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Independent mountain stay
SnowSide Hakuba
A four-room lodge in Hokujo, made for ski days, family trips and a slower return to the mountains. Every room has a private bathroom; the house welcomes up to twelve guests.
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Hospitality · Place · Food
Ideas that
belong
in Hakuba.
白馬光年株式会社Est. 2023
Explore our work ↓01 / About
We build small, lasting places at the foot of the Japanese Alps.
Hakuba Lightyear Inc. is a place-led company based in Hakuba, Nagano. We work across hospitality, spaces and food — starting with what the valley needs and what we can make genuinely well.
Our first venture is SnowSide Hakuba, an independent four-room mountain lodge. It is also our base for exploring new ways to stay, gather and eat in Hakuba.
2023Founded in Hakuba
01Operating property
04Private guest rooms
12Licensed guests
02 / Ventures
Built from the place,
not placed upon it.
Each venture begins with the realities of Hakuba: its seasons, its people, its visitors and the spaces already here.
02
Food & cultural programme
A Table in Hakuba
An intimate dining idea shaped by northern Chinese and Cantonese cooking — bringing generous food, conversation and a different perspective to the valley.
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03 / Our place
Mountain scale.
Human detail.
Hakuba is known around the world for deep snow and the Northern Alps. We are interested in the life between those landmarks: existing timber, local relationships, long winters, quiet summers and the care required to keep a place alive through all four seasons.
Find us in Hakuba ↗04 / Working principles
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Use what is already here.
Existing buildings, real materials and the character of the valley are our starting point.
02
Design from daily life.
Good ideas must work for guests, neighbours and the people who care for a place every day.
03
Stay small enough to care.
We grow deliberately, keeping the work personal, useful and able to improve over time.
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