Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm Hello everyone! Here I am in early September posting a Niseko Now report. That is very unusual for me, of course, as I’m usually still in deep hibernation at this point. But I wanted to check out the new site and I just thought I’d say haro. Firstly, congratulations to SnowJapan on the new site! I knew what the aim was – lighter, simpler, faster, but deeper. A complicated balance to achieve. Mission accomplished, by the looks. I got to look at it a few days before it was launched and have been spending some time over recent days trying to discover it all. There’s certainly a lot to take in. I want to take this opportunity to mention a few things that may not have got people’s attention yet, but I find quite excite. This being Niseko Now, I’m particularly fond of the fun new visualisations using my daily observed snowfall numbers. This one in particular tickles my fancy. From the Niseko Now main page, which will of course be your new 'base' going forward, you can find links to various visualisations as well as season data and individual archive reports dating back to 2012. Let’s hope there are some good snowfall numbers to report in the upcoming season. (Obviously). The new Insights section as a whole is a lot of fun to explore. Looking at those different charts and graphs (and the new map on the main Hokkaido prefecture page; link directly to the Hokkaido map here) really does make Hokkaido stand out. Not just by having the largest number of ski areas in Japan, but the way they are spread right across the island and the fact that so many of them are so small. Hokkaido certainly has a different feel compared with most other prefectures. Fascinating. (On the subject of maps, the interactive one showing every ski area in Japan is both very interesting and truly mad). The graphs showing the opening and closing dates of ski areas around Japan is a very useful resource. Here's the one for the 2025-2026 season. I see there are going to be regular updates from October tracking early ski area openings here. Yey. Over in the Guides section, I recommend having a look at the FAQ. Some interesting stuff in there. Anyway, there’s much to find, so I recommend digging deep and discovering for yourself. Reading through the About section to get an idea of what the SnowJapan project is all about is a good starting point. For me, I’m now going to have my fill of toast and go and have a long post-hibernation ‘lie-in’. Don’t expect to hear from me again for at least another month! But I will, of course, be back in the run up to the winter season and look forward to telling you all about it every morning once things get started. Niseko Now reports will appear in this new section. The usual photos and more info will be added once the reports start. There will be all sorts of weather things to talk about in the coming months, but it’s way too early for me to be thinking about it all for now. Enjoy autumn. Niseko Now 2026-2027 season Data as of 8th September 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Niseko. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Zao Kogen region of Yamagata Prefecture New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Zao Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Zao Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2012. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Zao Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Zao Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Zao again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Zao Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Zao Onsen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from Furano in Hokkaido New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Furano Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily, on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Furano Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2012. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Furano Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Furano Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Furano again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Furano Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Shiga Kogen region of Nagano Prefecture New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Shiga Kogen Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily, on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Shiga Kogen Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2012. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Shiga Kogen Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Shiga Kogen Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Shiga Kogen again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Myoko Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Myoko. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano Prefecture New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Hakuba Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Hakuba Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2012. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Hakuba Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Hakuba Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Hakuba again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Hakuba Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Madarao region of Nagano Prefecture New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Madarao Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily, on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Madarao Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2012. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Madarao Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Madarao Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Madarao again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Madarao Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Madarao. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Myoko region of Niigata Prefecture New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Myoko Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily, on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Myoko Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2012. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Myoko Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Myoko Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Myoko again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Myoko Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Myoko. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano Prefecture New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Nozawa Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Nozawa Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2012. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Nozawa Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Nozawa Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Nozawa again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Nozawa Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Yuzawa Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Yuzawa Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2012. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Yuzawa Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Yuzawa Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Yuzawa again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Yuzawa Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Previous report Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Geto Kogen region of Iwate Prefecture New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Geto Kogen Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Geto Kogen Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2017. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Geto Kogen Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Geto Kogen Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Geto Kogen again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Nozawa Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Geto Kogen. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Niseko region of Hokkaido New snowfall at base 0cm Snowfall at base this season 0cm A general message from SnowJapan: Welcome back to Niseko Now! If you've visited SnowJapan before, you'll notice that the website looks rather different. Welcome to the new version of SnowJapan. There is a lot to discover, but we suggest starting with our new About and News sections. Our daily Now reporting will once again be here throughout the 2026-2027 Japanese snow season. If you're wondering whether anything has changed, don't worry – apart from their appearance and how information is presented, the Now reports themselves will remain the same. That means daily on-the-ground reporting without any hype and, all being well, reports of lots of snow. (We need nature to co-operate for that last bit!) Until then, please do explore the new Data & archives section of Niseko Now. Over there you can find statistics and individual archived daily reports dating back to 2012. There is plenty there to keep you occupied until our precious snow returns. The latest Niseko Now report will always be available on this page, so if you wish to bookmark Niseko Now, this is the page to bookmark. Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to reporting from Niseko again this season. Look out for regular updates from November 2026. Niseko Now 2026-2027 season Data as of late August 2026 Total snowfall at base so far 0cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 0 days Previous report Next report All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Niseko. 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for.

Independent snow and weather reporting from the Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma region of Niigata New snowfall at base 1cm Snowfall at base this season 1cm Weather overview Mostly cloudy, light snow Wind Light Temperature 2C base / 0C top Visibility - Posted at 10:20am on Thursday 15th November 2012 This is an archived report. The latest Yuzawa Now report can be found here. Snow in Yuzawa. Yes, this morning we have some snow down to town level in Yuzawa. Not a huge amount and you can still see the ground so a patchy thin layer but it has been snowing overnight and still some wet snow coming down this morning. Just to the north in Minamiuonuma it is raining and the forecast for Yuzawa is rain for the day as well and so the snow that we see now may well be washed away by the end of the day. But it's always good to be able to report that first snow of the season. Higher up on the mountains of course they have been getting more snow and it looks like there's 15cm or so up at Kagura. The snow blowers are busy making snow as well to help it all along. More rain over the weekend though hopefully it will be snow on the slopes up there. Kagura is the first resort in the region planning to open of course on the 23rd. Opening, lift & other notes All ski resorts in Yuzawa are now closed. Hopefully the first lifts will be open again late November 2012. Yuzawa Now 2012-2013 season Data as of Thursday 15th November 2012 Total snowfall at base so far 1cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 1 day Most snowfall observed in 1 day 1cm (15th November) November 2012 snowfall 1cm Next report 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. SnowJapan is an entirely independent operation. Our daily reports are not posted on behalf of ski areas or any other business or organisation. Since first going online in 1999, the integrity of this website has always been our top priority, and it is something we are not prepared to compromise. All content is carefully created and written by humans who share a passion for the subject and what SnowJapan stands for. About SnowJapan.com About the daily reporting on SnowJapan.com