Okunakayama Kogen is a ski area located on the eastern slopes of Nishidake in Ichinohe Town in Iwate Prefecture.
This ski area has five lifts (537m, 856m, 995m, 540m and 882m) along with 11 official courses. The longest course is 2,000m, and a total of 10,000m skiable area.
Since 2020 some official tree-run course areas have been added.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1018
Vertical (m)
368
Bottom/base (m)
650
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
2000
Steepest slope (°)
30
Number of courses
11
Ski lifts
5
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
5
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Okunakayama Kogen usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until early May. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Okunakayama Kogen is normally open from 8:30am until 4:30pm during the daytime on weekends and holidays and from 8:40am until 4:20pm on weekdays.
Night skiing
Night skiing is from 4:00pm until closing on certain dates.
Park
The Snow Park is located in the lower central area of the ski area.
Families & children
There are two special areas for children Kodomo Land A and Kodomo Land B, both near the base area. Special items for playing in the snow are available to rent. Entry is free. Tubing and sledging rental available.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Okunakayama Kogen.
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: 4,000 yen
Child: 1,800 yen
Senior: 3,400 yen
1 day (weekdays)
Adult: 3,700 yen
Child: 1,800 yen
Senior: 3,400 yen
Monthly ticket
Adult: 17,000 yen
Child: 5,000 yen
Senior: 14,000 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 33,000 yen
Child: 20,000 yen
Senior: 27,500 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: 13th December - 29th March (107 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 30th March (100 days)
2023-2024 season: 19th December - 31st March (104 days)
2022-2023 season: 17th December - 21st March (95 days)
2021-2022 season: 19th December - 3rd April (106 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2020-2021 season: 245cm on 9th-12th February
2019-2020 season: 170cm on 3rd March
2018-2019 season: 170cm on 17th-19th February
2017-2018 season: 250cm on 3rd-5th March
2016-2017 season: 200cm on 11th-14th March
2015-2016 season: 140cm on 4th-6th March
2014-2015 season: 190cm on 15th-22nd February
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.
Okunakayama Kogen is the only ski area currently operating in Ichinohe Town.
About the information on this page
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