What this area is like
Madarao Kogen is known for deep powder and tree skiing. Iiyama is a small town of temples with canola flowers along the Chikuma River in May, and Shinano-machi has Lake Nojiri and Mount Kurohime, home of the haiku poet Issa.
Plan your visit
Iiyama is on the Hokuriku Shinkansen; buses run to Madarao in about 30 minutes.
Choose your next step
Other areas in Nagano
Nagano, Togakushi & Obuse →Nozawa Onsen, Kijimadaira & Akiyamago →Shiga Kogen & Yudanaka-Shibu →Ueda, Bessho & Kakeyu →Sugadaira & Minenohara →Togura-Kamiyamada & Chikuma →Karuizawa, Saku & Komoro →Yatsugatake, Fujimi, Hara & Nobeyama →Tateshina, Lake Shirakaba & Kurumayama →Suwa, Okaya, Kirigamine & Utsukushigahara →Hakuba & Otari →Matsumoto, Asama & Shiojiri →Kamikochi, Norikura & Shirahone →Azumino & Omachi →Ina, Komagane, Iida & Hirugami →Kiso →