Yuzawa Now: Wednesday 28th October 2026
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata
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Last night the rain sounded really winter-like --- not that we like to hear rain in winter, of course!
It has been rainy and windy.
No sign of snow at Yuzawa Kogen this morning (see below). I can't find a working Kagura webcam this morning, so can't say if there is any up there.
Over the coming weeks if you want to keep an eye on ski area openings around Japan, here is the place to do it:
That page will be updated until mid-December.
Kagura plans to opening on Saturday 28th November.

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All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Yuzawa. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.