Hakuba Highland Hotel

Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps


This massive older hotel on the eastern side of Hakuba Station has sensational views over the Hakuba range and a great indoor-outdoor onsen, but it's away from the action. In winter there's a free shuttle bus to the main resorts, each about 20 minutes' drive away. All rooms have wi-fi: not so common in the hills.


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Nearby Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps attractions

1. Togakushi-Hōkōsha

11.98 MILES

Although it's nestled among cedars apparently close to the village, Hōkōsha, the pretty lower sub-shrine of Togakushi-jinja, is reached via 274 ancient,…

2. Togakushi-Okusha

12.02 MILES

From Okusha bus stop it's 2km (40 minutes' walk) to Okusha (meaning 'Upper Shrine') – the innermost of the three sub-shrines making up Togakushi-jinja –…

3. Togakushi-jinja

12.64 MILES

Comprising three sub-shrines, Togakushi-Hōkōsha, Togakushi-Chūsha and Togakushi-Okusha, each a few kilometres apart, Togakushi-jinja honours the 1911m…

4. Togakushi-Chūsha

12.65 MILES

One of the three sub-shrines of Togakushi-jinja, intimate Chūsha, meaning 'middle shrine', is the most accessible, located prominently in the centre of…

5. Togakushi Folk Museum & Ninja House

12.72 MILES

Above the Okusha bus stop you'll find this museum housing artefacts from a time when local yamabushi (mountain monks) practised what became known as ninpo…

6. Kurobe Dam

14.3 MILES

This massive dam, completed in 1963, is central to the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route.

7. Zenkō-ji

17.95 MILES

Founded in the 7th century, National Treasure Zenkō-ji is home to the revered statue Ikkō-Sanzon, said to be the first Buddhist image to arrive in Japan …

8. Chihiro Art Museum Azumino

19.05 MILES

This popular art museum showcases the work of Chihiro Iwasaki (1918–74), who became world-renowned while specialising in children's-book illustrations…