Play with the Earth together with world-class mountain specialists
Backcountry guiding service in Japan and overseas by Yuji Emoto. Yuji Emoto enrolled in the French National Ski and Mountaineering School (ENSA), the world's most difficult mountaineering school, and obtained his ski instructor qualification in 1999 and his national mountain guide qualification in 2002. He is the only Japanese person to hold both qualifications, and is a specialist among specialists, having worked as a local guide in Chamonix, France, a mountaineering mecca.
Under the "Let's Play with the Earth" program, he provides guided tours of backcountry skiing in Hakuba, Gifu, Tohoku, Hokkaido, and other areas, as well as overseas destinations such as Switzerland and France.
Away from the slopes, you can enjoy the joy of skiing freely in nature, and draw the lines you imagine on the pure white canvas of the snowy mountains. This is the kind of experience you can fully enjoy in backcountry skiing
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Emoto Yuji
As an alpine skier, he studied abroad in France alone at the age of 16, and after his career as an athlete, he enrolled in ENSA (French National Ski Mountaineering School) and obtained both mountain guide and ski instructor qualifications. In 2018, he opened Guesthouse Zutton Hakuba in his beloved Hakuba (Happo)
[Qualifications]
UIAGM International Mountain Guide
, French National Qualification Mountain Guide
, French National Qualification Ski Instructor
| Guide Area | Main guide area | Hakuba, Gifu, Tohoku, Hokkaido |
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| Other areas | Overseas (Switzerland, France, etc.) | |
| Representative name (guide qualification) | Yuji Emoto (UIAGM International Mountain Guide / French National Qualified Mountain Guide / French National Qualified Ski Instructor) | |
| Main guide name (guide qualification) | Yuji Emoto (UIAGM International Mountain Guide / French National Qualified Mountain Guide / French National Qualified Ski Instructor) | |
| Number of guides | 1 full-time employee, 0 part-time employees (including 1 qualified employee) | |
| Guide Ratio | 1 guide, maximum 5 guests | |
| Percentage of guests | Skiing/Snowboarding (8 vs. 2) / Men and Women (6 vs. 4) | |
| rental | Snow Safety Gear | Beacon Probe Shovel (Ant) |
| backpack | Something that can be fitted with a board (yes) | |
| Skiing | Skis with touring bindings (available) | |
| Climbing gear | Climbing skins (yes) Snowshoes (no) | |
| Fee | 1DAY | From 15,000 yen |
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The actual tour content
| First time participating | BC experience | The most difficult | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity time | 5 hours | 5-6 hours | 10 hours |
| Total altitude difference |
600 to 1,000 m | Over 1,000m | 2,000m |
| Average hike time |
2 hours | 3-4 hours | 6-7 hours |
| Slope Contents | A leisurely tour with plenty of breaks | We aim to provide efficient climbing and skiing tours | Skiing from famous peaks such as Mt. Hotaka and Mt. Tsurugi (including Mont Blanc overseas) |
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address
- 4389 Hokujo Happo, Hakuba Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture
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Mail
- emoto_yuji@mac.com
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