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About 17,000 festival goers choose to spend their nights here every year. The shuttle bus takes between 40 minutes to an hour each way and runs until 2am each night.ДЄlternatively, there is a campsite on a golf course next to the festival site which costs пїҐ3000 for the weekend (2011), complete with toilets, showers and food stalls. Some even find accommodation in the numerous options available in Yuzawa itself.

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Many festival goers find accommodation in nearby ski resorts such as Tashiro, Asagai and Mitsumata вЂ“ the free shuttle bus linking JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station (in the town of Yuzawa to the festival site can be used for these areas which are en route. The festival's stated aim is to be 'The cleanest festival in the world' great effort is also put into recycling.ДЄlthough Naeba, being a ski resort, offers a number of accommodation options such as hotels, ryokan and minshuku within walking distance of the festival site, competition for these is fierce and they tend to book out very quickly. The night before the festival (Thursday night) features an opening party which is free entry, featuring bon-odori (traditional Japanese folk dance), prize draws, food stalls and a fireworks display.

The main site closes each night after the final act, but Oasis continues to stay open until late at night, as well as the Red Marquee where an all-night rave continues until 5am. The hub of the site is called Oasis where more than 30 food stalls from around the world gather. Dragondola вЂ“ the longest gondola lift in the world, carries festival goers up to the top of the mountain overlooking the festival site. The walks between some of the stages can be long, and some of the trails can be hilly, but the walks are beautiful, often taking you through forests and over sparkling streams.

Other stages include the White Stage, the Red Marquee, Orange Court, and Field of Heaven. The Green stage is the main stage and it has a capacity for almost 50,000 spectators. There are seven main stages and other minor stages scattered throughout the site.