Takkomori is a ski area located in Odate City in the northern region of Akita Prefecture.
The ski area is less than 5km from the city centre.
It has one ropetow lift.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
140
Vertical (m)
60
Bottom/base (m)
80
Beginner runs (%)
60
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
150
Steepest slope (°)
18
Number of courses
1
Ski lifts
1
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
0
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
1
Information
Normal season dates
Takkomori usually plans to be open from late December or early January until late February. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Usually open from 1:00pm until 5:00pm on weekdays and from 9:00am until 5:00pm on weekends and holidays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Takkomori.
Lift ticket prices
Unconfirmed (the last known charge was 1,000 yen a few years ago)
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 - 28th February (57 days)
2024-2025 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: Unable to open due to lack of snow
2022-2023 season: 4th January - 26th February (54 days)
2021-2022 season: 29th December - 27th 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.
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