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This trekking course shows off the vast beauty of the Shigakogen Highlands with the main selling point being stunning Onuma-ike Lake. The trail takes you through picturesque forests and past lakes lik...

Lake Onuma (大沼池） in the Shiga-kogen Highlands is the largest lake in the area with a circumference of 5.5 kilometers. At an altitude of 1730 meter, the water of Onuma is incredibly blue. You won't fin...

Just 30 steps (a stone throw) away from the Ichinose Family ski slopes is Rocky, a restaurant part of Hotel Ichinose. The restaurant has a casual, relaxed atmosphere and an array of foods that will wa...

The Crumpet Cafe in Shiga Kogen is Japan's most high altitude cafe, and located in Yokoteyama, the highest mountain of Shiga Kogen. The specialty of the cafe is, as the name suggest, crumpets, a Briti...

Right next to the Ichinose Family slope is Hotel Khuls. Hotel Khuls has its own restaurant called ESPOA which you can find next to the main entrance of the hotel. If you feel like eating handmade, fre...

At Shiga Kogen's Ichinose you can find Snow Bird, a place where you can enjoy apres-ski with you ski friends. The bar is often visited by restaurant & hotel staff and foreign ski visitors as here ...

Green Pepper is part of Hotel Sunny Shiga which is located in the Ichinose area. The opening hours on the right show lunch time hours, but Green Pepper also offers buffet style breakfast where it is p...

Located at the base of the Yakebitai ski fields, Prince Hotel Shiga Kogen is ideally-located to enjoyable one of the best areas of Japan’s largest ski resort. The expansive hotel is split into three s...

Taking place around Mount Yokote or ‘Yokoteyama’, the Shiga Kogen Extreme Trail Run is an increasingly popular event held in mid-October. Entrants to the event can participate in the full 54km course...