*:Buses are the main form of public transport for skiing and virtually all ski resorts in Japan can be reached by bus (not being able to get there by bus is a good sign that the resort in question is too small to bother with). Bus tickets can be purchased on their own, but are more often part of a package which may include your lift ticket and/or hotel among other things. Bus packages can be incredibly cost effective and they are very convenient. They can be booked online or through a travel agent. Bookings are sometimes possible as late as the day before departure. Most ski buses are of the night bus variety with departures happening between 10pm and midnight and arrivals around 6am give or take. Morning/daytime buses are significantly rarer and are usually used for one-day packages. Return buses almost always leave around the time the ski lifts shut down.
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*'''Leaving from Nagoya or Osaka'''
*'''Leaving from Nagoya or Osaka'''
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*:The 2 major ski transport hubs for people living in Mie are Nagoya and Osaka. Most Nagoya buses depart from the area in and around the Meitetsu Bus Center. Nagoya ski buses mainly service the Chubu region. I have yet to find a bus from Naogya that will take me to a resort in the Kinki region. I have never travelled via Osaka for skiing, so I don't know much about those routes, but both Kinki and Chubu resort options are available.
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*:The 2 major ski transport hubs for people living in Mie are Nagoya and Osaka. Most Nagoya buses depart from the area in and around the Meitetsu Bus Center. Nagoya ski buses mainly service the Chubu region. I have yet to find a bus from Nagoya that will take me to a resort in the Kinki region. I have never traveled via Osaka for skiing, so I don't know much about those routes, but both Kinki and Chubu resort options are available.