Fairy Land Kaneyama is a ski area located in Kaneyama Town in the western region of Fukushima Prefecture.
This ski area has two pair lifts. The lower 220m lift goes up to the main base area, which has a building housing various facilities and a sledging course. The second 780m lift goes from there to the top. Car parking is available near both ski lifts.
There used to be a third ski lift at Fairly Land Kaneyama, down the other side of the hill. That lift has been closed for a while.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
775
Vertical (m)
305
Bottom/base (m)
470
Beginner runs (%)
35
Intermediate runs (%)
45
Advanced runs (%)
25
Longest course (m)
1200
Steepest slope (°)
32
Number of courses
3
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
Fairy Land Kaneyama usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until late March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Fairy Land Kaneyama is open from 8:30am until 4:30pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at this area.
Families & children
There is an area near the base building for sledging and playing in the snow activities.
Lessons
There is no ski or snowboard school at Fairy Land Kaneyama.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment rental is available.
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
Child: 2,000 yen
Senior: 2,000 yen
Half day
Adult: 2,300 yen
Child: 1,600 yen
Senior: 1,600 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 250 yen
Child: 200 yen
Senior: 200 yen
11 lift coupons
Adult: 2,500 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Senior: 2,000 yen
Family ticket
Adult: 9,000 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 30,000 yen
Child: 25,000 yen
The Family Ticket is valid for a 1 day ticket for up to 5 members of the same family.
Weekday 'cashback': 1 day lift ticket @ 1,000 yen. (* It is unclear if this is valid for the 2025-2026 season).
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 - 29th March (100 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 31st March (101 days)
2023-2024 season: 24th December - 29th March (97 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 12th March (79 days)
2021-2022 season: 25th December - 21st March (87 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 200cm on 2nd-5th February
2024-2025 season: 250cm on 23rd-25th February
2023-2024 season: 65cm on 28th-30th January
2022-2023 season: 100cm on 3rd-9th February
2021-2022 season: 200cm on 6th-8th and 23rd-28th February
2020-2021 season: 210cm on 19th-20th February
2019-2020 season: 35cm on 10th-11th February
2018-2019 season: 120cm on 17th-18th February
2017-2018 season: 230cm on 19th-22nd February
2016-2017 season: 190cm on 8th and 11th-15th February
2015-2016 season: 130cm on 26th-28th January
2014-2015 season: 290cm on 14th-21st February
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.
Fairy Land Kaneyama is the only ski area currently operating in Kaneyama Town.
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