Ludens Yuzawa is a small ski hill with one pair lift located to the south of the main town area of Yuzawa town in Niigata Prefecture. The Yuzawa Nakazato ski resort is nearby.
It seems that Ludens Yuzawa will not open for the 2018-2019 season due to 'maintenance'. It is unclear if and when it may re-open.
Yuzawa town and neighbouring Minamiuonuma city - located around 200km to the north north-west of the Tokyo region in Niigata Prefecture - are together home to over 20 individual ski and snowboard resorts, including some of the most well-known ski resorts in Japan. With easy and quick access by both train and road and a wide choice in a relatively compact area, this region is one of the most popular ski destinations in Japan. The region usually enjoys very heavy and consistent snowfall each winter and with Yuzawa town also being the inspiration and setting of the famous Nobel prize-winning novel Yukiguni (Snow Country), it can certainly lay claim to being the original 'Snow Country'.
There is no ski or snowboard school at Ludens Yuzawa. There are a number of independent ski and snowboard schools that cover the Yuzawa area and offer lessons in English - please check the Lessons in English section for current listings on SnowJapan.
The small Echigo Nakazato Station on the Joetsu line is the closest station. The main Echigo Yuzawa Station in the Joetsu line and Joetsu Shinkansen line is just over 6km away.
Yuzawa IC is the nearest exit on the Kanetsu Expressway.
At the Yuzawa IC exit traffic lights, turn left onto Route 17 and go about 600m to the traffic lights at the 7-11 convenience store. Turn left at the traffic lights and continue for about 650m until you reach the traffic lights by the Save On convenience store. Turn right at these traffic lights and continue for 500m to the next traffic lights. Turn right at the traffic lights, cross the local train line and continue along the road past Yuzawa Fishing Park for about 2.5km. At the end T-junction, turn right and soon right again following the signposts to Ludens Yuzawa.