Tateshina Tokyu is a ski area located in Chino City in the central-eastern region of Nagano Prefecture.
This small ski area has one 310m pair lift and is suited to families and beginners. There is an emphasis on beginners, families with children, and various playing-in-the-snow activities.
It describes itself as a 'private snow resort', presumably implying it does not get too busy.
Tateshina Tokyu is usually closed on Mondays through Thursdays between early January and late February.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1450
Vertical (m)
140
Bottom/base (m)
1310
Beginner runs (%)
30
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
30
Longest course (m)
600
Steepest slope (°)
28
Number of courses
3
Ski lifts
1
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)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Tateshina Tokyu 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
Tateshina Tokyu is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm daily between 19th December 2025 and 4th January 2026. After that, the ski area is usually closed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (except on national holidays).
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Tateshina Tokyu.
Families & children
The Activity Area by base has snow tubing, snow strider, snow racer, sledging. A snow escalator ticket is available for a half day or full day. There is also a Yuki-asobi Hiroba area for playing-in-the-snow activities.
Lessons
Ski lessons are available at Tateshina Tokyu.
Rental
Ski and snowboard equipment & wear rental is available.m
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 4,200 yen
Child: 1,500 yen
Senior: 3,500 yen
Morning
Adult: 3,500 yen
Child: 1,200 yen
Senior: 3,100 yen
Afternoon
Adult: 3,500 yen
Child: 1,200 yen
Senior: 3,100 yen
2 days
Adult: 6,800 yen
Senior: 6,000 yen
5 lift coupons
Adult: 2,000 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Senior: 2,000 yen
Snow escalator (1 day)
Adult: 3,600 yen
Senior: 3,000 yen
Snow escalator (half day)
Adult: 3,000 yen
Senior: 2,500 yen
Snow escalator (2 days)
Adult: 5,500 yen
Senior: 5,100 yen
The Lift Coupons, Half day, 1 day and 2 day tickets above all include use of the snow escalator.
A ticket for the snow escalator only is available for adults, children and seniors (noted above). 'Kids' use the main tickets to use the elevator.
Add 500 yen on top of a 1 day, 2 day or half day ticket for tubing, snow racer, snow strider and sledging.
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: 19th December - 8th March (80 days)
2024-2025 season: 20th December - 9th March (80 days)
2023-2024 season: 22nd December - 9th March (79 days)
2022-2023 season: 23rd December - 5th March (73 days)
2021-2022 season: 25th December - 13th March (79 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 40cm on 8th-21st February
2024-2025 season: 45cm on 2nd February - 9th March
2023-2024 season: 60cm on 9th-22nd February
2022-2023 season: 80cm on 11th-16th February
2021-2022 season: 90cm on 20th February - 4th March
2020-2021 season: 60cm on 24th January - 4th February
2019-2020 season: 40cm on 9th-13th February
2018-2019 season: 70cm on 1st-8th, 15th-21st February and 11th-14th March
2017-2018 season: 90cm on 13th-15th February
2016-2017 season: 100cm on 11th-17th February
2015-2016 season: 55cm on 11th-14th and 16th-18th February
2014-2015 season: 140cm on 17th-22nd February
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Nagano Prefecture is located in the Chubu region of the main island of Honshu. It is one of only eight landlocked prefectures in Japan, bordered by Niigata, Gunma, Saitama, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, and Toyama.
Nagano Prefecture is sometimes referred to as 'the roof of Japan' because of the steep, rugged terrain of the many 2,000-3,000m mountains that comprise the Japan Alps. The Northern Alps are located along the northwestern region bordering Gifu and Toyama. The Central Alps are in the southwestern region, and the Southern Alps are along the southeastern border.
After Hokkaido, Nagano Prefecture is home to the second-largest number of ski areas in Japan. It has multiple world-class winter sports resorts within its boundaries, and some were venues for the main events of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. There are ski areas throughout the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, but the majority are in the northern and central regions.
There are a number of ski areas in the highland region near Lake Shirakaba, between Mt Kirigamine and Mt Tateshina, and within Chino City, Tateshina Town, Nagawa Town and Suwa City. The region usually enjoys a relatively large amount of clear weather conditions during the winter. As a result, it generally receives less snowfall than some other highland areas.
Tateshina Kogen is one of 5 ski areas currently operating in Chino City.
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