One of the Yuzawa cluster's more varied mountains — longer runs, a dedicated beginner zone, and direct Shinkansen access.
Runs
16
Vertical
244m
Summit
702m
Base 458m
Annual snow
10m+/season
Popular
Best season Mid-December to late March
Why Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort
One of the Yuzawa cluster's more varied mountains — longer runs, a dedicated beginner zone, and direct Shinkansen access.
Yuzawa area; close to Shinkansen
Plan your trip
Yuzawa Nakazato is a family-focused day resort at the north end of Yuzawa town — wide groomed runs, big snow play park for kids, and a 20-min shuttle from Echigo-Yuzawa Station. Marketed under the Mt Naeba family of resorts.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Nakazato is a day resort — base in Echigo-Yuzawa town for hot-spring inns, business hotels, and easy Shinkansen access.
Terrain in detail
MellowCruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
39
Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Sea-of-Japan storm cycles — deep, heavier snow.
Heavier, frequent storm cycles — deep refills, denser snow.
10
m+
per season
Frequent deep days through midwinter
Expert runs
5 of 16
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
244m
Compact mountain.
Steepest pitch
—
Pitch not published.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Limited
Mostly groomed terrain.
Moguls
Few
Mostly cord and powder.
Best for
Terrain & features
Photo: SLIMHANNYA / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
80 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Echigo-Yuzawa Shinkansen Station 80 minutes by Shinkansen from T
Overview
Shuttle from JR Echigo-Yuzawa Shinkansen Station
From airport
80 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 17°C, wind 10 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.
Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.
Nearby resorts
More resorts in Niigata
destination resort
Home of the Dragondola — at 5.5km the world's longest gondola, linking Naeba to Kagura. The Prince Hotel anchors a full Niigata ski town.
powder-focused
Niigata's high-altitude powder magnet — base elevation above 1,200m means season lasts into Golden Week, and gate-managed backcountry is easy to access from the top.
day trip
The only resort in Japan with a Shinkansen station at the lift base — you can literally ski in a suit on your lunch break. Beginner-heavy, famously accessible.
day trip
Yuzawa's most walkable resort — the NASPA hotel sits on the slope, the Shinkansen station is a short shuttle away, and the runs are firmly beginner–intermediate.
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