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Niigata | Take the Joetsu Shinkansen and unreserved seats! Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort / Great value day trip plan (departing from Tokyo Station)

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Niigata | Take the Joetsu Shinkansen and unreserved seats! Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort / Great value day trip plan (departing from Tokyo Station)

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Highlights

  • Experience riding on Japan's proud high-speed train, the JR Shinkansen! There's no need to worry about traffic jams and it's punctual, so you'll have plenty of time for skiing.


  • It's definitely a good deal! The trip price includes a round-trip ticket for unreserved seats on the Joetsu Shinkansen, a lift ticket for Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort, and a ticket to Smile Kids Park, which adults can also enjoy.


  • The Joetsu Shinkansen is a round-trip unreserved seat plan, so you can leave and return at any time you like. This plan offers a high degree of freedom and allows you to move around according to your own schedule.


  • It's just a little over an hour from Tokyo on the Joetsu Shinkansen, so you can enjoy dinner in Tokyo after a day of fun!


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  • You will need to issue your own tickets for the Joetsu Shinkansen and lift coupons on the day. The Joetsu Shinkansen is a non-reserved seat ticket for both the outbound and return trips. Before departure, you will use the ticket vending machine at the station to issue and receive your Shinkansen ticket, then board the train. This is a free-style individual trip using non-reserved seats on the Shinkansen. There will be no attendant. You can board the Shinkansen at any time you like. This is a great plan that is full of fun playing in the snow, where you can enjoy skiing and snowboarding, and in between you can return to your childhood at Smile Kids Park and enjoy sledding and snow tubing. If you want to take this opportunity to improve your skills, this ski resort also offers private lessons in English and Chinese. (Additional charges apply) Please make a reservation directly. YUZAWA INTERNATIONAL SNOW SCHOOL: https://yuzawa.travel/You can also board the Shinkansen at any time you like on your way home.


  • schedule



◎Please purchase your round-trip Shinkansen ticket before departure and board
the train.


Tokyo Station (Joetsu Shinkansen) Echigo Yuzawa Station (20 minutes by free
shuttle bus from the West Exit) Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort


Please redeem your ticket at the ticket office.


Enjoy skiing and snowboarding, and have fun playing in the snow at Smile Kids
Park.


Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort - (20 minutes by free shuttle bus) - Echigo Yuzawa
Station - (Joetsu Shinkansen) - Tokyo Station


How to issue JR Shinkansen tickets (reserved seat tickets/unreserved seat
tickets):


〇Three days before your departure, you will be notified on your My Page of the
two numbers required to issue your Shinkansen ticket.


1. JR authentication number (11 digits) 2. JR receipt number (4 digits)


JR Shinkansen tickets can be purchased at JR station ticket vending machines. Tickets cannot be cancelled after purchase. Please make sure you have enough time to purchase your ticket on the day of departure.


① The Shinkansen ticket vending machine is located near the ticket gate. Use
the same ticket vending machine as in the photo. Select the language with the
(A) button on the top right. *English is selected for this explanation.


②(B) Press “Receive ticket.”


③ (C) Click "Pick up ticket reserved through travel agency."


④(D) Press "JR authentication number/JR collection number."


⑤ (E) Enter your “JR authentication number/JR collection number” and press
“Confirm” (F).


⑥ The reservation details confirmation will be displayed. After checking,
press (G) "Confirm".


⑦ The issued tickets will be printed out. Each person will be issued two
tickets for the outbound journey and two for the return journey.

Additional information

Purchase Notice

① For Shinkansen tickets, customers will need to operate the ticket vending machine at the station, pick up their ticket, and then board the train.

②To purchase a lift ticket, an electronic coupon will be issued on your smartphone and must be presented at the ticket booth at Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort to be exchanged.

Once your reservation arrangements are complete, you will receive a message from the tour operator in your "Message Manager".

① How to issue Shinkansen tickets, ② How to use electronic coupons

Three days before your departure, you will receive the following message from the tour operator in your KKday Message Manager.

  • Final confirmation notice

①Customer number required for issuing Shinkansen tickets, ②Customer number required for issuing electronic coupons

Important points to note when boarding and departing the JR Shinkansen

1. Please be sure to check the JR Shinkansen operating status and ski resort conditions before departing.

*JR East train status : https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/shinkansen.aspx *Please check for the Joetsu Shinkansen departing from Tokyo Station.

〇Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort https://www.yuzawa-nakazato.com/

2.The JR Joetsu Shinkansen schedule changes depending on the date, so please check the latest schedule before traveling.

〇Shinkansen timetable https://www.jreast-timetable.jp/

3. For information on the free shuttle bus to Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort, please see the ski resort's website. https://www.yuzawa-nakazato.com/winter/access/

Reminders
High blood pressure, Heart disease, Acrophobia, Asthma, Epilepsy, Pregnant women
For independent individual trips, we will not notify you of cancellations due to weather or other reasons.
Please board a non-reserved seating car on the Shinkansen. If the non-reserved seats are full, you can stand in the non-reserved seating car.
To secure a seat, we recommend that you arrive at the departure platform early and line up.
Once a Shinkansen ticket has been issued, it cannot be cancelled, so please purchase it on the day of departure. Please make sure to leave with plenty of time.
Skiing is a dangerous sport, so we recommend that you take out travel insurance and accident insurance before you depart on your trip to cover the risk of injury.
Please note that some ski resorts may require a deposit when exchanging your lift pass. This deposit will be refunded when you return your IC card.
In principle, if even one ski run at a ski resort is open, the ski plan will be held and no refunds will be given.
During operating hours, opening hours may be shortened or some lifts may be closed suddenly due to snowfall or other weather conditions. However, no refunds will be given in such cases.
If the weather causes the JR Shinkansen to be suspended, the ski resort to be closed, or all lifts, gondolas, and ropeways to be out of service since the morning, we will refund the full amount of your trip. Please be sure to complete the cancellation procedure before purchasing your JR Shinkansen ticket.
Lift tickets do not include night skiing.
Please wear non-slip sneakers and warm clothing as you will be walking on snow.
Please note that once a JR Shinkansen ticket has been issued, no refunds will be given regardless of cancellation procedures.

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