is an ''
onsen'' (
hot spring) town located in
Minamiuonuma District in the mountains of the Chuetsu region of
Niigata Prefecture,
Japan.
Served by the
Echigo-Yuzawa and Gala Yuzawa stations of the
Joetsu Shinkansen line, the town's economy is reliant principally on winter sports, including
skiing and
snowboarding.
Yasunari Kawabata's classic novel ''
Snow Country'' takes place in Yuzawa.
As of
2003, the town has an estimated
population of 8,884 and a
density of 24.89 persons per
km². The total area is 357.00 km².
External links
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Tourist information and hotel booking for the Yuzawa area
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Wikitravel: Yuzawa
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