Hyonosen Kokusai is a ski area located on the northeastern slopes of Mt Hyono in Yabu City in the northern region of Hyogo Prefecture.
This ski area has one 811m triple lift and three pair lifts (394m, 317m and 627m).
The snow in an area by the Family Lift called Forest Zone is left ungroomed.
Hyonosen Kokusai has been operating since 1984.
There are a few other ski areas closeby, including the connected Hachi Kogen and Hachi Kita Kogen, and the connected Sky Valley and Hyperbowl Tohachi.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1050
Vertical (m)
450
Bottom/base (m)
600
Beginner runs (%)
20
Intermediate runs (%)
60
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
2500
Steepest slope (°)
35
Number of courses
5
Ski lifts
4
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
1
Pair lift (2-person)
3
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Hyonosen Kokusai 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
Hyonosen Kokusai is normally open from 8:30am until 5:00pm every day.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Hyonosen Kokusai.
Ungroomed
An area called Forest Zone is left ungroomed.
Families & children
The Kids Smile Park beginners area features a snow escalator. It is located near the base Smile House building. Entrance is 500 yen (free with a valid one day lift ticket or season ticket). Yukino Park is a playing in the snow kind of area. Free entry.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Hyonosen Kokusai.
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: 4,200 yen
1 day (weekdays)
Adult: 4,000 yen
Child: 2,200 yen
Senior: 3,400 yen
PM (weekends & holidays)
Adult: 3,800 yen
PM (weekdays)
Adult: 3,000 yen
1 day
Adult: 44,800 yen Child: 26,900 yen Senior: 4,000 yen
Wednesdays are Ladies Day (ladies can get a lift ticket for free).
A child can ride the lifts for free with every one day adult lift ticket purchased.
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: 21st December - 16th March (86 days)
2023-2024 season: 26th January - 4th March (39 days)
2022-2023 season: 26th December - 12th March (77 days)
2021-2022 season: 27th December - 13th March (77 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 240cm on 9th-10th February
2024-2025 season: 260cm on 25th February
2023-2024 season: 70cm on 25th-27th January
2022-2023 season: 170cm on 31st January - 2nd February
2021-2022 season: 310cm on 24th-26th February
2020-2021 season: 170cm on 11th-13th January
2019-2020 season: 60cm on 6th-7th and 11th February
2018-2019 season: 120cm on 1st-2nd February
2017-2018 season: 200cm on 6th-7th February
2016-2017 season: 270cm on 13th-16th February
2015-2016 season: 70cm on 10th-12th February
2014-2015 season: 210cm on 14th-16th and 19th-22nd 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.
Hyonosen Kokusai is one of 4 ski areas currently operating in Yabu City.
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