Kunimidaira is a ski area located in Oshu City in the southern region of Iwate Prefecture.
There are three ski areas in Oshu City.
The others are Himekayu and Koeji.
Unfortunately, only Kunimidaira remains open.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
750
Vertical (m)
250
Bottom/base (m)
500
Beginner runs (%)
40
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
850
Steepest slope (°)
27
Number of courses
11
Ski lifts
2
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
1
Single lift (1-person)
1
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Kunimidaira usually plans to be open from mid-December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Kunimidaira is normally open from 8:30am until 4:30pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Kunimidaira.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
8 hours
Adult: 3,400 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Senior: 2,600 yen
5 hours
Adult: 3,000 yen
Child: 1,700 yen
Senior: 2,300 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 400 yen
Child: 400 yen
Senior: 400 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 25,000 yen
Child: 12,000 yen
Senior: 15,000 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: 31st December - 16th March (76 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 23rd March (93 days)
2023-2024 season: 23rd December - 24th March (93 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 19th March (86 days)
2021-2022 season: 27th December - 27th February (63 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 175cm on 2nd-4th February
2024-2025 season: 210cm on 23rd-26th February
2023-2024 season: 75cm on 26th January
2022-2023 season: 160cm on 11th-12th and 15th-17th February
2021-2022 season: 230cm on 23rd-26th February
2020-2021 season: 220cm on 5th-6th and 9th-12th February
2019-2020 season: 70cm on 2nd-3rd January
2018-2019 season: 140cm on 24th-26th January
2017-2018 season: 190cm on 20th-25th February
2016-2017 season: 120cm on 8th February
2015-2016 season: 115cm on 3rd March
2014-2015 season: 160cm on 15th-16th 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.
Kunimidaira is the only ski area currently operating in Oshu City.
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