Your Travel Experience with ARRIVAL
Day 1
ARRIVAL
Roll into Hakuba at your own pace and check into Mizuho Studios Hakuba. Grab your lift pass, dump the bags, and let the week begin.
Day 1 - 8
Mizuho Studios Hakuba
Brand new and built for proper relaxation after every day out on the mountain. Mizuho Studios sits in the quieter Mizuho neighbourhood, 500 metres from Happo-One and less than ten minutes on foot from both Happo Village and Echoland. A perfect base that’s close enough to everything, removed enough to actually rest. Each self-contained studio has everything you need after a long day on snow: king or twin bedding, an ensuite bathroom, kitchenette, smart TV, wardrobe and free WiFi.
Day 2 - 7
Five-Day Hakuba Valley Ski Pass
This is what the week is built around, where you can use any 5 days within your 10-day window. Ten resorts, one pass, and the freedom to ski wherever the snow is best each day. Happo-One for long cruising runs and Olympic-grade terrain. Cortina for deep tree runs and serious powder stashes. Hakuba 47 and Goryu for variety and vertical. Iwatake for quieter runs and panoramic views. The pass works across all of it. Use your five days however you want, in whatever order makes sense when you wake up and check the conditions. Your QR code arrives 30 days before check-in. Everything else is up to you.
Day 7
Exploring Hakuba Village (encouraged)
Off the mountain, Hakuba's village has everything you need and nothing that feels unnecessary. Convenience stores stocked better than most supermarkets. Ramen spots with six seats and a chef who's been making the same broth for twenty years. Izakayas where you point at things and they're always good. A few bars that get livelier than they look from the outside. Wander without a plan and something good will find you.
Day 2 - 7
Onsen Sessions (encouraged)
After back-to-back powder days your legs will tell you it's time. Hakuba has several onsens within easy reach: some rustic, some resort-style, all of them worth the visit. Slide into water hot enough to revive your body for the next day, stare at the steam rising into the cold mountain air. You’ll soon come to realise, this is a snow trip done right. One of the non-negotiable parts of any Japan ski week.
Day 8
Departure
Check out, sort your transfer, and head back towards Tokyo with a bag full of damp thermals. You’ll leave with tired legs, likely a few new friends, and that post-trip haze where normal life feels deeply unmotivating. That’s the Hakuba effect.