As your holiday approaches, booking additional services is essential to ensure a smooth and enjoyable stay.
ACCOMMODATION: White Fox Co offer fantastic, modern homes paired with 5-star concierge service. If you haven't booked or are considering changing, please contact them.
RESTAURANTS: A restaurant guide. The best restaurant is Vive Hakuba and well worth a stop. Feedback & Reviews are very positive.
DAY SPA: Vive Hakuba has both excellent massage therapists and a privately bookable Japanese bath - can fit up to 4 people. Located in Echoland.
SKI HIRE
Rhythm Japan - They offer pick-up and drop off service to either their Wadano or Happo Store. We prefer the Wadano store with their Rhythm & Bean Coffee and great selection of retail. The store is spacious and just feels nice to walk through. They've done a great job in the past few years making it a fun and attractive place to visit. The service is top notch as well. Great technicians, long time staff, free gear swaps, and coffee are just some of the reasons we continue to recommend Rhythm.
SKI LESSONS
Hakuba Ski Concierge is our recommended provider for private lessons. Need help booking? Ask us and we can assist with this.
Hakuba Snow Sports is our recommended provider for group lessons or mixed group + private ski or snowboard lessons. Need help booking? Please ask and we can book for you.
BACKCOUNTRY: Northern Heights Guiding
LIFT PASSES
Tengu Travel - Purchase the Hakuba Valley All Mountain Lift Pass and they will be delivered these to you - please enter HAKUBA CAR RENTAL in the accommodation section!
For convenience, these can't be beat. For those that are exploring, it's very easy to do two resorts in a single day. These passes also come in very handy on windy days when resorts close. This happens fairly often. When it does, it pays to have this pass. Drive 5 min and you are at a different resort. These passes also let you ride the Hakuba Valley Resort shuttles for free.
Individual mountain passes can be purchased from here and exchanged at the resort. It is cheaper to purchase day passes (or multi-day passes from the ski resorts if you know you will be taking lessons at the same mountain everyday.
TRANSPORTATION
Car Rental: Please remember you must have an international driver's permit. Japan requires the original, physical booklet. Need more info? Try here.
Airport Bus Transfers: www.naganosnowshuttle.com - off your plane and onto a bus directly to Hakuba (and can be booked to add a drop off at your accommodation).
Bullet Train to Nagano: Navitime - If you are coming from Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, you may choose to come on a bullet train arriving to Nagano Station. From Nagano Station, you can either book a private taxi van (32000 JPY) or take the Alpico Bus to Hakuba Bus Terminal. This bus is 2800 yen/person. A private taxi van must be booked in advance through us.
Shinjuku<-->Hakuba Tickets: Navitime - There is a 1 time/day train leaving 8am from Shinjuku arriving in Hakuba at 1141am. Easy. Keep in mind check in isn't until 3pm. If your home is ready, you are free to check in. The trains from Hakuba to Shinjuku leaves at 15:16 and arrives at 19:08.
Private taxi van from the airport, central Tokyo or other places: This is often a great option if you have small kids, ski bags, or just want a straight ride in. The taxi will meet you at the airport and take you directly to your accommodation. The rates start from 130,000 JPY per way for a 10 person van.