Fujisato Choei is a ski area located in Fujisato Town in the northern region of Akita Prefecture. It is the northernmost ski area in Akita.
It is a town-operated ski area and has one pair lift.
Due to damage from heavy rain in July, the ski area was not able to open for the 2023-2024 season.
The ski area was able to re-open for the 2024-2025 season, with all but one upper section of the hill available.
In December 2025, it was announced that the 2025-2026 season would be its last.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
160
Vertical (m)
100
Bottom/base (m)
60
Beginner runs (%)
70
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
400
Steepest slope (°)
35
Number of courses
2
Ski lifts
1
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
1
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Fujisato Choei 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
Normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm until late January and from 10:00am until 5:00pm from the beginning of February. Normally closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 2,000 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Senior: 1,500 yen
3 hours
Adult: 1,200 yen
Child: 600 yen
Senior: 1,000 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 200 yen
Child: 200 yen
Senior: 200 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 15,800 yen
Child: 8,000 yen
Senior: 12,000 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: Unconfirmed
2024-2025 season: 26th December - 16th February (52 days)
2023-2024 season: Closed
2022-2023 season: 31st December - 28th February (59 days)
2021-2022 season: 29th December - 28th February (61 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
Data is not available for this ski area.
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.
Fujisato Choei is the only ski area currently operating in Fujisato Town.
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