An onsen destination world-renowned as the setting of Yasunari Kawabata’s Nobel Prize-winning novel Snow Country. It boasts excellent access, just a short walk from Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen, and the surrounding area is dotted with numerous ski resorts. After enjoying top-quality powder snow, visitors can relax in an open-air bath with a view of the snow and savor Niigata’s exceptional sake and gourmet cuisine, making it an international snow resort and spa hub that attracts many inbound travelers from Asia, Europe, and North America, especially in winter.

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An onsen destination world-renowned as the setting of Yasunari Kawabata’s Nobel Prize-winning novel Snow Country. It boasts excellent access, just a short walk from Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen, and the surrounding area is dotted with numerous ski resorts. After enjoying top-quality powder snow, visitors can relax in an open-air bath with a view of the snow and savor Niigata’s exceptional sake and gourmet cuisine, making it an international snow resort and spa hub that attracts many inbound travelers from Asia, Europe, and North America, especially in winter.

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