Uenono is a ski area located in Osaki City in the northwestern region of Miyagi Prefecture, close to Naruko Onsen hot springs town area.
This ski area has two pair lifts and in recent years has only opened for weekends and holidays (generally closed on weekdays).
The other ski area in Osaki City is Onikoube.
There used to be another large ski area nearby called Naruko. That ski area closed in 2002. More information on Naruko can be found on SnowJapanHistory here.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
500
Vertical (m)
100
Bottom/base (m)
400
Beginner runs (%)
60
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
10
Longest course (m)
400
Steepest slope (°)
27
Number of courses
4
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
Uenono usually plans to be open from late December until early March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Uenono is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm. The ski area is only open on weekends and holidays from early January.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 2,700 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 200 yen
Child: 200 yen
12 lift coupons
Adult: 2,200 yen
Child: 2,200 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: 24th January - 26th February (34 days)
2024-2025 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: Unable to open due to lack of snow
2022-2023 season: 30th December - 5th March (66 days)
2021-2022 season: 31st December - 13th March (73 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 60cm on 1st-10th February
2024-2025 season: 100cm on 8th-14th February
2023-2024 season: Data unavailable
2022-2023 season: 80cm on 11th February
2021-2022 season: 140cm on 26th February
2020-2021 season: 90cm on 9th-15th, 23rd-28th January
2019-2020 season: 20cm on various dates
2018-2019 season: 60cm on 25th January - 8th February
2017-2018 season: 100cm on 10th February - 1st March
2016-2017 season: 60cm on 15th-17th January and 3rd-16th February
2015-2016 season: 70cm on 22nd January - 18th February
2014-2015 season: 100cm on 11th February - 1st March
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Miyagi Prefecture is located in the central section of the Tohoku region of Honshu, on Japan’s eastern Pacific coast. Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the northwest, Yamagata Prefecture to the west, and Fukushima Prefecture to the south.
The ski areas in Miyagi are all located in the mountainous western regions of the prefecture, fairly close to the border with Yamagata Prefecture.
A few ski areas in the south have Miyagi Zao in their names. Zao is the name of a town in southwestern Miyagi Prefecture and should not be confused with Zao Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture. Geographically, Zao Town and Zao Onsen are close, but the road connecting them is closed during winter.
Uenono is one of 2 ski areas currently operating in Osaki City. The other is Onikoube.
About the information on this page
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