Hakuba 白馬, (http://vill.hakuba.nagano...), is a skiing resort in Nagano Prefecture, in the Chubu district of Japan. The name Hakuba which means white horse was derived by the shape of a horse of snow on the mountain side during spring time. History shows traders following the famous Salt Road from the Japan Sea to Matsumoto who would stop in the Hakuba valley overnight to rest.
