Hakuba (Nagano)
Hakuba (Japanese白马 村, -mura, literally, " white horse " ) is a village in the Japanese prefecture of Nagano Hakuba in the district.
Very touristy oriented and dependent on the ski lifts, Hakuba is a zersiedeltes village between the ski areas Happoone, Gooryu 47 and Iwatake.
Hakuba is the birthplace of Japanese skiing. In winter the snow lies several meters high, the winter sports season lasts until well into April. Hakuba was known as the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics were held. The village then organized among other ski jumping at the Hakuba ski jumps and the competitions in Alpine disciplines.
Through the valley of Hakuba performs a part of the old road, was transported to the earlier salt from the northern sea inland.
Hakuba is a partner church of Lech in Vorarlberg as well Oberwiesenthal.
Adjacent Cities and Towns
- Kurobe
- Nagano
- Ōmachi
Twinning
Hakuba has the following twinning:
- Japan Kawazu, sister city since July 1982
- Japan Taiji sister city since October 31, 1984
- Germany Oberwiesenthal, sister city since August 18, 2002
In addition, there is a cultural exchange with the French city of Annecy.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Keita Umezaki (* 1981), ski jumpers
- Akito Watabe (* 1988), Nordic Combiner
- Yoshito Watabe (* 1991), Nordic Combiner