Oku Kannabe, often known as Okukan or Snow Park Okukan, is a ski area located in the Kannabe Kogen region of Toyooka City, in the northern region of Hyogo Prefecture.
There are six pair lifts at Oku Kannabe. The Family Lift goes from the car park area to the ski area base and opens 10 minutes earlier (and closes 10 minutes later) than the main ski lifts.
Until 2024, Oku Kannabe was physically connected at the top with Manba and a joint lift ticket was available. For the 2024-2025 season, the Number 6 lift at Oku Kannabe (which acted as a connecting lift) is not operating. Even when the connection was available, information about the connection between the two ski areas was curiously scarce... and it still is. On official websites, Oku Kannabe mentions that the lift is closed (and subsequently the connection cut), but Manba doesn't specifically mention it at all!
Artificial snow-making machines had been used for 23 years at Okukan. However, the equipment has not been used since the 2022-2023 season due to ageing equipment and maintenance costs.
Recently the ski area has been calling itself Snow Park Okukan and just Okukan though the official name apparently remains Oku Kannabe.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
940
Vertical (m)
580
Bottom/base (m)
360
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
3100
Steepest slope (°)
35
Number of courses
8
Ski lifts
6
Ropeway cable car
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
6
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Oku Kannabe usually plans to be open from late December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Oku Kannabe is normally open from 8:30am until 4:40pm.
The Family Lift that takes people from the car park area to the base of the ski area base opens from 8:20am and closes at 4:50pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Oku Kannabe.
Family & children
The Kids Way is located in the base area. Entry is 1,000 yen or free with a valid lift ticket.
There is also banana boat snow rafting. Charges apply.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Oku Kannabe.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment and 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: 5,500 yen
Child: 3,500 yen
2 days
Adult: 9,000 yen
Half day
Adult: 5,000 yen
Child: 3,000 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 51,000 yen
Child: 38,000 yen
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 - 15th March (78 days)
2024-2025 season: 26th December - 9th March (74 days)
2023-2024 season: 24th December - 5th March (73 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 8th March (75 days)
2021-2022 season: 24th December - 21st March (88 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 250cm on 9th-10th February
2024-2025 season: 260cm on 24th-25th February
2023-2024 season: 90cm on 26th-28th January
2022-2023 season: 145cm on 31st December - 2nd January
2021-2022 season: 250cm on 24th-26th February
2020-2021 season: 190cm on 3rd-4th and 11th January
2019-2020 season: 65cm on 9th-11th February
2018-2019 season: 100cm on various dates
2017-2018 season: 225cm on 14th February
2016-2017 season: 265cm on 14th February
2015-2016 season: 125cm on 10th February
2014-2015 season: 220cm 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.
Oku Kannabe is one of 3 ski areas currently operating in Toyooka City.
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