Hakuba Valley offers more terrain, vertical rise and advanced ski slopes than anywhere in Japan. Having hosted the 1998 Winter Olympic Games and numerous FIS World Cup events, the Hakuba Valley has a well-established international reputation as a world-class ski destination.
This trip provides an opportunity for students to develop specific skills related to snow skiing/boarding. The students are taught the fundamentals of skiing or snowboarding by professional ski instructors and are actively supervised on the slopes
Destination: Hakuba, Tokyo
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Please be advised that this is an ‘example’ of a schedule and that the activities may be variable dependent upon dates, weather, special requests and other factors. Itineraries will be confirmed prior to travel.
Day 1
On arrival in Tokyo meet your tour assistant, board the coach and transfer to your accommodation in Hakuba.
Hakuba stands out as one of Japan’s top winter resort areas, offering some of the best winter sports action in Japan.
Overnight in Hakuba
Day 2 – 6
Begin every day with a hearty breakfast and afterwards it’s time for your daily 2-hour snow sports lessons taught by professional ski instructors.
After lunch, get back out on the slopes with your friends and practice your newfound skills.
During your stay you will have the opportunity to explore the surroundings. The Hakuba area has endless trails on mountain ridges or through old growth forests and shrines, with truly some of the best Alpine views in all of Japan. There are organised guided tour during the snow season.
You will try your hand at making your own soba (buckwheat) noodles under the guidance of Hakuba’s experts. You can even cook and eat them later.
You will also try your hand at Origami / Paper folding. In no time at all you will be folding paper cranes, this will no doubt impress your friends back home
Overnight in Hakuba
Day 7
Today after breakfast say goodbye to Hakuba and travel to Tokyo.
En-route visit the world-famous Jigokudani Monkey Park and see the adorable Japanese macaques taking a relaxing soak in hot springs, and head on to Zenkoji Temple. The Japanese macaque, also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan. They get their name “snow monkey” because they live in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year – no other nonhuman primate is more northern-living, nor lives in a colder climate.
Overnight in Tokyo
Day 9
Today you will participate in Ninja Training. Study with the ninja masters and learn the secrets of the ancient Japanese martial art.
In the afternoon you will try your hand on a Sushi Making Lesson -Through the experience of making sushi, immerse yourself in Japanese culture with all five senses: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting and smelling
Later in the afternoon you will visit the Shinjuku Robot Show. See the modern Tokyo through the Shinjuku Robot Show.
Overnight in Tokyo
Day 9
Visit Disneyland Tokyo and explore at leisure. Tokyo Disneyland is a 115-acre theme park at the Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to be built outside the United States, and it opened on 15 April 1983. The park has seven themed areas: the World Bazaar, the four traditional Disney lands, Adventureland, Westernland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.
Overnight in Tokyo
Day 10
In the morning you will visit Asakusa, one of the most traditional areas of Tokyo. Go through Kaminarimon (the Thunder Gate) that opens on Nakamise, one of the most famous shopping arcades in Tokyo. At the end of this lively street you will arrive at Senso-ji, one of the oldest temples in Tokyo.
Later in the afternoon travel to the airport for your return flight back home.
Day 11
Arrive home
