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Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan NP, Niigata
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One top-to-bottom run covers 8.5 km and drops 1,124 vertical meters—one of Japan’s longest descents. That’s a lot of mountain to explore in a single run.
The resort’s home village, Suginosawa, has its own sushi twist: locals fold large sasa leaves into the shape of a farm winnowing basket, fill them with rice, then add toppings such as bracken fern, bamboo shoots or horse-mackerel tartare.
The story of Shokudo Misa’s garlic-rich white-miso ramen began in a driving-school cafeteria in the 1960s: founder Misa piled on onions so students could eat their fill. Today, the resort has a branch serving this local favorite.
At peak season, snowfall here can exceed 1 m overnight. Around Suginohara, a powder day can begin with the mountain transformed between bedtime and morning.
The Suginohara Gondola travels 3,074 m up to a summit station around 1,500 m high. Look out over Lake Nojiri and the Kita-Shinano mountains; on a clear day, you may even spot Mt Fuji.
Near the gondola’s top station, some trees along the nature trail have been bent and buckled by years of heavy snowfall. Their unusual shapes are a striking reminder of how much snow this mountain receives.
Beside the gondola summit, Akakurayama Nanroku Marsh lies at about 1,500 m. Its paths pass seasonal wildflowers—including spring skunk cabbage—and giant beech, birch and Japanese lime trees.
Suginohara’s terrain has had a second life on two wheels: the ski area hosted a Japan Cycling Federation-recognized cross-country mountain-bike course, with a 3.5-km expert route and an 800-m beginner course.
