Namari Onsen is a ski area located in Hanamaki City in the western region of Iwate Prefecture.
This ski area has two pair lifts (361m and 591m).
A walk from the top of the Number 2 lift is required to access the top of the Challenge course. (There used to be another pair lift that went to that spot, but that lift is no longer in operation).
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
467
Vertical (m)
244
Bottom/base (m)
223
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
40
Longest course (m)
2000
Steepest slope (°)
32
Number of courses
5
Ski lifts
2
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
2
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Namari Onsen 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
Namari Onsen is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at this ski area.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 2,500 yen
Child: 1,800 yen
Senior: 1,800 yen
Morning
Adult: 1,600 yen
Child: 1,200 yen
Senior: 1,200 yen
Afternoon
Adult: 1,600 yen
Child: 1,200 yen
Senior: 1,200 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 250 yen
Child: 180 yen
Senior: 180 yen
12 lift coupons
Adult: 2,500 yen
Child: 1,800 yen
Senior: 1,800 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 20,000 yen
Child: 14,000 yen
Senior: 14,000 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: 5th January - 8th March (63 days)
2024-2025 season: 29th December - 9th March (71 days)
2023-2024 season: 15th January - 10th March (56 days)
2022-2023 season: 23rd December - 12th March (80 days)
2021-2022 season: 30th December - 13th March (74 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 120cm on 1st-4th February
2024-2025 season: 110cm on 14th-16th February
2023-2024 season: 40cm on 16th-16th and 26th-28th January
2022-2023 season: 110cm on 2nd-8th and 11th-17th February
2021-2022 season: 100cm on 25th-26th February
2020-2021 season: 110cm on 19th February
2019-2020 season: 50cm on 6th-11th February
2018-2019 season: 65cm on 13th-18th February
2017-2018 season: 130cm on 18th-22nd February
2016-2017 season: 90cm on 9th-12th March
2015-2016 season: 50cm on various dates
2014-2015 season: 140cm on 15th-17th March
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Iwate Prefecture is located in the Tohoku region, on the northeastern side of the main island of Honshu. It is the second-largest prefecture in Japan (after Hokkaido). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the west, and Miyagi Prefecture to the south.
Most of the ski areas in Iwate Prefecture are in the western mountainous regions of the prefecture, close to the border with Akita Prefecture.
Appi, Hachimantai Resort Panorama & Shimokura and Shizukuishi are in the northwestern region within the boundaries of Hachimantai City or Shizukuishi Town. In Kitakami City, further to the south, Geto Kogen usually receives some of the heaviest snowfall in Japan and refers to itself as ‘King of Snow’.
In recent years, both Appi and Geto Kogen, in particular, have been working to attract overseas visitors.
Most of the other ski areas in Iwate Prefecture are smaller operations.
Namari Onsen is the only ski area currently operating in Hanamaki City.
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