Shiga Highlands, Nagano
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Shiga Highlands

志賀高原

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Our guide

Shiga Kōgen is a ski resort and hiking area in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano, within Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park. In 1980 an area of 13,000 hectares here was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.

We have not checked buses, lifts or season dates, so look for local information before you go.

Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.

Photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
  1. ShigaYokote — 間瀬晴之 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
  2. Shiga-kogen Ski-resort — MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
  3. Shibuike02n4272 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
  4. Onumaike01n4272 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
  5. Nozoki Shiga Kogen01s5s4272 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
  6. Mount Iwasuge — Oyama no taisho · Public domain · source · resized
  7. Maruike01n4272 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
  8. Kidoike — Photographed by Qurren ( talk ), with IXY Digital 10 compact digital camera. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
  9. Ichimuma in Shiga Kogen01s4s4272 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
  10. Hasuike (Yamanouchi, Nagano) — Photographed by Qurren ( talk ), with IXY Digital 10 compact digital camera. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized

What this place is

Shiga Kogen (志賀高原, Shiga-kōgen) is a ski resort and hiking spot, located in the Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park in the highlands of Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan. In 1980, an area of 13,000 hectares (50 sq mi) was designated a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve.

Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What to expect at this type of place: Mountain

Getting there

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Area: Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture

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