--- title: Paragliding date: 2026-11-08T09:38:00+09:00 author: Patrick Nesbitt canonical_url: "https://staging.morinolodge.com/summer/paragliding" section: Pages --- # Paragliding Paragliding is a recreational and competitive windsport that can best be described as a hybrid of hang gliding and parachuting. ![](https://staging.morinolodge.com/uploads/general/Hakuba/_960xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/AdobeStock_379689629.jpeg) One sport that’s recently taken off (pun intended) in Hakuba is paragliding. The pilot sits in a harness and launches by running and jumping off hills, ridges and mountains. Shifting your weight and using breaks to steer, an experienced paraglider can ride the wind currents for a couple hours at a time. The endless peaks, ridges and inclines in the Hakuba valley provide the perfect paraglider’s playground. And with fully-trained reasonably-priced schools like “JMB” in Hakuba, anybody can do it! There are tandem jumps with a professional instructor for the complete beginner (half-day 5000yen/full-day 9000yen) as well as a whole range of advanced courses for the more experienced. Paragliding season is from Golden Week until November. For more information on paragliding in Hakuba, contact us at