Welcome to the Yuzawa Town English website.  Yuzawa, also known by its full name of Echigo Yuzawa, is a popular resort town located in the southern part of Niigata Prefecture, about 200km to the north of Tokyo.  Surrounded by spectacular mountains, many people come to Yuzawa throughout the year for it's natural beauty, onsen hot springs and many ski and snowboard resorts.  We hope you enjoy using our website and hope to welcome you to Yuzawa soon.  This site will be updated regularly.

SKI SEASON	After a mild spell, more snow is on it's way!	28th Jan 10
WINTER PHOTO GALLERY	Check out some amazing photographs of the record levels of snow in Yuzawa recently.
PHOTOS FROM THE PAST	We present some photos from Yuzawa in the 1960s.
YUZAWA STATISTICS	Statistics about the town - including population, weather, snowfall, industry and land usage.

Deep snow at all resorts in Yuzawa at the moment...