Naeba

This was the second time that I was about to see snow in Japan, the first time was at Hunter Mountain, this time I went with some Spanish friends to Naeba, a mountain in Niigata one of the most famous places to ski near Tokyo. Naeba is about 4 hours by bus from Tokyo (Shinjuku) and agency prices are not bad. For us it was about 22,000 yen for the bus ride, the ryokan (dinner and breakfast), rental and ski pass during for all-day Saturday and Sunday morning. The tracks were pretty good (though I'm no expert) and were large enough to ski without difficulties. The slopes just below the Prince Hotel are amazing.