Ski resorts by Shinkansen
114 resorts reached by Shinkansen, by line, with the station and the next step from the station as each resort or bus company describes it.
Hokkaido Shinkansen 1 resort
| Resort | Route | From the station |
|---|---|---|
| Greenpia Onuma Ski Area Hokkaido Official site in English → | Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station | Free shuttle bus for hotel guests only (from the North Exit, via Onuma-koen Station), about 50 min, reservation required; 1 Dec–31 Mar departures 11:00, 12:25, 14:05, 15:30 |
Tohoku Shinkansen 16 resorts
| Resort | Route | From the station |
|---|---|---|
| Hoshino Resorts NEKOMA Mountain Fukushima Official site in English → | Koriyama Station | |
| Aomori Spring Ski Resort Aomori Official site in English → | Shin-Aomori Station | About 80 min by car or taxi |
| APPI Kogen Ski Resort Iwate Official site in English → | Morioka Station | |
| Shizukuishi Ski Resort Iwate Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Morioka Station | Car or taxi, normally about 50 min. Shizukuishi Prince Hotel guests can use the guest shuttle (advance reservation) from near stop 26 at the West Exit bus terminal, about 50 min |
| Geto Kogen Ski Resort Iwate Official site in English → | Kitakami Station | Shuttle bus from the East Exit, about 50 min (paid from 2026-27: 1,000 yen from Kitakami Station, free for high-school age and under, cash only; runs 5 Dec 2026 to 11 Apr 2027) |
| Hunter Mountain Shiobara Tochigi Official site in English → | Nasushiobara Station | |
| Hiraniwa Kogen Ski Area Iwate | Morioka Station | |
| Akakura Onsen Ski Resort Yamagata | Furukawa Station | About 60 min by taxi or car |
| Miyagi Zao Shiroishi Ski Area Miyagi | Shiroishi-Zao Station | Free shuttle bus, about 50 min (dep. 8:50, arr. 9:40; return leaves the ski area at 15:30) |
| Amihari Onsen Ski Resort Iwate Official site in English → | Morioka Station | Kyukamura Iwate-Amihari-Onsen free shuttle bus from the West Exit bus rotary, about 1 h (dep. Morioka Station West Exit 9:30, 11:30, 14:45, 16:45; reservation required by the day before) |
| Hachimantai Resort Shimokura Ski Area Iwate | Morioka Station | |
| Hachimantai Resort Panorama Ski Area Iwate | Morioka Station | |
| Hakkoda Kokusai Ski Area Aomori Official site in English → | Shin-Aomori Station | |
| Miyagi Zao Shichikashuku Ski Area Miyagi | Tokyo Station → Shiroishi-Zao Station | Town bus to Shichikashuku Seki, 60 min, then town bus to Miyagi Zao Kirara no Mori, 15 min |
| Shichinohe Town Ski Area Aomori | Shichinohe-Towada Station | About 11 min by car |
| Matsurube Snowland Iwate | Ichinoseki Station | 40 min by car (30 km) |
Akita Shinkansen 3 resorts
| Resort | Route | From the station |
|---|---|---|
| Shizukuishi Ski Resort Iwate Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Shizukuishi Station | Car or taxi, normally about 20 min. Shizukuishi Prince Hotel guests can use the guest shuttle (advance reservation) from the station main exit, about 20 min |
| Tazawako Ski Area Akita Official site in English → | Tazawako Station | Ugo Kotsu Nyuto Line (route bus) about 27 min to "Tazawako Ski Resort-mae", or about 20 min by taxi |
| Taiheizan Ski Area OPAS Akita | Akita Station | Akita Chuo Kotsu route bus from West Exit stop 12 (Nibetsu Resort Koen Line bound for The Boon), about 35 min, get off at Ski-jo-mae. About 30 min by car |
Yamagata Shinkansen 10 resorts
| Resort | Route | From the station |
|---|---|---|
| Zao Onsen Ski Resort Yamagata | Tokyo → Yamagata Station | Yamako Bus (for Zao Onsen), about 40 min to Zao Onsen Bus Terminal |
| Yonezawa Ski Resort Yamagata | Tokyo Station → Yonezawa Station | Yonezawa city bus Manse Line to Yonezawa Ski-jo-mae, about 30–40 min (e.g. 9:01, 12:06, 14:46; adults ¥310 one way; no service Sundays, holidays and 29 Dec – 3 Jan) |
| Akakura Onsen Ski Resort Yamagata | Shinjo Station | About 40 min by taxi or car |
| Tengendaikogen Yamagata | Yonezawa Station | Yamagata Kotsu Bus Yonezawa–Shirabu Onsen line, about 50 min to Yumoto-eki-mae, then the ropeway from Yumoto Station up to Tengendai |
| Zao Sarukura Ski Area Yamagata | Tokyo Station → Kaminoyama-Onsen Station | Free shuttle bus "White Echo" from the Kaminoyama Onsen tourist information stop (station front) to Zao Sarukura (Sarukura Rest House), about 19 min; 2 round trips a day, no reservations, may be full |
| ZAO LIZA WORLD Yamagata Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Kaminoyama-Onsen Station | Free shuttle bus "White Echo" from the Kaminoyama Onsen tourist information stop (station front) to Zao Liza World Ski Resort, about 31 min; 2 round trips a day, no reservations, may be full |
| Kurobushi Kogen Snow Park Jangle Jungle Yamagata | Sakurambo-Higashine Station | Ski area shuttle bus (from the station 8:10 and 9:40, from the ski area 15:40 and 17:00) |
| Hanagasa Kogen Ski Resort Yamagata | Oishida Station | Bus 45 min, or taxi 25 min |
| Asahi Shizenkan Snow Park Yamagata | Yamagata Station | About 60 min. No route bus; use a taxi or the shuttle bus |
| Onogawa Onsen Ski Resort Yamagata | Yonezawa Station | Yamagata Kotsu (formerly Yamako Bus) bus bound for Shirabu Onsen via Onogawa Onsen, 27 min (get off in front of the car park) |
Joetsu Shinkansen 28 resorts
| Resort | Route | From the station |
|---|---|---|
| Kagura Ski Resort Niigata Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Echigo-Yuzawa Station | From the Minami Echigo Kanko Bus Yuzawa Ekimae stop (platform 1) at the East Exit, take the route bus or winter express bus bound for Naeba Ski Area, about 18 min to Kagura Mitsumata Ski-jo-mae, then 1 min on foot (Mitsumata Station). For Tashiro Station: winter express bus about 27 min to Tashiro Ski-jo, 1 min walk, or route bus about 28 min to Futai Tashiro Ski-jo-mae, 7 min walk |
| Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort Niigata | Tokyo Station → Echigo-Yuzawa Station | From the East Exit bus rotary, free shuttle bus (Echigo-Yuzawa Station – ski area direct, during the winter season) or taxi, about 10 min |
| Maiko Snow Resort Niigata | Tokyo Station → Echigo-Yuzawa Station | Free shuttle bus from the stop about 80 m to the right of the East Exit (about 20 min to Maiko Kogen Hotel, about 30 min to the Day Ski Center) |
| Naeba Ski Resort Niigata Official site in English → | Echigo-Yuzawa Station | From the East Exit, free shuttle for hotel guests only to Naeba Prince Hotel, about 40 min (reservation required, Dec 12, 2026 - Apr 4, 2027) / Minami Echigo Kotsu Bus Yuzawa - Asakai - Seibu Crystal line (winter express and local bus times to be announced) / taxi about 11,000 yen |
| Iwappara Ski Resort Niigata | Echigo-Yuzawa Station | Free shuttle bus from the East Exit (no reservation; scheduled runs on weekends, holidays and weekdays), about 15 min to the Iwappara base resort center. Also a reservation-only loop bus (Echigo-Yuzawa course, about 22 min per loop) |
| GALA YUZAWA SNOW RESORT Niigata | Tokyo Station → GALA Yuzawa Station | |
| White World Oze Iwakura Gunma Official site in English → | Jomo-Kogen Station | Kan-etsu Kotsu local bus (Kamata line), about 70 min (about 50 min from JR Numata Station) |
| Hodaigi Ski Resort Gunma Official site in English → | Jomo-Kogen Station | About 45 min by bus or taxi. Free shuttle bus (dep. 8:15 and 10:55, arr. 9:40 and 12:20) |
| Kandatsu Snow Resort Niigata | Tokyo Station → Echigo-Yuzawa Station | Free shuttle bus from the East Exit, about 7 min (daily during the season) |
| Yuzawa Nakazato Ski Resort Niigata | Tokyo Station → Echigo-Yuzawa Station | Free shuttle bus from the West Exit (Angel Grandia shuttle bus desk), about 15 min |
| Okutone Snow Park Gunma | Tokyo Station → Jomo-Kogen Station | Kan-etsu Kotsu bus, 40 min |
| Katashina Kogen Ski Resort Gunma | Jomo-Kogen Station | |
| Minakami Kogen Ski Resort Gunma Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Jomo-Kogen Station | Minakami Kogen Liner from the East Exit rotary to Minakami Kogen Hotel 200, about 70 min (dep. 8:10, 11:35, 15:00) |
| Mt.T by Hoshino Resorts Gunma Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Jomo-Kogen Station | Bus bound for Tanigawadake Joch (Tanigawadake Ropeway), 50 min |
| Yuzawa Park Ski Resort Niigata | Tokyo Station → Echigo-Yuzawa Station | Free shuttle bus from the East Exit, about 10 min (no reservation needed; runs 19 Dec 2026 to 31 Mar 2027) |
| Okutadami Maruyama Ski Resort Niigata Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Urasa Station | Free shuttle bus from the East Exit, reservation only: departs 8:45, arrives at the ski area 10:05 (returns 16:00); book by phone by 15:00 the day before (025-795-2750); no service on days without reservations |
| Fujiwara Snow & Spa Resort Gunma Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Jomo-Kogen Station | Bus to Minakami Station, about 25 min, then change to the bus for Yunokoya Onsen, about 35 min, to Fujiwara Ski-jo Iriguchi (hotel courtesy car from the stop); or Hotel Sunbird's free shuttle (14:00 from Jomo-Kogen Station, reserve at least 3 days ahead) |
| Snow Park Oze Tokura Gunma | Jomo-Kogen Station | Kan-etsu Kotsu route bus for 'Snow Park Oze Tokura', about 2 hours |
| Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort Niigata | Tokyo → Echigo-Yuzawa Station | About 10 min on foot from the West Exit. From the East Exit, the free 4 Ski Resorts Shuttle Bus (hop-on hop-off, linking NASPA, Yuzawa Kogen, GALA Yuzawa and Ishiuchi Maruyama) |
| Chateau Shiozawa Ski Resort Niigata | Echigo-Yuzawa Station | Shuttle bus from the East Exit (winter ski season, only for guests of Chateautel Ipponsugi / Yoshizato; no service on weekdays and public holidays) |
| Tambara Ski Park Gunma Official site in English → | Jomo-Kogen Station | Free shuttle bus (reservation required): 9:30 departure, arriving 10:40, via the Park & Ride (former Salad Park). Sat, Sun, holidays and 28–31 Dec only |
| NASPA Ski Garden Niigata | Tokyo Station → Echigo-Yuzawa Station | NASPA New Otani shuttle bus from the West Exit, about 3 min (hotel guests only); otherwise taxi |
| Norn Minakami Ski Resort Gunma Official site in English → | Jomo-Kogen Station | Free shuttle bus by reservation, about 30 min (book by 15:00 the day before). Taxi about 30 min |
| New Greenpia Tsunan Ski Resort Niigata Official site in English → | Echigo-Yuzawa Station | Hotel shuttle bus for staying guests only from the East Exit, about 50 min (book at least 3 days ahead; in ski season board at the car park 50 m to the right of the East Exit) |
| Hakkaisanroku Ski Resort Niigata | Tokyo Station → Urasa Station | About 10 min by car |
| Nagaoka City Ski Resort Niigata | Tokyo Station → Nagaoka Station | About 20 min by taxi from the East Exit |
| Nakazato Snow Wood Ski Area Niigata Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Echigo-Yuzawa Station | Free Angel Grandia Echigo-Nakazato shuttle bus, about 15 min (from the information office about 2 min on foot from the West Exit; no reservation needed) |
| Ipponsugi Snowpark Niigata | Echigo-Yuzawa Station | 3 min on foot |
Hokuriku Shinkansen 56 resorts
| Resort | Route | From the station |
|---|---|---|
| Sugadaira Kogen Snow Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Ueda Station | Ueda Bus Sugadaira Kogen Line (route bus) from Okijo Exit stop 3, adult 700 yen to Davos and Ura-Taro / Direct bus (Ueda Station Onsen Exit → Sugadaira Kogen Ura-Taro about 50 min → Under Armour Sugadaira Arena about 65 min, 1,000 yen, no booking; in 2025-26 on Sat, Sun and holidays 4 Jan – 29 Mar 2026). Route buses within the plateau cost 100 yen a ride |
| Madarao Mountain Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Iiyama Station | Bus from the Chikumagawa Exit stop 1: Community Bus Madarao Line (¥500 one way, about 26 min) or the Madarao express / Iiyama Sta.–Madarao–Tangram express (¥800, about 20 min) |
| Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Iiyama Station | Direct bus "Nozawa Onsen Liner" (Nozawa Onsen Kotsu; all year, no reservation, 600 yen one way) or Nagaden Bus route bus |
| Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort Nagano | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Sugadaira Kogen Pine Beak Ski Resort Nagano | Tokyo Station → Ueda Station | Ueda Bus (Sugadaira Kogen Line, Okijo Exit stop 3), about 55 min |
| Hakuba Goryu Ski Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Palcall Tsumagoi Resort Ski & Hotel Gunma Official site in English → | Karuizawa Station | |
| Togakushi Ski Field Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo → Nagano Station | Alpico Bus bound for Togakushi Ski Area, about 1 hour |
| Tangram Ski Circus Nagano Official site in English → | Iiyama Station | Nagaden Bus Iiyama Station–Tangram Madarao line from the Chikumagawa Exit stop 1 (no reservation), about 45 min |
| Shinshu Shiga Kogen Kumanoyu Ski Area Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Hakuba Happo-one Ski Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Hakusan Seymour Ski Area Ishikawa Official site in English → | Kanazawa Station | |
| Togari Onsen Ski Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Iiyama Station | Nagaden Bus shuttle (Express Togari Onsen Ski Resort Line), about 20 min, 5 round trips a day, adults ¥500, children half price |
| Iizuna Ski Resort Nagano | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | 35 min by taxi |
| The Kijima Snow Park Nagano | Tokyo Station → Iiyama Station | Shuttle bus from stop 4 (Sat, Sun and holidays: 7 runs 8:50–19:00; weekdays: one run at 15:20) |
| ARAI MOUNTAIN RESORT Niigata Official site in English → | Joetsumyoko Station | About 30 min by shuttle bus |
| Manza Onsen Ski Resort Gunma Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Karuizawa Station | |
| Karuizawa Prince Hotel Ski Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Karuizawa Station | About 10 min on foot from the South Exit, about 2 min by taxi, or free shuttle bus (no booking) |
| Hakusan Ichirino Ski Area Ishikawa Official site in English → | Kanazawa Station | |
| JAM Fukui Katsuyama Mountain Resort Fukui Official site in English → | Fukui Station | Free shuttle bus for hotel guests only (advance web reservation). Day visitors take the Echizen Railway to Katsuyama Station |
| Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Area Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Kashimayari Ski Resort Family Park Nagano | Tokyo → Nagano Station | |
| Kazawa Snow Area Gunma Official site in English → | Ueda Station | About 40 min by taxi |
| Kusatsu Onsen Ski Resort Gunma | Karuizawa Station | Kusakaru Kotsu bus from the North Exit to Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal, then free shuttle bus to the ski area |
| Hakuba Tsugaike Mountain Resort Nagano | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Snow Resort Romance no Kamisama Nagano | Tokyo Station → Iiyama Station | Free shuttle bus straight to the ski area (daily, from Chikumagawa Exit plaza stop 4 at 8:40 and 10:05, about 20 min) |
| Shiga Kogen Yokoteyama-Shibutoge Ski Area Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Itoigawa Seaside Valley Ski Resort Niigata | Tokyo → Itoigawa Station | Itoigawa Bus route bus from the North (Nihonkai) Exit, about 50 min, adults ¥670 one way (runs marked ◎ operate on weekends and holidays 12/20–3/21 and 12/29–12/31; no buses on 1/1 and 1/2) |
| Minenohara Kogen Ski Resort Nagano | Tokyo Station → Ueda Station | Taxi, about 35 min |
| Okushiga Kogen Ski Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Blanche Takayama Ski Resort Nagano | Tokyo Station → Sakudaira Station | taxi, 60 min |
| Yunomaru Ski and Snowboard Resort Nagano | Sakudaira Station | Taxi about 50 min (guide: regular taxi ¥10,840, jumbo taxi ¥17,750; Matsuba Taxi) |
| Hakuba47 Mountain Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Higashidateyama Ski Area Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Kitashiga Komaruyama Ski Area Nagano | Iiyama Station | Hotel guests: Kitashiga Grand Hotel free shuttle bus (reservation required, about 30 min); taxi about 30 min |
| Saku Ski Garden PARADA Nagano | Sakudaira Station | Free shuttle bus to Kita-Parada from the Asama Exit, timed to Hokuriku Shinkansen arrivals (the 8:00 and 10:10 departures run only on weekends, holidays and New Year). A free shuttle also links Kita- and Minami-Parada |
| Kurumayama Kogen SKYPARK Ski Resort Nagano Official site in English → | Sakudaira Station | No direct bus: Chikuma Bus toward Tateshina to Tateshina Town Office, then a bus toward Shirakaba Lake to Higashi-Shirakabako, then change to a bus for Kurumayama Kogen or Kami-Suwa Station (2 transfers) |
| Takamine Mountain Park Gunma | Sakudaira Station | JR Bus Kanto from the Tateshina Exit, stop 3 (2 round trips a day in winter): dep. 8:40 and 14:00, arr. ski area 9:40 and 15:00 (also from Komoro Sta. at 9:00 and 14:20) |
| Karuizawa Snow Park Gunma Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Karuizawa Station | Free shuttle bus from the South Exit, about 45 min to ANA Holiday Inn Resort Karuizawa; reservation only, by noon the day before; runs without bookings are cancelled; 12 Dec 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 |
| Maruike Ski Area Nagano | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Taira Ski Area Toyama | Shin-Takaoka Station | About 49 min by rental car or similar |
| Ichinose Diamond Ski Area Nagano | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Ichinose Family Ski Area Nagano | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Okuradake Kogen Ski Area Ishikawa | Komatsu Station | 25 min by car |
| Terakoya Ski Area Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Hasuike Ski Area Nagano | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Shiga Kogen Nishitateyama Ski Area Nagano | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Takeshi Banshogahara Ski Area Nagano | Ueda Station | About 60 min by car (no bus) |
| Sunvalley Ski Area Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Ikenotaira Snow Park Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Sakudaira Station | Taxi about 50 min. Ikenotaira Hotel guests: free shuttle from the Asama Exit (reservation required, dep. 10:50 and 16:00, about 1 h 10 min) |
| Ichinose Yamanokami Ski Area Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Shiga Kogen Giant Ski Area Nagano | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Hoppo Bunadaira Ski Area Nagano | Nagano Station | |
| Takamagahara Mammoth Ski Area Nagano | Nagano Station | |
| Tannenomori Okojo Ski Area Nagano Official site in English → | Tokyo Station → Nagano Station | |
| Kanazawa Municipal Iozen Ski Area Ishikawa | Kanazawa Station |
Tokaido Shinkansen 2 resorts
| Resort | Route | From the station |
|---|---|---|
| GRANSNOW OKUIBUKI Shiga Official site in English → | Osaka → Maibara Station | Reservation-only Okuibuki shuttle bus from the East Exit (dep. 8:40 via Omi-Nagaoka Station, arr. 9:35; one return run leaving the ski area at 17:15), one way adults ¥1,500, children ¥700 |
| FUJIYAMA SNOW RESORT YETI Shizuoka Official site in English → | Mishima Station | Fujikyu City Bus route bus from the South Exit, about 1 hr 20 min (e.g. 7:35 → 8:57, daily), ¥1,830 one way |
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