on the planet. Since 2001, 'Doragondola'
connects Naeba and Tashiro area in a speedy 15 minutes while amazing views of mountains and valleys unfold above and underneath passengers. |
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For More Information
Yuzawa Town Tourist Association:
http://www.e-yuzawa.gr.jp/
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