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  1. New Member Area on SnowJapan What you can do: Upload photos & write ski area reviews The new member area of SnowJapan is now available. You can now upload photos and write reviews of Japanese ski areas to share with other SnowJapan readers. The new functionality is intentionally simple. To learn more about it, please be sure to read this: https://www.snowjapan.com/about-members-area A few important points we’d like to make: In order to avoid spam, advertising, and other such nonsense, all submitted reviews and photos need to be approved (by us) before
  2. SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past. Takadaira Ski Area 高平スキー場 Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture 岐阜県郡上市 https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/gifu-gujo-takadaira
  3. Added 6th October 2023: Takadaira, Gujo, Gifu https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/gifu-gujo-takadaira
  4. 'Planned season dates' We have added a new page explaining in detail what the 'planned season dates' shown on our site mean: https://www.snowjapan.com/guides/about/about-season-dates
  5. Kijimadaira to change official name to Snow Resort Romance no Kamisama The Kijimadaira Ski Area in northern Nagano is going for a very interesting name change soon. The new name comes from the title of a famous song from 1993 performed by Kohmi Hirose. The song is called ロマンスの神様 (Romance no Kamisama, or 'The Cupid of Romance', literally 'The God of Romance'). It was used by the Alpen sports shop chain in commercials and has since become synonymous with the winter season, helping earn the singer the nickname 冬の女王 (Winter Queen). Here's the song on YouTube. Anyway the new na
  6. SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past. Tsurugisan Ski Area Tsurugi Town, Tokushima Prefecture https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/tokushima-tsurugi-tsurugisan
  7. Added 29th September 2023: Tsurugisan, Tsurugi, Tokushima https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/tokushima-tsurugi-tsurugisan
  8. Shin Arashiyama Memuro Sky Park will not be opening during the 2023-2024 season The management of Memuro Shin Arashiyama Memuro Sky Park in Hokkaido have announced that the ski area will not be opening for the 2023-2024 season. Specific reasons are unclear, but the decision appears to be permanent. Memuro Shin Arashiyama Memuro Sky Park https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/hokkaido/memuro/memuro
  9. SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past. Kawayu Nupuri Ski Area 川湯ヌプリスキー場 Teshikaga Town , Hokkaido 北海道弟子屈町 https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/hokkaido-teshikaga-kawayu-nupuri
  10. Added 22nd September 2023: Kawayu Nupuri, Teshikaga, Hokkaido https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/hokkaido-teshikaga-kawayu-nupuri
  11. Tsuguro Kogen will not be opening during the 2023-2024 season The management of Tsuguro Kogen in Okayama Prefecture have announced that the ski area will not be opening for the 2023-2024 season. Reasons for the closure include a lack of enough available staff to operate safely. It is currently unclear if there is a chance of re-opening in the future. Tsuguro Kogen https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/okayama/maniwa/tsuguro-kogen
  12. The Sky Shishiku listing has been updated and a new photos page added: https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/ishikawa-hakusan-sky-shishiku https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/ishikawa-hakusan-sky-shishiku-photographs
  13. Snow Cruise Onze will not be using snow-making machines this season Snow Cruize Onze in Hokkaido usually plans to open in the middle of November with the help of snow making machines. The ski area has announced that those machines will not be used this season, and that they are instead aiming for an opening sometime in the middle of December 2023. Snow Cruise Onze https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/hokkaido/otaru/snow-cruise-onze
  14. SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past. Akinomiya Ski Area 秋の宮スキー場 Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture 秋田県湯沢市 https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/akita-yuzawa-akinomiya
  15. Added 10th September 2023: Akinomiya, Yuzawa, Akita https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/akita-yuzawa-akinomiya
  16. Two more lifts re-opening at Hakuba Sanosaka For the 2022-2023 winter season, one quad lift and one pair lift were operating at White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka. Some good news just in! For the 2023-2024 season, the 875m Number 3 quad lift and the 370m Number 5 pair lift will also be re-opening. White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/nagano/hakuba/hakuba-sanosaka
  17. Updated with recent photos on 4th September 2023 https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/gifu-shirakawa-shirakawago-hirase-onsen-shirayumi
  18. New pulse gondola lift at Kusatsu Onsen to open for the 2023-2024 season A new 'pulse gondola' lift is currently being built at Kusatsu Onsen ski area in Gunma Prefecture. The new lift is in the ski area's lower section, and two nearby pair lifts will be removed. It will be ready to open for the 2023-2024 winter season. More information will be added to the Kusatsu Onsen page on SnowJapan in the coming weeks. Kusatsu Onsen https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/gunma/kusatsu/kusatsu-onsen
  19. Snow Resort Nekoyama will not be opening during the 2023-2024 season The management of Snow Resort Nekoyama in Hiroshima Prefecture have announced that the ski area will not be opening for the 2023-2024 season. Reasons given include unreliable weather in recent years, the effect of the last few years of the coronavirus situation, rising costs and ageing facilities. Snow Resort Nekoyama https://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/hiroshima/shobara/snow-resort-nekoyama
  20. SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past. Himekayu Ski Area ひめかゆスキー場 Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture 岐阜県奥州市 https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/iwate-oshu-himekayu
  21. Added 30th August 2023: Himekayu, Oshu, Iwate https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/iwate-oshu-himekayu
  22. SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past. Shirakigamine Ski Area 白木ヶ峰スキー場 Hida City, Gifu Prefecture 岐阜県飛騨市 https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/gifu-hida-shirakigamine
  23. Added 25th August 2023: Shirakigamine, Hida, Gifu https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/gifu-hida-shirakigamine
  24. SnowJapanHistory.com takes a look back at ski areas from Japan's past. Gotemba Shiei Ski Area 御殿場市営スキー場 Gotemba City, Shizuoka 静岡県御殿場市 https://www.snowjapanhistory.com/shizuoka-gotemba-tarobo-gotemba-shiei
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