Hakuba, Nagano
| Hakuba 白馬村 |
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 Hakuba
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| Coordinates: 36°42′N 137°52′E / 36.700°N 137.867°ECoordinates: 36°42′N 137°52′E / 36.700°N 137.867°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Nagano |
| District | Kitaazumi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 182.34 km2 (70.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 9,246 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| Website | Village of Hakuba |
Hakuba (白馬村 Hakuba-mura) is a village located in Kitaazumi District, Nagano, Japan.
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Town [edit]
As of 2007, the village has an estimated population of 9,246 and a density of 50.71 persons per km². The total area is 182.34 km².
Hakuba is a ski resort town in the northern Japan Alps. As the surrounding valley has an annual snow fall of over 11.1 meters, it is the central hub for 10 ski resorts with more than 200 runs. The village was the main event venue for 1998 Winter Olympics (Alpine, Ski Jump, Crosscountry).
Hakuba was once part of the route called the Salt Road used to bring salt and other marine products from the coast.[1]
| Climate data for Hakuba Village | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
2.2 (36) |
6.3 (43.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
15.0 (59) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−4 (25) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 144.9 (5.705) |
134.9 (5.311) |
143.5 (5.65) |
118.3 (4.657) |
144.6 (5.693) |
214.9 (8.461) |
289.4 (11.394) |
170.0 (6.693) |
184.3 (7.256) |
121.5 (4.783) |
109.8 (4.323) |
128.7 (5.067) |
1,904.7 (74.988) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 220 (86.6) |
180 (70.9) |
111 (43.7) |
8 (3.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
21 (8.3) |
132 (52) |
668 (263) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 79.7 | 102.1 | 142.0 | 178.1 | 178.4 | 137.7 | 138.0 | 165.1 | 113.7 | 127.0 | 110.8 | 84.6 | 1,554.9 |
| Source: 気象庁[2] | |||||||||||||
Resort [edit]
Hakuba consists of seven main ski areas. At the southern end of the Hakuba Valley are the resorts of Hakuba 47, Goryu, and the Olympic ski resort Happo-One (pronounced O-ney). To the north are Iwatake, Tsugaike, Norikura, and Cortina resorts.
- Goryu
- Hakuba 47
- Hakuba Happo-one
- Highland Snowpark
- Iwatake
- Minekata
- Sanosaka
Surrounded by the Japan Sea (northward), Nagano City (eastward) and the Tateyama Kurobe Dam area (southward), Hakuba is also a popular summer vacation area which offers a variety of outdoor activities at an altitude of 700–800 metres, e.g. hiking, rafting/shower climbing, paragliding, mountain bike, bird sighting etc.
Sister towns [edit]
In popular culture [edit]
Hakuba is shown in episodes 21 and 22 of the anime Great Teacher Onizuka.
References [edit]
- ^ Hakuba Homepage. Tourism Commission of Hakuba. Accessed November 1, 2007.
- ^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Kishōchō. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
External links [edit]
Media related to Hakuba, Nagano at Wikimedia Commons
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Wikivoyage has travel information related to: Hakuba |
- Hakuba official website (Japanese)
- Ski & Snowboard Guides in Hakuba [1] Sunstone Adventures specialise in organising guided powder ski & snowboard adventures in Hakuba, Japan. Please see: www.sunstoneadventures.com
