Oze Hinoemata Onsen is a ski area located in Hinoemata Town in the southwestern region of Fukushima Prefecture.
This ski area has two pair lifts, though they are not always both open in recent years. One of the courses has a maximum gradient of 30 degrees and is a self-proclaimed 'deep powder course'.
This ski area is one of the more remote ski areas in Fukushima. It is not close to any train station or expressway road and is about a two-hour drive from Aizu Wakamatsu.
While it is close to the border with Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture, it can only be accessed from the northeast (within Fukushima) during winter. (Route 352 into Niigata Prefecture is closed in winter).
Oze Hinoemata Onsen is usually only open on weekends and holidays.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1050
Vertical (m)
150
Bottom/base (m)
900
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
600
Steepest slope (°)
30
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)
2
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Oze Hinoemata Onsen usually plans to be open from late December until late March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Oze Hinoemata Onsen is not open every day. It is usually only open on weekends, national holidays, New Year and school holidays. Opening times are from 9:00am until 4:00pm - with a break for lunch 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Oze Hinoemata Onsen.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 3,000 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 400 yen
Season tickets
Adult: 20,000 yen
Oze Hinoemata Onsen is normally only open to the public on weekends, national holidays and school holidays.
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: 20th December - 22nd March (93 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 23rd March (93 days)
2023-2024 season: 13th January - 15th March (63 days)
2022-2023 season: 25th December - 26th March (92 days)
2021-2022 season: 26th December - 27th March (92 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
Fukushima Prefecture is the southernmost prefecture of the Tohoku region of northern Japan. Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture to the north, Niigata Prefecture to the west, Gunma Prefecture to the southwest, and Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south.
The majority of the ski areas in Fukushima Prefecture are in the northern region around Mt. Bandai and north of Lake Inawashiro (the fourth-largest lake in Japan), as well as in the western region of the prefecture.
Oze Hinoemata Onsen is the only ski area currently operating in Hinoemata Village.
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