Grand Sunpia Inawashiro Resort is located on the southern slopes of Mt Bandai in Inwashiro town, Fukushima Prefecture. This resort overlooks - and offers fine views of - the nearby Lake Inawashiro.
Fukushima Prefecture is composed of three main regions - the Hamadori region to the east (including the Pacific Ocean coastline), the Nakadori region (the central area) and the Aizu region (the Western mountainous region). Many of the ski and snowboard resorts in the prefecture are found on or near Mt Bandai and Mt Adatara to the north of Lake Inawashiro. Most of the others can be found scattered across the western region of the Aizu region or to the south-west of Lake Inawashiro.
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Grand Sunpia Inawashiro Resort.
Equipment Rental
Ski Rental:
Available
Snowboard Rental:
Available
Ski and snowboard equipment rental is available. Ski and snowboard wear rental is also available.
Children's facilities
There are a few family areas at the base of the resort and they are free to enter. A child-care service (PeeWee Station) is available in Shuttle House. Reservations required - one hour costs 2500 yen, a half day costs 4500 yen and a full day costs 6000 yen. It is open from 10am until 12 noon and from 1pm until 3:30pm.
Park information
There is an 'Item Zone' park area in the upper area of the resort.
Grand Sunpia Inawashiro Resort Season & Opening Times
Typical season is from Mid December until Late March
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Daytime
Weekends and holidays
Normally open from 8:30am until 5:00pm
Weekdays
Normally open from 8:30am until 5:00pm
'Nighta' (night skiing)
Weekends and holidays
No
Weekdays
No
Opening information
Grand Sunpia Inawashiro Resort is open from 8:30am until 5pm. There is no nighta at this ski hill.
Grand Sunpia Inawashiro Resort Lift Ticket Charges
Adults
Child
Elementary School age & under
Senior
55 years & over
1 Day (weekends & holidays)
4,000 yen
2,200 yen
2,700 yen
1 Day (weekdays)
3,000 yen
1,700 yen
2,200 yen
3 Hours (weekends & holidays)
2,500 yen
3 Hours (weekdays)
2,000 yen
11 Lift Coupons
3,500 yen
Season Ticket
32,000 yen
16,000 yen
27,000 yen
Getting to Grand Sunpia Inawashiro Resort
By public transport
Train
43.6km from Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen line
6km from Okinashima Station on the Banetsu Sai line
6.6km from Inawashiro Station on the Banetsu Sai line
Information
The nearest train station is the small Okinashima Station, approximately 5km from the base of the resort. Inawashiro Station is approximately 6km from the resort and a 10 minutes drive.
Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen line is about 44km away.
8km from the Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC on the Banetsu Expressway
37.3km from the Koriyama IC on the Tohoku Expressway
53.5km from the Fukushima Nishi IC on the Tohoku Expressway
Nearest national route: Route 115 (7.3km away)
Nearest prefecture road: Prefecture Road 7
Direction
Grand Sunpia Inawashiro Resort is about 8km from Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC on the Banetsu Expressway.
From the Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC exit, turn left onto Route 115 and then turn right onto Route 49 at the traffic lights. After about 2.7km turn right and head towards Mt Bandai, following the signs to the resort.
At the time of writing (mid May), almost all ski resorts in Japan have closed for the 2016-2017 season.
The information shown on this page is for the 2016-2017 season. Planned season dates and information for the 2017-2018 season will be updated over the coming months. Data for every ski resort should be updated in time for the start of the 2017-2018 winter season.
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