Gujo Vacance Mura is a ski area located in the northern region of Gujo City in the northern region of Gifu Prefecture.
It is a small ski area with two 500m pair ski lifts that run in parallel. The ski area and base hotel are operated together and used to be known as Gujo Kogen. It is mostly used by people staying at the hotel, but day visitors can also use the ski area.
Mura is Japanese for 'village'.
Gujo Vacance Mura used to be part of the group of ski areas that are collectively promoted as Takasu Mountains, but it is no longer listed as part of the group.
There are ten ski areas in the northern region of Gujo City. View the full list here. Most are on the mountains on either side of the expressway and national route that run north-south through the valley. This region is popular with skiers and snowboarders in the Kansai regions of western Japan, like Nagoya, Gifu, Shiga, Kyoto and Osaka. However, train links are not particularly convenient, so most people travel by car or bus.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1150
Vertical (m)
150
Bottom/base (m)
1000
Beginner runs (%)
80
Intermediate runs (%)
20
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
600
Steepest slope (°)
18
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
Gujo Vacance Mura usually plans to be open from mid-December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Gujo Vacance Mura is normally open from 8:30am until 4:00pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at this ski area.
Families & children
There are no special facilities for children, but the slopes are generally suitable for children and young families.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Gujo Vacance Mura.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment & wear 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: 4,000 yen
Child: 2,500 yen
Seniors: 3,500 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 350 yen
6 lift coupons
Adult: 2,000 yen
11 lift coupons
Adult: 3,500 yen
Takasu Mountains
Six areas in the region are together known as Takasu Mountains. Various lift tickets are available that are valid at all six ski areas. With those tickets you can ski at multiple ski areas on the same day. A free shuttle bus connects them all for most of the main season. The ski areas included in Takasu Mountains are as follows:
Dynaland
Gujo Vacance Mura
Hirugano Kogen
Takasu Snow Park
Washigatake
White Pia Takasu
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 - 12th March (67 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 150cm on 12th-23rd February
2024-2025 season: 280cm on 19th-28th February
2023-2024 season: 100cm on 24th-31st January
2022-2023 season: 100cm
2021-2022 season: 180cm on 26th February - 11th March
2020-2021 season: 180cm on 11th January - 6th February and 11th-12th February
2019-2020 season: 45cm on 22nd February
2018-2019 season: 80cm
2017-2018 season: 200cm on 14th February - 2nd March
2016-2017 season: 150cm on 16th-18th and 21st-27th February
2015-2016 season: 160cm on 20th January
2014-2015 season: 190cm on 3rd-4th January, 9th-10th and 12th February
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Gifu Prefecture is located in central Japan and is one of only eight landlocked prefectures in the country. It is surrounded by seven other prefectures: Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama and Nagano.
All the ski areas in Gifu Prefecture are in the northern mountainous regions of the Prefecture, in Gujo City, Takayama City and Hida City.
Six ski areas in Gujo City recently joined together for promotional purposes under the Takasu Mountains brand. (Takasu is the name of a neighbourhood in Gujo City. In 2004, Takasu Village merged with several other towns and villages to form the current city). That area is particularly popular with people visiting from Nagoya and Osaka. Train links are not particularly convenient, so most people travel by car or bus.
Gujo Vacance Mura is one of 9 ski areas currently operating in Gujo City.
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