{"id":15619,"date":"2016-01-04T10:59:18","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T01:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=15619"},"modified":"2016-01-04T10:59:18","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T01:59:18","slug":"hakuba-matsumoto-express-bus-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/transportation\/hakuba-matsumoto-express-bus-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakuba – Matsumoto Express Bus Launch!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"20151214snowmagic\"This winter, Hakuba from\/to Matsumoto direct express bus service has newly operated.<\/p>\n

The bus connects Happo\/Goryu\/Sanosaka ski resorts to Matsumoto by 1,500 or 1,800 yen (depending the day). It departs Matsumoto 7:00 and departs Hakuba 16:00 (two hours ride).<\/p>\n

So, after enjoying ski\/snowboard in world-renowned ski resort Hakuba, why don’t you ride the bus and eat supper, drink at bar\/izakaya, stay in Matsumoto, and see another world-renowned spot, Matsumoto Castle? (Hakuba has a “supper refugees” problem of a shortage of restaurants for skiers.)<\/p>\n

Check out this website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, there are winter-limited shuttle buses between Matsumoto and Mt. Norikura\/Nomugi Pass ski resorts. You need reservation and the websites (Mt. Norikura<\/a> \/ Nomugi Pass<\/a>) are in Japanese, but they’re FREE! They depart Matsumoto 7:50\/8:15 and depart Norikura\/Nomugi 15:40\/16:00 (only 1:40\/1:15 ride).<\/p>\n

Let’s stay in Matsumoto and enjoy skiing\/snowboading\/snowshoeing\/sleigh in the Japan Alps!<\/p>\n