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Our guide
Hakuba Happōone is a ski resort on Mount Karamatsu in Hakuba, Nagano, built in 1958. At the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics it hosted the alpine downhill, super giant slalom and combined events. It gets an average of 11 m of snow a season, and because it is higher than other resorts the snow is good — but it is also more exposed to the weather.
Our checked record gives three ways from Tokyo: the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Nagano and then the Nagano–Hakuba express bus; the limited express Azusa from Shinjuku to Matsumoto, the JR Ōito Line to Hakuba Station and a local bus; or the highway bus from Busta Shinjuku to Hakuba Happō. See “Plan your visit” below.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- 白馬三山01 — くろふね · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 白馬村エコーランドからの白馬三山 — くろふね · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 白馬村海洋センターの桜01 — くろふね · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 白馬村海洋センターの02 — くろふね · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 白馬村1本こぶしと北アルプス — くろふね · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 白馬村の道祖神と桜 — くろふね · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 白馬オリンピック大橋からの北アルプス — くろふね · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 白馬村のそば畑 02 — くろふね · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 白馬村のそば畑 01 — くろふね · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hakuba Happoone Winter Resort (白馬八方尾根スキー場, Hakuba Happōone Sukī-jō) is a ski resort located on Mount Karamatsu in Hakuba, Japan. For the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, it hosted the alpine skiing downhill, super giant slalom, and combined slalom events. Happoone receives an average snowfall of 11 metres per season. Happoone is higher than all other ski resorts resulting in quality snow but leaves you exposed to the climate and weather conditions. The resort was constructed in 1958.In the lead-up to the 1998 Games, a test event was held in February 1996 that led to complaints by skiers to the International Ski Federation (FIS) that the 1,680 m (5,510 ft) course for men's downhill was too short. This led to a controversy between the Nagano Organizing Committee (NAOC) and the FIS over lengthening the course by 120 m (390 ft) or 15 seconds at most.
Visitor information checked: 2026-09-13 · Hakuba Happō-one: access from Tokyo
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What to expect at this type of place: Landmark
Getting there by public transport
- From Tokyo: Hokuriku Shinkansen to Nagano, then the Nagano–Hakuba express bus.
- From Shinjuku: limited express Azusa to Matsumoto, the JR Ōito Line to Hakuba Station, then a local bus.
- Or the Shinjuku–Hakuba highway bus from Busta Shinjuku to Hakuba Happō.
Route checked: 2026-09-13 · Hakuba Happō-one: access from Tokyo · Timetables change — check the operator before you travel.
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