Having skied Nozawa Onsen and Myoko Kogen in 2010 and now Hakuba and Shiga Kogen and Hakabu in 2012, my wife and I decided that if we were to ski Japan again Shiga Kogen is the place for it, but we'll always have a soft spot for the traditional village atmosphere of Nozawa Onsen. We’ve decided that we won’t bother... More

Very intermediate resort. Unfortunately we arrived after it rained. There was enough snow but rain is never good for skiing. Better, lighter snow in Hokaido and the skiing was more interesting. More

Beautiful ski area, great power, well groomed and not at all crowded, easy access to & from the Shiga Palace hotel at base of ski run. More

Plenty of terrain. Very well groomed. No crowds or lift lines. Site of the alpine events for the Nagano Olypmpics Some night lift and bars. Off piste is discouraged. Mostly intermediate and beginner slopes. More

We visited Shiga Kogen to go snowboarding and had a great time. We are from the Canadian Rockies where there are lots of good ski hills and snow and we found Japan to be just as good. The runs aren't as long as we are used to back home but there was virtually no one on the hill and we... More

A few flat spots but that is normal for Japan....you can ski from from Oku Shiga (skiers only) at the far end through to Sun Valley for a lovely lunch at Greens ( no English menu but staff will help and there are photos if you don't speak Japanese) and ski back in one day! Covering quite a few miles!... More

Great mountain,excellent snow and not many people! You basically have the whole mountain to yourself. More

Good variety of slopes for all levels, not crowded and nice powder snow More

We've previously skied Hakuba, Perisher, Mt Hotham and Les Trois Vallees. This year, we visited Shigakogen for the first time. Good snow cover when we arrived on 30/12/11 and it has only improved with two full whiteout days since. It's an intermediates' paradise. Picturesque runs. Lots of options to explore. It is very Japanese. No hordes of Australians but also... More