KAGURA / WINTER JOURNAL

Kagura and Mitsumata

Your choice of Mitsumata or Tashiro changes the journey from your hotel. Plan an Echigo-Yuzawa base and stops in Mitsumata around the entrance you intend to use.

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A snowboarder riding fresh snow at Kagura Ski Resort in an operator-published winter photograph. The shooting date and conditions on your travel date are unconfirmed.
A snowboarder riding fresh snow at Kagura Ski Resort in an operator-published winter photograph. The shooting date and conditions on your travel date are unconfirmed.
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01 / TRAVEL NOTES

Choose your entrance and your base

Mitsumata Station and Tashiro Station are separate entrances. Before choosing a hotel, check which entrance you will use and the day's lift and course operation. A link on the mountain is different from a road transfer and is not a guaranteed route back.

Winter slopes at Kagura Ski Resort.
Winter slopes at Kagura Ski Resort.
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01 / RESORT

Kagura Ski Resort

Mitsumata, Kagura and Tashiro: choose your ropeway entrance and where to stay as one plan.

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02 / TRAVEL NOTES

Stay around Echigo-Yuzawa

A Japanese-style room at Yuzawa Grand, with a bath visible beyond the window. The exact room category is unverified; this photograph does not show facilities included in every room.
A Japanese-style room at Yuzawa Grand, with a bath visible beyond the window. The exact room category is unverified; this photograph does not show facilities included in every room.
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Echigo-Yuzawa Station / onsen town

Yuzawa Grand Hotel

A rail-based stay with time for hotel baths and meals.

Station pickup is separate from ski-area transfers. Check private-bath slots and the room-and-meal offer before booking.

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Takahan exterior, photographed in 2017. This reference image does not establish current snow conditions or room facilities.
Takahan exterior, photographed in 2017. This reference image does not establish current snow conditions or room facilities.
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Echigo-Yuzawa hillside

Yukiguni no Yado Takahan

Stay after skiing for hot springs, meals and literary history.

Kasumi no Ma is for overnight guests only. Discuss steps and stairs on routes to rooms, dining and baths.

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NASPA New Otani exterior, photographed in August 2021. This summer image does not show winter snow conditions.
NASPA New Otani exterior, photographed in August 2021. This summer image does not show winter snow conditions.
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Echigo-Yuzawa / NASPA

NASPA New Otani

Family skiing, hotel meals and hot-spring time in one stay.

Winter shuttle dates and times are unverified. Check child bedding, meals and bath/pool charges against your offer.

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03 / TRAVEL NOTES

Bathing and food in Mitsumata

Onsen Kaido No Yu — outdoor bath surrounded by snow
Onsen Kaido No Yu — outdoor bath surrounded by snow
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01 / ONSEN

Kaido no Yu

After skiing at Mitsumata, unwind in the outdoor rock bath. Pair Kaido no Yu with a stop at the roadside station.

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Cafe & Restaurant Snowman — venue photograph
Cafe & Restaurant Snowman — venue photograph
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02 / FOOD

Café & Restaurant Snowman

Take a break by the window at Mitsumata.

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04 / TRAVEL NOTES

From the station to Mitsumata or Tashiro

After arriving at Echigo-Yuzawa on the Joetsu Shinkansen, arrange the onward journey to Mitsumata or Tashiro. Distinguish public buses, driving and hotel transfers, and check the stop and return journey. The 2025–26 bus timetable linked from the official access page is not confirmation of 2026–27 services; check current winter departures, fares and the last bus. A hotel transfer to the railway station does not necessarily serve the ski area.

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Facts checked: 20 October 2026 · Check current opening, rates and transport with the operator before booking.

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Sources

www.princehotels.co.jp · 20 October 2026

www.princehotels.co.jp · 20 October 2026