角皆優人のスキーレッスン

Masahito Tsunokai / Director of F-style Ski School

The sport of skiing has been very special to me, and I feel like it is my mission to ski. Skiing has given me not only the daily happiness, but it has changed my life, and it has changed the way I see the world.

I would like to spread the joy and the happiness of skiing. I really feel that it is my lifetime mission.
Please join our ski lessons with no worries.

I was born in Japan, Gunma prefecture in 1955. I started Freestyle skiing when I was attending Aoyama Gakuin university where I studied English literature.

From the late 1970s to middle of 1980s, I aquired most of the Freestyle ski titles in Japan, as well as some international competitions.
I earned the Japanese National Combined Championships 7 times and 35 individual national titles. Numerous times, I held top ten standings in World Cups and World Championships.

I retired from Freestyle competition in 1986 and became the Japanese National Team coach. Later, I started my own ski school in 1994 in Hakuba.

Although sport has dominated most of my life, I also have a great love for writing and for classical music and began to publish articles and books in the late 1990s.
I was awarded the Ushio Literary Prize in 1998 for a nonfiction story, "The falling stars of the Nagano Olympics”. In addition to nonfiction stories, I have written a few fiction books, ski books, swimming books, and a few classical music books as well.

Meeting people from all over the world brings me so much joy and I really believe that we can make this world a better place through ourskiing.

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Greetings from Takako Ishii

Licensed Ski Instructor of Ski Association of Japan

I’ve been teaching skiing in Hakuba for 10 years to many guests from all over the world.
I started skiing when I was 2 years old. I was born in Osaka, but I started going to Hakuba since I was a high school student. Since then, I have been fascinated by Hakuba.

I've competed in many technical skiing competitions in Japan, and now I'm obsessed with back country skiing in powder snow.

I learned English from a British teacher at a catholic school and I lived in the United States for 2 years. Of course, I didn't forget to ski in the US!
After I came back from the US, I started working in an English conversation school in Tokyo.

I often hike up the ridges around Hakuba to find exciting skiing on my time off and enjoy hiking with snowshoes on the snow field.

It is my great pleasure to teach not only the people in Japan, but also the people from all over the world about the charms of Hakuba throughout the season.
I'm looking forward to seeing you in Hakuba!

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Greetings from Hidenori Moroi

Licensed Ski Instructor of ISIA

Hi everybody, I’m Hide Moroi, a dentist and a ski instructor.
Since I was a high school student, I’ve been skiing in Hakuba. I’m very happy to tell you fascinating feature of Hakuba valley.

Feel free to experience skiing in Hakuba! You can’t help falling in love with Japanese ski resort.




Licence Dentist (Implantology & Periodontology)
National tour guide and interpreter ISIA
*international ski instructors’ association
Alpine ski stage Ⅲ Degree
PhD of dentistry
MBA (master of business administration )
Experience of ski instructor Over 5 years’ working in Hakuba.

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Greetings from Naomi Yumoto

Licensed Ski Instructor of SAJ

Hello, everybody!
I’m Naomi Yumoto. I'm from Osaka, Japan, I was born and raised there. I have lived in Nagano prefecture for almost 30 years, enjoying skiing and teaching English.
I've been teaching English to wide age group from 3-year-old children to their 60's, 70's and 80's for more than 26 years. It's really fun to meet new people.

I'm so thrilled to start working as one of the ski instructors of F-style this coming winter season. It would be wonderful if I could help you make your stay in Hakuba more enjoyable by teaching skiing in English. I can't wait to see you!

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