Meiho is a ski area located in the northern region of Gujo City in the central region of Gifu Prefecture.
This ski area opened in 1989 on the northeastern slopes of Mt Eboshi.
It has four quad lifts (1450m, 1550m, 800m, 900m) and one 630m pair lift with a longest course of 5,000m.
There are several snow park areas spanning the main run.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1602
Vertical (m)
700
Bottom/base (m)
902
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
5000
Steepest slope (°)
38
Number of courses
12
Ski lifts
5
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
4
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
1
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Meiho usually plans to be open from mid-December until early to mid-April. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Meiho is normally open from 8:00am until 4:30pm on weekdays and from 7:30am (Number 1 quad lift) on holidays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Meiho.
Park
There are a number of park areas on the slopes of Meiho, all coming under the name Chikei Park.
Families & children
Snow Land is in the base area and costs 1,200 yen (or free with a valid ski lift ticket). There is a Kids Room nursery facility at base that costs 3,000 yen for half day and 5,000 yen for a full day.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Meiho.
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 (weekends & holidays)
Adult: 6,000 yen
Child: 2,500 yen
Seniors: 5,500 yen
1 day (weekdays)
Adult: 5,300 yen
Child: 2,500 yen
Seniors: 4,800 yen
PM (weekends & holidays)
Adult: 5,000 yen
Child: 2,500 yen
Seniors: 5,000 yen
PM (weekdays)
Adult: 4,300 yen
Child: 2,500 yen
Seniors: 4,300 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 650 yen
11 lift coupons
Adult: 5,500 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 75,000 yen
A 500 yen returnable deposit is required for tickets.
When using coupons, a ride on a quad lift requires two.
A season ticket from February onwards is 55,000 yen.
A season ticket from March onwards is 35,000 yen.
Season tickets include parking charges and other discounts and benefits.
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: 13th December - 8th April (117 days)
2024-2025 season: 13th December - 12th April (121 days)
2023-2024 season: 19th December - 7th April (111 days)
2022-2023 season: 16th December - 2nd April (108 days)
2021-2022 season: 19th December - 10th April (113 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2020-2021 season: 250cm on 11th-14th January, 19th-21st February
2019-2020 season: 90cm
2018-2019 season: 135cm on 16th-28th February
2017-2018 season: 220cm on 19th February - 5th March
2016-2017 season: 160cm on 15th February and 9th March
2015-2016 season: 155cm on 10th-13th February
2014-2015 season: 225cm on 16th-22nd 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.
Meiho is one of 9 ski areas currently operating in Gujo City.
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