Gunma Minakami Hodaigi Ski Area
Gunma Minakami Hodaigi Ski Area
群馬 みなかみほうだいぎスキー場
群馬県みなかみ町
The interactive map below shows the location of the ski area. Further down the page you will find information on getting there by train, public transport and road, along with the address, nearby ski areas and, where available, Street View imagery.
Address
Fujiwara 3839-1, Minakami, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken, 379-1721
群馬県利根郡みなかみ町藤原3839-1
By train and public transport
26.1km from Jomo Kogen Station on the Joetsu Shinkansen line
12.2km from Yubiso Station on the Joetsu line
14.9km from Minakami Station on the Joetsu line
The ski area is just over 12km from Yubiso Station on the Joetsu line.
Minakami Station on the same line is just under 15km away.
A free shuttle bus service is available from Jomo Kogen Station (45 minutes) and Minakami Station (30 minutes). This bus mostly operates on weekends and holidays.
Other normal bus services stop at Takagawa Iriguchi and a ski area shuttle bus is available from there to the base.
By road
18.9km from the Minakami IC on the Kanetsu Expressway
30.8km from the Tsukiyono IC on the Kanetsu Expressway
Nearest national route: Route 291 (11.2km away)
Nearest prefecture road: Prefecture Road 63
Gunma Minakami Hodaigi is about 19km from the Minakami IC exit on the Kanetsu Expressway.
From the Minakami IC exit, turn left onto Route 291 and then turn left again at the first traffic lights after 1.3km to continue on Route 291 for about 6km. At the Oana traffic lights past central Minakami, turn right onto Prefecture Road 63 (also known as the Okutone-Yukemuri Highway). Go past Okutone Snow Park on the right and soon after you will arrive at some traffic lights. Either turn left (if you are equipped for and used to driving on winter snowy roads) or continue straight on for around a further 9km to the signposted turn off towards Hodaigi.
There is parking for about 2,400 vehicles close to the base of the ski area.
Parking is free on weekdays and 1,000 yen on weekends and holidays (and over the New Year period).
Also nearby
Other ski areas in the region (or the nearest ski area for more remote destinations). Distances shown are approximate driving distances using main roads during the winter season.
Fujiwara (about 6.9km)
Minakami Kogen Ski Resort (about 8.7km)
Okutone Snow Resort (about 9.5km)
White Valley (about 17.5km)
Mt.T by Hoshino Resorts (about 17.8km)
Norn Minakami (about 22.6km)