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	      <title>The Air Up There: Heliskiing in Honshu</title>
		  <desciption><![CDATA[<p>Heli-skiing operations are few and far between in Japan, and they certainly don&rsquo;t come cheap. However, nothing can replace the euphoric feeling of flying over snow-covered trees straight to the mountaintop&mdash;and then getting fresh tracks all the way down! Here&rsquo;s the short-list of operators in Honshu.</p>
<p><strong><img alt="" src="/uploaded/Image/magazines/issue4/The_air_up_there_Heliskiing_in_Honshu_1.jpg" />Kusatsu Snow &amp; Spa Resort（草津国際スキー場）</strong><br />
Place: Keats, Gunma / 群馬県草津<br />
Fee: &yen;5,500〜&yen;7,000（Guided／ガイド付）<br />
Trail Length：NA　Level Required：Beginner to intermediate／初中級者向け<br />
Date: Late January to early March（1月下旬〜3月上旬）<br />
Capacity：5 people（minimum 3）<br />
Contact：Japan Air Craft Service（ジャパンエアクラフトサービス）<br />
Tel: (0279) 88-4991　Web: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kusatsu-kokusai.com">www.kusatsu-kokusai.com</a>（English &amp; Japanese）<br />
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<strong>Aizu Kohgen Takatsue Skiing Ground（会津高原たかつえスキー場）</strong><br />
Place: Aizu, Fukushima / 福島県会津<br />
Fee: &yen;4,500（Lift-ticket purchase required; Guided／リフト券持参者　ガイド付）<br />
Level Required：Beginner to intermediate ／初中級者向け<br />
Date: Late December to mid January（12月下旬〜１月中旬）<br />
Contact：Tel. (0241) 78-2241　Web: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.takatsue.jp">www.takatsue.jp</a>（Japanese）<br />
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<strong>Sugadaira Kogen Skiing Ground（菅平高原スキー場）</strong><br />
Place: Sugadaira, Nagano / 長野県<br />
Fee: &yen;0,000（Guided／ガイド付）<br />
Level Required：Beginner to intermediate／初中級者向け<br />
Date: Late December to March 31st（12月下旬〜3月31日）<br />
Capacity：0 people（minimum 0）<br />
Contact：Sugadaira Tourism Board（菅平高原観光協会）<br />
Tel: (0268) 74-2003　Web: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sugadaira.com">www.sugadaira.com</a>（Japanese）<br />
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<strong>Tsugaike Kogen Skiing Ground（栂池高原スキー場）</strong><br />
Place: Hakuba, Nagano / 長野県白馬<br />
Fee: &yen;9,500（※リフト券料金は含まず　Unguided／ガイドなし）<br />
Trail Length：10 - 14km　 Level Required：Beginner to intermediate／初中級者向け<br />
Date: Mid March to early April, late April to early May（３月中旬〜４月上旬、４月下旬〜５月上旬）<br />
Capacity：400 people<br />
Contact：Tsugaike Kogen Tourism Board（栂池高原観光協会）<br />
Tel: (0261) 83-2515　Web:<a target="_blank" href="http://www.tsugaike.gr.jp"> www.tsugaike.gr.jp</a>（Japanese）<br />
Accommodation: Petit Hotel Shanze, Tel: (0261)83-2421<br />
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<strong>Kagura Skiing Ground（かぐらスキー場）</strong><br />
Place: Yuzawa, Niigata / 新潟県湯沢<br />
Fee: 0,000（Guided／ガイド付）<br />
Level Required：Beginner to intermediate／初中級者向け<br />
Date: Apr. 8-9（4月8日・9日）<br />
Contact：Kagura Mitsumata Tourism Board（かぐら・みつまた観光協会）<br />
Tel: (025) 788-9006　Web: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kagura-mitsumata.ne.jp">www.kagura-mitsumata.ne.jp</a>（Japanese）<br />
Accommodation: White Horse Inn Kagura, Tel: (0257)88-9121</p>]]></desciption>	
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	      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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