Inagawa Ski-jo Suberotta, often known as just Inagawa, is a ski area located in Yuzawa City in the southern region of Akita Prefecture.
This small ski area has one pair lift and one simple surface lift.
Yuzawa City should not be confused with the popular ski town of Yuzawa in Niigata Prefecture.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
250
Vertical (m)
110
Bottom/base (m)
140
Beginner runs (%)
70
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
600
Steepest slope (°)
26
Number of courses
2
Ski lifts
2
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
1
Information
Normal season dates
This ski area usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening hours
Inagawa is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm in the daytime. Night skiing is from 5:30pm until 9:00pm. There is normally no night skiing on Sundays and Mondays (with some exceptions). Inagawa is open on weekends only in the month of March 2026 until closing.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 2,030 yen
Child: 1,010 yen
4 hours
Adult: 1,320 yen
Child: 710 yen
2 hours
Adult: 1,010 yen
Child: 500 yen
Night
Adult: 1,520 yen
Child: 810 yen
PM & night
Adult: 2,030 yen
Child: 1,010 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 10,000 yen
Child: 5,000 yen
Season ticket (night only)
Adult: 610 yen
Child: 3,500 yen
Rope tow 1 day
Adult: 400 yen
Child: 300 yen
Rope tow 4 hours
Adult: 200 yen
Child: 200 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: 1st January - 8th March (67 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 9th March (79 days)
2023-2024 season: 25th December - 10th March (77 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 12th March (79 days)
2021-2022 season: 18th December - 11th March (84 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.
Inagawa Ski-jo Suberotta is the only ski area currently operating in Yuzawa City.
About the information on this page
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