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Japan Ski Resort Rankings: Snow, Runs and Size

Japanese ski resorts ranked by snowfall, run count, vertical drop and size, compared from the resort data.

Japanese ski resorts ranked by the numbers: snowfall, vertical drop, number of runs, lift count and webcam coverage.

Unverified numbers are either excluded from the ranking or flagged as estimated. The buttons below switch the measure.

Skiable area

  1. Hakuba Valley (10 areas) (Nagano, Combined): 942 ha Estimated
  2. Niseko United (4 areas) (Hokkaido, Combined): 645 ha
  3. Shiga Kogen (Nagano): 425 ha
  4. Joetsu Kokusai Ski Resort (Niigata): 380 ha
  5. Grand Hirafu (Hokkaido): 325 ha
  6. Zao Onsen (Yamagata): 305 ha Estimated
  7. Nozawa Onsen (Nagano): 297 ha Estimated
  8. Appi Kogen (Iwate): 282 ha
  9. Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort (Niigata): 236 ha
  10. Hakuba Happo-One (Nagano): 220 ha
  11. Lotte Arai Resort (Niigata): 216 ha
  12. Rusutsu Resort (Hokkaido): 212 ha
  13. Hakuba Tsugaike Kogen (Nagano): 196 ha
  14. Furano Ski Resort (Hokkaido): 194 ha
  15. Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 (Nagano): 188 ha
  16. Sugadaira Kogen Snow Resort (Nagano): 175 ha
  17. Hoshino Resorts Tomamu (Hokkaido): 145 ha
  18. Kiroro Snow World (Hokkaido): 140 ha
  19. Naeba (Niigata): 135 ha
  20. Niseko Annupuri (Hokkaido): 130 ha

Japan ski resorts by departure city

From Tokyo

The Joetsu Shinkansen reaches the Yuzawa area (GALA Yuzawa has its own station); the Hokuriku Shinkansen serves Nagano, Hakuba and Nozawa Onsen.

From Osaka and Nagoya

Many skiers drive to the Okumino and Takasu area of Gifu for the day, and Nagano is within reach for longer trips.

From Fukuoka

The usual route is a domestic flight to New Chitose Airport, then on to Hokkaido resorts such as Niseko, Rusutsu and Kiroro.

How these rankings are calculated

Each measure prefers figures published by the resort; unverified numbers carry an "Estimated" badge. Live camera counts are the actual streams viewable on JapanSnowWatch.

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