20 August 2008

Exclusive Japan ski accommodation offer

Travel Japan by H.I.S. is offering an opportunity to stay in traditional Japanese style, luxury wooden cabin accommodation in the heart of one of the countryÃ¢â¬â¢s premier ski regions, the picturesque Hakuba Valley in Nagano prefecture.

Complete with all mod cons, including full kitchen, washing machine and dryer, pricing starts from AUD345 per night for a one bedroom cabin based on a minimum stay of five nights. Pricing for two-bedroom cabins starts from AUD565 per lodge per night, again based on a minimum stay of five nights.

Travel Japan by H.I.S. can also offer a varied range of hotel accommodation in the Hakuba Valley designed to suit all tastes and budgets. Three good examples of the huge choice on offer include the two-star Hotel Villa Hakuba, the three-star Hakuba Sports Hotel Terry and two four-star properties, the Hotel La Neige and the Hotel Mominoki.

With an average seasonal snow fall of 10 metres the Hakuba Valley offers some of the most diverse and picturesque ski terrain in Japan with more than 200 runs catering to skiers and boarders of all abilities.

The area offers a multitude of aprÃƒ~¨s-ski dining, bars and nightlife opportunities. Just a 3.5 hour train ride from Tokyo , the Hakuba Valley was the venue for the 1998 Winter Olympics.

The area is also a great base from which to join tours visiting the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park , just one hour away by road and the only place on the planet where visitors can see snow monkeys taking hot spring baths in the wild.

Travel Japan by H.I.S. also offers hotel accommodation in several other of the destinationÃ¢â¬â¢s most popular ski resorts, including Nozawa Onsen located in the northern region of Nagano and renowned for its hot springs; JapanÃ¢â¬â¢s Ã¢â¬ËœpowderÃ¢â¬â¢ capital, Shiga Kogen which offers an amazing 21 interlinked resorts all on the one lift ticket and Myoko Kogen, traditionally one of JapanÃ¢â¬â¢s oldest ski resorts but fast becoming popular for overseas visitors.

A Report By The Mole