We have just returned from a week's skiing in Shiga Kogen. Very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the West having read some not so great reviews. The rooms are clean, functional and with a bit of stacking away of some excess furniture roomy enough. Aussie Skibum said it all re the spectacular views, tasty food and culture. We chose... More

Beautiful views through the massive dining room window. Great food and excellent service. Gondola just outside hotel. Never had to wait in a queue for a ski lift. Some even had hair driers for your goggles. We stayed 5 nights. Went to the Prince West to do our laundry & visit the larger convenience store. The communal hot bath was... More

A friend and I had skied Happo One/Hakuba last year and wanted somewhere different to ski, yet not waste a few days travelling up to Niseko. We decided upon Shigakogen as it has 21 linked resorts on the one ticket (as opposed to Hakuba where every resort was autonomous and you required a new pass to ski) and it’s due... More

We wanted to do a ski trip with our kids (7and 5) near Tokyo and we decided not to travel all the way to Niseko (where we went to last year). So, after researching and getting recommendations from TA and my friends, we decided to go to Shiga Kogen. Through Snowmonkey Japan, we found a very friendly "agent" but he... More

This was our first trip to Japan and the location of this hotel is ideal for skiing. The reception area and the rooms are very dated, I can't believe a hotel can charge these prices and not make a minor effort to update the reception area at least. They do have free wifi however which is where I'm writing this... More

For a Prince Hotel in a ski area, this is a great property. Last year we tried the property in Naeba and it was one of the worst hotels that I have stayed at in Japan. This property is a zillion times better but it is still just a 3 star by Western standards. Sorry. The Prince has a number... More

Stayed at the Prince Hotel, East Wing (which is the more expensive wing) December 26-28. We are Americans living in Japan now for one year. Our Japanese language skills are very limited. We traveled with four other families all of varying levels of skiing ability. The location offered slopes for all skill levels, many interconnected and most ski in/ski out... More

We stayed at the Shiga Kogan Prince Hotel East Wing Getting there: We took the bullet train from Tokyo to Nagano and then caught a bus to the hotel. Quite easy despite not being able to speak Japanese. There are three Prince hotels at this end of the ski field, all looking pretty much the same from the outside. We... More