Nov 15, 2012 | Accommodations, Blog, Press Release
Announcement – Temporarily closed from November 12th to December 11th. We will be closing up the lodge between seasons starting from November 12th until December 11th. We will still be receiving phone calls, email, and online reservations; however, we...
Sep 23, 2012 | Blog, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Activities
This week it’s really feeling like Fall. Cooler mornings and evenings and some leaves on the trees are starting to change. Recently I have been riding the trails in Norikura a bit differently when I train by myself, less stopping, more pushing through the hills...
Aug 21, 2012 | Accommodations, Backcountry, Blog, Mountain Biking, NORTHSTAR Original, Outdoor Activities, Press Release, Snowboarding
The “Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour” will be showing again here in Norikrua this Fall. This year will feature the mountain bike film “From the Inside Out”. You might say “I’ve already seen that film” but watching a...
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Jun 28, 2012 | Blog, Mountain Biking, NORTHSTAR Original, Outdoor Activities, Road Biking
We are excited to be offering the Norikura Century Charity Ride (click link to see full details) again this year. The dates will be 9/15 (registration) and 9/16 (charity ride) and we will be supporting the Tyler Foundation and HOPE International Development Agency,...
Jun 27, 2012 | Accommodations, Blog, Dining
Sinfully delicious homemade desserts! Kayo has shown her love for cooking by taking Nagano Prefecture produced jelly to create many types of desserts such as .. yogurt jelly, strawberry/pineapple jelly, and coffee jelly. Fun to eat yet … so healthy. And...
Jun 20, 2012 | Blog
Kayo has come up with another great menu that is designed to please you, our guests. Creating a delicious combination of ginger pork, cooked vegetables, fresh salad, and tasty wakame soup … this dinner is bound to refresh you after a day full of fun and...
Jun 13, 2012 | Accommodations, Blog, Dining
If you have been at NORTHSTAR for a MTB Tour, Backcountry Tour or if you have come as a group you may have been served one of our locally made lunch boxes (Bento). Many groups enjoy our locally created made to order box lunches. We offer traditional Japanese style...
Jun 6, 2012 | Accommodations, Blog, Dining
At the NORTHSTAR Lodge we have a lot more to offer you than you may know. We have a great facility with some fun things to try like an indoor climbing wall and a game room where you can play table tennis and foosball with your friends. Please check out our...
May 31, 2012 | Blog, Outdoor Activities
Since yesterday we have been hosting some elementary kids for a school trip and we enjoyed a nature walk to one of the local waterfalls called Zengoro Falls. Today we rotated 4 different activities in and around the NORTHSTAR Lodge. Dan and YMKN were leading the...
May 24, 2012 | Backcountry, Blog, NORTHSTAR Original, Outdoor Activities, Snowboarding
Today was a bluebird just like we were hoping for. We headed up to Mt.Norikura to shoot some spring backcountry pictures and were really happy with the good weather. We rode the first bus that leaves from Kanko Center to Kuraigahara Sonso at 2350m. Since it was a...
May 18, 2012 | Blog, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Activities
Spring is finally here and we are enjoying some warmer weather. The cherry blossoms have started here in Norikura Kogen and things are getting more green by the day. I love this time of year in Norikura. We don’t have too many guests this time of year but we...
May 9, 2012 | Blog, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Activities
The second day of our MTB guide training went well with good weather and some good new teaching skills being added. The training is being put on by an IMIC master coach named Shaums March. This morning we broke into two groups and practiced teaching some basic...
May 8, 2012 | Blog, Outdoor Activities
Today our bike guides headed to Hakuba to be part of the first ever crew of mountain bike guides to take the IMIC (International Mountain Bike Instructors Certification) in Japan. We spent the morning in the classroom with our instructor Shaums March learning some...
Apr 20, 2012 | Blog, Mountain Biking, NORTHSTAR Original, Outdoor Activities, Press Release
[slideshow] Mountain biking is not just for boys! Girls ride bikes too. This camp will help you go to the next level by learning some bike mechanic tips that are sometimes hard to learn from guys, special riding tips for girls, Onsen and special meals by...
Apr 13, 2012 | Backcountry, Blog, NORTHSTAR Original, Outdoor Activities, Snowboarding
From Golden Week (from April 28th), we are offering Spring Backcountry Tours.In Spring the weather is more mellow and you can enjoy some good corn snow. Or you might even have fresh powder seeing how it’s not uncommon to get new snow in April and May. Trying...
Apr 13, 2012 | Blog, Mountain Biking, NORTHSTAR Original, Outdoor Activities
Mountain bike season will be started from Golden Week. Spring season is little different from Summer or Fall. It is time for trees to bloom and start getting color again. It’s a good chance to skill up or get started for the MTB season. Let’s enjoy...
Apr 13, 2012 | Blog, NORTHSTAR Original
Golden Week from April 29th is the one of the best seasons to play around Norikura. The ski resort will be closed but the shuttle bus to Kuraigahara Hutte (2,350m) will be started running and you can enjoy genuine spring backcountry. Snow will be gone and the trail...
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Apr 3, 2012 | Accommodations, Hiking, Outdoor Activities
It has come to our attention that our homepage had been infected with some Malware and that it had affected people who visited our site. We believe that the issue only affected Windows IE 7 and older users. We have since then scanned and removed the affected files and...
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Mar 10, 2012 | F-U-N, プレー, ブログ
昨日からの降雪で、今朝のカモシカコースはまずまずのパウダーだったようです。お陰で数日前の状況からノーススターのパークも復活。今晩は万全の状態でSFC Park Jamを開催できました。 今回はNAKのキッズも参加し、エントリーは20名。決勝へは12名が進出し、熱いJAMが繰り広げました。とりあえずの結果は以下の通り。写真等は更に後日アップしていきます。参加してくれたみなさん、協賛のWhite Forest松本店さん、ムラサキスポーツ松本パルコ店さんありがとうございました。 男子 1位 東澤幸三 2位 高須陽介 3位 可知洋平 女子...
Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
We have been working hard here to create some new products that fit our lifestyle and desire to help sustainable living. MIZU water bottles were created by Jussi Oksanen and are getting really popular among the action sports world. Check out the MIZU website to read...
Mar 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
I love bicycles! It can be my single speed, mountain bike, road bike and even the “mama chari” or “mama chariot” that we road in Rome or the hybrid we road in Switzerland, cycling is great. Look at this old bike by da Vinci or it said that...
Feb 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
今日は今シーズン2回目のパークイベント、「ばたこん」が開催されました。10名のライダーが参加して楽しいイベントとなりました。 いつも通り参加者のみなさん、頑張ってくれました。 協賛して下さったWhite Forest 松本店、ムラサキスポーツ松本パルコ店、BURTON、Mt.NORIKURAの各社、ありがとうございました。 結果 ユース： 1位 吉澤輝 女子： 1位 可知薫子 2位 ヒザワサキ 男子： 1位 及川貴幸 2位 武居宏俊...
Feb 26, 2012 | Snowboarding
Today we healed our second park event of the season in the Mt. Norikura Park. The event was called “Mt. Norikura Park Butter Contest” and was a 1 hour jam session on the butter box. We had about 10 local riders turn out to butter it up and enjoy our park...
Feb 24, 2012 | Blog, Outdoor Activities
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Feb 24, 2012 | Snowboarding
Today I had a great day in Kamikochi. I helped out with a snowshoe tour for a friend and ended up being one of the best days of the year. The weather was amazing, perfect blue skies and no wind. Just take a look at the photos to see how beautiful it was. I also saw...
Feb 18, 2012 | Blog, Outdoor Activities
白馬で5日間みっちりとCASI レベル1のトレーニングと白馬エリアの視察をしてきました。 CASI (Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors) のプログラムはスノーボードのインストラクションとしては今まで見た中でも最高のもので、自分のライディングスキルを上げ、新しい指導法を学ぶことができました。今後ノーススターのLTRプログラムにも適用して、初心者の方がより安心して、効果的に学べるようにしていきます。 というわけで過去5日間の写真をどうぞ。 木曜日には青空とパウダーが！...
Feb 18, 2012 | Snowboarding
I spent the last 5 days in Hakuba to see the area and to take my CASI level 1 Snowboard Instructor Certification. The CASI (Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors) program is one of the best I have seen and the level of instructor training was amazing. I fell...
