Free plan to see and play in the snow on the Joetsu Shinkansen and unreserved seats | Day trip to Niigata and Snow Country Plan Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort (departing from Tokyo Station)

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Duration

Day Trip

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English

About this tour

  • Experience riding on the JR Shinkansen, Japan's pride and joy, a high-speed train! There's no need to worry about traffic jams and it's punctual, so you'll have plenty of time to enjoy the snow.
  • It's definitely a good deal! The trip price includes a round-trip unreserved seat ticket on the Joetsu Shinkansen, an unlimited ride ticket on the Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway, and a ticket to Yukiasobi Park.
  • Enjoy a stroll through the air on the ropeway. A world of silvery white light spreads before your eyes.
  • On a clear day, you can see the impressive, vast snow-capped mountains from a viewpoint at an altitude of 1,000m. (Please note that this depends on the weather.)
  • At "Snow Play Park" in the plateau area, you can enjoy unlimited fun with the "Tree Castle" slide with a tunnel, "Snow tubing," and "Sledding."
  • These snow activities are easy to enjoy and are very popular with both adults and children!
  • The Joetsu Shinkansen has unreserved round-trip seats, so you can leave at any time you like and come back at any time you like.
  • It's just a little over an hour from Tokyo on the Joetsu Shinkansen, so you can enjoy dinner in Tokyo after a day of fun!
  • Please purchase your own tickets for the Joetsu Shinkansen, Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway unlimited ride ticket and Yukiasobi Park ticket on the day of your visit.

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  • Course Features
  1. This is a free-style individual trip using unreserved seats on the Shinkansen. There will be no staff accompanying you.
  2. The Joetsu Shinkansen is a non-reserved seat ticket for both the outbound and return journeys, allowing you to board the Shinkansen at any time you like.
  3. With this plan, you can use the ticket vending machine at the station to print out and collect your Shinkansen ticket yourself before departure, and then board the train.
  4. Once you've enjoyed playing in the snow, you can head back on the Shinkansen at your leisure.
  • schedule

◎Please purchase your round-trip Shinkansen ticket before departure and board the train.

Tokyo Station (Joetsu Shinkansen) Echigo Yuzawa Station (10 minutes walk from the west exit) Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort

  1. Please redeem your ticket at the ticket counter inside the ropeway station.
  2. Enjoy riding the ropeway or playing in the snow.

Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort – (10 min walk) – Echigo Yuzawa Station – (Joetsu Shinkansen) – Tokyo Station

  • How to issue JR Shinkansen tickets (reserved seat tickets/unreserved seat tickets):

〇Three days before your departure, you will be notified on your My Page of the two numbers required to issue your Shinkansen ticket.

1. JR authentication number (11 digits) 2. JR receipt number (4 digits)

*JR Shinkansen tickets can be purchased at JR station ticket machines. *Tickets cannot be cancelled after purchase. Please allow plenty of time to purchase your ticket on the day of departure.

① The Shinkansen ticket vending machine is located near the ticket gate. Use the same ticket vending machine as in the photo. Select the language with the (A) button on the top right. *English is selected for this explanation.

②(B) Press “Receive ticket.”

③ (C) Click "Pick up ticket booked through travel agency."

④(D) Press "JR authentication number/JR collection number."

⑤ (E) Enter your “JR authentication number/JR collection number” and press “Confirm” (F).

⑥ The reservation details confirmation will be displayed. After checking, press (G) "Confirm".

⑦ The issued tickets will be printed out. Each person will be issued two tickets for the outbound journey and two for the return journey.

Included/Excluded

  • Transportation
  • Ropeway & Snow Park Ticket
  • Travel safety insurance
  • Passenger liability insurance
  • Travel industry liability insurance
  • Public liability insurance
  • Compulsory automobile liability insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Dining expenses
  • Other expenses not mentioned above

Itinerary

Languages

English

Cities

Niigata

Countries

Japan

Categories

Half-Day & Full-Day Tours

Product Category Codes

Day Trip

Frequently asked questions

The voucher must be used on the selected date and within operating hours; Invalid after expiration

  • High blood pressure, Heart disease, Acrophobia, Asthma, Epilepsy, Pregnant women
  • For independent individual trips, we will not notify you of cancellations due to weather or other reasons.
  • Take the Joetsu Shinkansen bound for Niigata, Echigo Yuzawa, or Gala Yuzawa.
  • Please board a non-reserved seating car on the Shinkansen. If the non-reserved seats are full, you can stand in the non-reserved seating car.
  • To secure a seat, we recommend that you arrive at the departure platform early and line up.
  • Once a Shinkansen ticket has been issued, it cannot be cancelled, so please purchase your ticket on the day of departure. Please make sure to leave with plenty of time.
  • To cover any injuries you may incur while playing in the snow, we recommend that you take out travel insurance and accident insurance before you depart on your trip.
  • At Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort, even if the lifts are operating and Yukiasobi Park is open, the ropeway may be closed due to strong winds. In that case, we cannot refund the ropeway fare alone. Please be sure to check the ski resort's website for the situation before departing.
  • During operating hours, due to snowfall or other weather conditions, opening hours may be shortened, the ropeway may be suspended, or Yukiasobi Park may be closed. However, no refunds will be given in such cases.
  • If the weather causes the JR Shinkansen to be suspended, the ski resort to be closed, or the ropeway to be suspended from the morning, we will refund the full amount of your trip. Please make sure to cancel your JR Shinkansen ticket on the Mikitravel website before getting it.
  • Please note that once a JR Shinkansen ticket has been issued, no refunds will be given regardless of cancellation procedures.
  • Please wear non-slip sneakers and warm clothing as you will be walking on snow.

Tour's Location

〒949-6101 Niigata Prefecture Minamiuonuma District Yuzawamachi Yuzawa 490

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