# Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort

> Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort

- Japanese name: 湯沢中里スキー場
- Prefecture: Niigata
- Courses: 16
- Lifts: 7
- Vertical drop: 244 m
- Longest run: 2.0 km
- Official site: https://www.yuzawa-nakazato.com/winter/

Yuzawa Nakazato is a family-friendly resort in the Yuzawa snow country of Niigata, famous for standing right beside its own station on the JR Joetsu line, with old railway carriages used as a rest house at the base. It has 16 gentle courses and a vertical drop of about 244 metres, with wide nursery slopes and a large kids' snow-play area. Easy access from Tokyo by shinkansen makes it a popular first-timers' and family hill.

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Source: Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort — Japan Voyage