Kyowa is a ski area located in Daisen City in the central region of Akita Prefecture.
This ski area has two pair lifts (458m and 868m). The upper lift has a mid-point for alighting (which is actually near the top).
A season ticket valid at both Kyowa and Taiheizan Opas (in Akita City) is available.
The official name is simply Kyowa, but in English the ski area calls itself Kyowa Snow Park.
Just before the season started some problems were discovered with the Number 2 lift (the lift with the mid-point). Unfortunately, that lift is going was closed for the entire 2024-2025 winter season. It is back in action for the 2025-2026 season.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
439
Vertical (m)
269
Bottom/base (m)
170
Beginner runs (%)
35
Intermediate runs (%)
45
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
2000
Steepest slope (°)
32
Number of courses
7
Ski lifts
2
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
2
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Kyowa usually plans to be open from late December until late February. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Kyowa is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm in the daytime.
Night skiing
Night skiing is on Saturdays in January and February from 5:00pm until 9:00pm.
Jib Park
There is a Jib Park on the lower part of the Paradise Course.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 3,300 yen
Child: 1,800 yen
Senior: 2,200 yen
5 hours
Adult: 3,000 yen
Child: 1,600 yen
Senior: 2,000 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 350 yen
Child: 150 yen
Senior: 220 yen
11 lift coupons
Adult: 2,800 yen
Child: 1,400 yen
Senior: 2,000 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 25,000 yen
Senior: 18,000 yen
Historical snow depth data
The following ski season and official snow depth data have been independently compiled by SnowJapan for publication on this website. Where available, the data is updated annually after each ski season.
First and last dates of recent seasons
2025-2026 season: 3rd January - 1st March (58 days)
2024-2025 season: 28th December - 24th February (59 days)
2023-2024 season: 28th December - 14th February (49 days)
2022-2023 season: 28th December - 26th February (61 days)
2021-2022 season: 30th December - 28th February (61 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 130cm on 4th February
2024-2025 season: 135cm on 24th February
2023-2024 season: 60cm on 17th January
2022-2023 season: 120cm on 6th and 16th-17th February
2021-2022 season: 170cm on 18th and 24th February
2020-2021 season: 115cm on 10th-12th February
2019-2020 season: 30cm on 2nd-7th January
2018-2019 season: 120cm on 16th February
2017-2018 season: 150cm on 21st-28th February
2016-2017 season: 125cm on 22nd February
2015-2016 season: 110cm on 28th February
2014-2015 season: 130cm on 18th January
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Akita Prefecture is located in the Tohoku region, on the northwestern side of the main island of Japan, facing the Sea of Japan.
Akita shares borders with Aomori Prefecture to the north, Iwate Prefecture to the east, Miyagi Prefecture to the southeast and Yamagata Prefecture to the south.
The ski areas in Akita Prefecture are distributed across the mountains from north to south. Two of the more well-known ski areas are Tazawako, on the western slopes of Mt Akita-Komagatake in Semboku City, and Ani, on the southwestern slopes of Mt Moriyoshi in Kitaakita City.
Most of the other ski areas in Akita Prefecture are small local operations.
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