Permission criteria in Article 12, Paragraph 2 of the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort Management
Ordinance
Nozawa Onsen Co., Ltd., as the designated manager under Article 12, Paragraph 2 of theNozawa Onsen Ski Resort Management Ordinance (Ordinance No. 27 of December 17, 2020),
has established the permission criteria in the paragraph as follows.
(definition)
Article 1 In this permission criteria, the meanings of the terms listed in the following items
shall be as specified in each item.
① Ski School: Refers to an organization, company, or individual that provides skiing andsnowboarding instruction as a business.
② Times: Refers to the number of times a ski school is opened, including consecutive days.
③ Day: Refers to the day the ski school was opened, regardless of whether the ski school wasopened all day long.
④ Long-term ski school: Refers to operating a ski school three times a month or for a total ofseven days or more per month (Note 1).
⑤ Short-term ski school: This refers to the open operating a ski school twice a month for a
total of 6 days or less per month.
(Official ski school)
Article 2. Long-term ski schools must be accredited by the All Japan Ski Association(hereinafter referred to as "SAJ") or the Professional Ski Instructors Association of Japan(hereinafter referred to as "SIA").
(Long-term ski school teacher qualification)
Article 3 A teacher who instructs at a long-term ski school must have one of the following
qualifications.
① Certi ied ski instructors and associate instructors, certi ied snowboard instructors andassociate instructors, certified cross-country ski instructors, and certified instructors
certified by each member organization, as specified by SAJ in the "Standards for
Establishment of Certified Ski Schools, etc. and Application and Implementation Guidelines(520)" .
② Alpine skiing stages I, II, III, IV, snowboarding stages I, II, III, IV, and telemark skiing stages
I, II, III, IV, as defined by SIA in the "SIA Certified Snow Sports Teacher CertificationRegulations."③ SIA has decided on “Matters stipulating the activities listed in the lower column of Table 5of Appended Table 1 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act based on theprovisions of Article 7, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of the same Act, Appended Table 12-A.”
Qualifications related to ski instruction that are recognized to be equivalent to or higher
than those listed above.
④ Based on the ski instruction, “Table 2 of Appended Table 1 of the Act, stipulated in theMinisterial Ordinance establishing the standards of Article 7, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of theImmigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 16 of1990) Activities listed in the bottom column of the skills section, status of residence ofStandard No. 8.

(Short-term ski school teacher qualification)
Article 4: Teachers instructing at short-term ski schools must have the qualifications listed in
the preceding article or have participated in the Winter Olympics or World Championships inskiing and snowboarding.
(Working qualification)
Article 5 Foreign nationals who teach at long-term ski schools or short-term ski schools musthave employment qualifications based on the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition
Act.
(Liability insurance)
Article 6: Long-term ski schools or short-term ski schools must have liability insurance fordamages of 300 million yen or more (both personal and property) per accident.
(Application for permission for long-term ski school)
Article 7 A person who intends to operate a long-term ski school must apply for permission inwriting to Nozawa Onsen Co., Ltd., attaching documents proving the requirements listed in
Articles 2 to 6.
(Application for permission for short-term ski school)
Article 8 A person who intends to open a short-term ski school must apply for permission to
open a short-term ski school by attaching the following documents to the application form
(Form 1). However, if a person intends to open a short-term ski school for the second time orlater in the same ski season, it is sufficient to apply for permission using the Short-term Ski
School Operating Permit Application Form - Second and Later (Form 2).
① A list containing the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the representative andthe supervising teacher.
② Copy of document proving the quali ications of the instructor③ For foreigners, a copy of a document proving work quali ication④ Copy of proof of liability insurance⑤ Photo of the uniform to be used if there is one(Prohibited matter)
Article 9: No long-term ski school or short-term ski school may be established without
permission from Nozawa Onsen Co., Ltd.
2.Short-term ski schools may not use season tickets.
3. If the provisions of the preceding paragraph are violated, the use of the season ticket will besuspended and the operating permit will be revoked.
(Requirements to be observed)
Article 10 Long-term ski schools and short-term ski schools must comply with the following
items.
① Understand the Nozawa Onsen Village Ski Resort Safety Ordinance and the Nozawa Onsen
Ski Resort Management Ordinance.
② Follow the instructions of Nozawa Onsen Co., Ltd. and cooperate in the safe and secure
operation of the ski resort.
③ Always strive to improve your skills and guidance and improve the quality of your services.

(Note 1)
Example① Operate every Sunday ⇒ Long-term ski school because it is held at least 3 times a month.
② Operate on the 2nd and 4th Saturday and Sunday ⇒ Since Saturday and Sunday areconsecutive days, it is held once, and the 2nd and 4th Saturday and Sunday are held twice amonth, making a total of 4 days a month. It is a short-term ski school because it is held
twice a month and for a total of 6 days or less per month.
③ Operate from December 28th to January 3rd ⇒ From December 28th to December 31st andfrom January 1st to January 3rd is once in each month of December and January, and 12
Month has 4 days and January has 3 days, so it is a short-term ski school because it is held
twice a month and for a total of less than 6 days a month.
④ In addition to ③, operating for 3 consecutive days during the three-day holiday in January⇒ Operating for 3 consecutive days from January 1st to January 3rd and during the threeday holiday in January is twice a month and within a total of 6 days per month. For thisreason, it's a short-term ski school.
December 18, 2023
Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort Designated Manager
Nozawa Onsen Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Mikio Katagiri