Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Happo ridge

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Happo ridge

八方尾根白馬白馬
alternative words: Hoppoone ridge, Happoone, Happo-one, Happo, Shirouma, Hakuba, Hakuba mura, Hakuba village
keywords: mountain , nagano , olympic games , ski resort
related topics: Nagano prefecture , Azumino
related web sites: http://www.vill.hakuba.nagano.jp , http://www.nagano-happo.org , http://www.hikyaku.com/nagano/happog.htm
explanation: Happo is the mountain ridge which goes toward the east from Mt. Karamatsu (2696m) of Ushiro-tateyama mountain chain and belongs to the village of Hakuba, in Nagano Prefecture. It is well known as a big ski resort and you can climb there by using rope way and ski lift from the foot up to Kurobish-daira (1680m) through Usagi-daira. During Nagano Olympic games of 1998, the racing of downhill and super giant slalom as well as ski jumping were organized there.