Hanawa is a ski area located in Kazuno City in the northeastern region of Akita Prefecture.
This ski area has one pair lift and two single lifts.
There is a 10km cross-country course and three ski jumps around the base of the ski area.
There are three ski areas in Kazuno City. The others are Akita Hachimantai and Suishozan.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
750
Vertical (m)
490
Bottom/base (m)
260
Beginner runs (%)
40
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
2500
Steepest slope (°)
30
Number of courses
3
Ski lifts
3
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)
1
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Hanawa usually plans to be open from late December until early March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Hanawa is open from 9:00am until 4:00pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Hanawa.
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: 2,600 yen
Senior: 2,600 yen
5 hours
Adult: 2,800 yen
Child: 2,200 yen
Senior: 2,200 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 330 yen
Child: 260 yen
Senior: 260 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 30,000 yen
Child: 20,000 yen
Senior: 20,000 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: 2nd January - 8th March (66 days)
2024-2025 season: 29th December - 9th March (71 days)
2023-2024 season: 14th January - 20th February (38 days)
2022-2023 season: 17th December - 12th March (86 days)
2021-2022 season: 28th December - 6th March (69 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 180cm on 23rd January - 4th February and 8th February
2024-2025 season: 170cm on 23rd-24th February
2023-2024 season: 25cm on 15th-16th January
2022-2023 season: 110cm on 3rd-8th February
2021-2022 season: 140cm on 22nd-26th February
2020-2021 season: 95cm on various dates
2019-2020 season: 30cm on 9th-12th February
2018-2019 season: 90cm on 16th-19th February
2017-2018 season: 145cm on 3rd March
2016-2017 season: 95cm on 12th February
2015-2016 season: 85cm on 25th January and 10th-12th February
2014-2015 season: 150cm on 2nd-5th and 15th-16th February
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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