Ojiro is a ski area located in Kami Town in the northern region of Hyogo Prefecture.
This ski area has a 2014m 8-person Gondola lift that takes people up to the central area. The base station is at about 280m, and the top station is at 680m. Once at the top of the gondola, the three pair ski lifts (382m, 614m and 588m) service all the ski courses. There is no downhill course back to the gondola base, so you must take the Gondola back down at the end of the day.
Dogs can ride on the Gondola (on the special pet-friendly gondola cabins) to use the Dog Run facility. As long as they are with their owners, of course. (Dogs, be sure to take your owners).
There are a few other ski areas in Kami Town to the south. List of ski areas in Kami.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
800
Vertical (m)
220
Bottom/base (m)
680
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
50
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
1200
Steepest slope (°)
35
Number of courses
7
Ski lifts
4
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
1
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
2
Single lift (1-person)
1
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Ojiro usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
The Gondola is open from 8:00am on weekends and from 8:30am on weekdays. The last one going up is at 4:00pm and it closes at 5:00pm. The other lifts at Ojiro normally from 8:30am on weekends and from 9:00am on weekdays. The ski lifts close at 4:30pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Ojiro.
Park
There is a Park Area in the area between the Number 2 and 3 courses, under the Number 4 pair lift.
Families & children
The Ojiro Kids Park on the lower area of the slopes is 500 yen for people without a valid lift ticket (or free with a valid lift ticket). You still need to get the Gondola up there though. It is open from 9:30am until 4:00pm.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Ojiro.
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: 4,800 yen
Child: 2,500 yen
Senior: 4,000 yen
1 day (weekdays)
Adult: 4,000 yen
Child: 2,200 yen
Senior: 3,200 yen
PM (weekends & holidays)
Adult: 3,800 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Senior: 3,200 yen
PM (weekdays)
Adult: 3,000 yen
Child: 1,500 yenSenior: 2,500 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 500 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 44,800 yen
Pets (in this case, dogs) can ride the Gondola with their owners. This is to get to the Dog Run which costs 1,200 yen per pet to use.
The season ticket shown is called Hyogo 5 and valid at five ski areas:
- Chikusa Kogen (Shiso City)
- Hyonosen Kokusai (Yabu City)
- Manba (Toyooka City)
- Mineyama Kogen Resort WHITE PEAK (Kamikawa Town)
- Ojiro (Kami Town)
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: 28th December - 22nd March (85 days)
2024-2025 season: 22nd December - 22nd March (91 days)
2023-2024 season: 24th December - 5th March (73 days)
2022-2023 season: 25th December - 13th March (79 days)
2021-2022 season: 27th December - 27th March (91 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 230cm on 9th February
2024-2025 season: 270cm on 24th February
2023-2024 season: 75cm on 27th January
2022-2023 season: 180cm on 31st January
2021-2022 season: 300cm on 24th and 26th-28th February
2020-2021 season: 195cm on 3rd January
2019-2020 season: 75cm on 9th-11th February
2018-2019 season: 105cm on 27th January
2017-2018 season: 205cm on 5th February
2016-2017 season: 290cm on 15th February
2015-2016 season: 120cm on 10th February
2014-2015 season: 250cm on 14th February
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Hyogo Prefecture is located in the Kansai region of western Honshu. It shares a border with Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, and Okayama and Tottori Prefectures to the west.
The ski areas in Hyogo are mostly located within Yabu City, Toyooka City and Kami Town in the northwestern region of the prefecture. The popular ski areas are either around Mt Hachibuse or in Kannabe Kogen, a bit further northeast.
There is just one ski area in the south of the prefecture, and it is within the city limits of Kobe. Thanks to artificial snowmaking machines, Rokkosan Snow Park is usually one of the first ski areas in the Kansai region to open each year. It is a small area but within easy reach of central Kobe City.
Ojiro is one of 3 ski areas currently operating in Kami Town.
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