Many people consider Hakuba to be the center for skiing and snowboarding in Japan.

The men's and women's Downhill, Super Giant Slalom races, the Ski Jump, and the Nordic Combined Events took place here during the 1998 Nagano Olympics.

Hakuba is the most popular winter sports region in Honshu Japan, with a collection of great snow resorts lined up along a 30 kilometer stretch of the Japanese Alps.

Surrounding the Hakuba village area are the resorts of Happo-one, Iimori, Goryu, Hakuba 47, Iwatake, Tsugaike, Sun Alpina, Kortina, Norikura.

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