Hirugano Kogen is a ski area located in the northern region of Gujo City in the northern region of Gifu Prefecture.
The base and lifts of Hirugano Kogen are by the side of Route 158, the main road going through the region.
Hirugano Kogen has one 1,000m quad lift and two 300m pair lifts running in parallel. Snow-making machines are used to help natural snowfall if and when required.
The generally gentle and wide slopes, park area for children and smaller scale than some other ski areas in this area make Hirugano Kogen popular with families with children and beginners.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1041
Vertical (m)
150
Bottom/base (m)
891
Beginner runs (%)
45
Intermediate runs (%)
55
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
1500
Steepest slope (°)
32
Number of courses
8
Ski lifts
3
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
1
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
2
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Hirugano Kogen usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until mid- to late March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Hirugano Kogen is normally open from 8:30am until 4:30pm on weekdays and from 8:00am on weekends and holidays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Hirugano Kogen.
Cross course
There is a cross course by the Number 3 pair lift.
Families & children
Hirugamo Kids Land features a long sledging course and a snow escalator and is a safe place for children to play in the snow. Also features kamakura igloos. Entry is 1,000 yen (free with valid ski lift tickets). Snow Rafting is 800 yen per person.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Hirugano Kogen.
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: 4,900 yen
Child: 3,000 yen
Seniors: 4,000 yen
Afternoon (from 12pm)
Adult: 3,800 yen
1 point
Adult: 700 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 35,000 yen
Child: 10,000 yen
Seniors: 4000 yen
Season ticket (weekdays only)
Adult: 30,000 yen
A Family ticket for one adult and one child is 6,500 yen.
The quad lift requires two points (if using the point system).
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: 30th December - 15th March (76 days)
2024-2025 season: 20th December - 30th March (101 days)
2023-2024 season: 23rd December - 17th March (86 days)
2022-2023 season: 23rd December - 15th March (83 days)
2021-2022 season: 24th December - 27th March (94 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 120cm on 30th January - 23rd February
2024-2025 season: 200cm on 7th February - 3rd March
2023-2024 season: 100cm on 25th January - 15th February
2022-2023 season: 100cm on 30th January - 19th February
2021-2022 season: 160cm on 22nd February - 12th March
2020-2021 season: 200cm on 10th-25th January
2019-2020 season: 40cm on 12th-16th February and 18th February - 1st March
2018-2019 season: 110cm on 29th January - 13th February
2017-2018 season: 170cm on 15th February - 3rd March
2016-2017 season: 140cm on 21st February - 27th March
2015-2016 season: 130cm on 25th January - 13th February
2014-2015 season: 190cm on 15th February - 22nd March
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.
Hirugano Kogen is one of 9 ski areas currently operating in Gujo City.
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