Hiraya Kogen is a ski area located in Hiraya Village in the southern region of Nagano Prefecture.
It is the most southerly ski area in Nagano and is just by the side of Route 153, close to the border with Gifu Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture.
Hiraya Kogen has two pair lifts. The base is at an elevation of 950m, the longest run is 750m, and the steepest slope is 30 degrees.
This ski area used to be known as Hiraya Kogen Akasaka.
During the 2025-2026 season, the ski area was closed on Wednesdays.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1030
Vertical (m)
80
Bottom/base (m)
950
Beginner runs (%)
15
Intermediate runs (%)
70
Advanced runs (%)
15
Longest course (m)
750
Steepest slope (°)
30
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
Hiraya Kogen 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
Hiraya Kogen is normally open from 8:30am until 4:00pm on weekdays and from 8:00am until 4:30pm on weekends and holidays (including New Year). The ski area will be closed on Wednesdays during the 2025-2026 season. The Number 2 (left side) lift is only scheduled to open on weekends and holidays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Hiraya Kogen.
Park items
There has traditionally been a quarter pipe and several park items by the D Course (but no mention of those things on the official site in November 2025).
Families & children
The Kids Park with a moving walkway is in the base area. Entry charge is 500 yen (free for under 3 year olds). There are two snow conveyers by the A Course for those wanting to avoid ski lifts.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Hiraya 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
Adult: 4,200 yen
Child: 3,000 yen
Senior: 3,500 yen
Half day
Adult: 3,000 yen
Child: 2,500 yen
Senior: 2,800 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 300 yen
Child: 300 yen
Senior: 300 yen
12 lift coupons
Adult: 3,000 yen
Child: 3,000 yen
Senior: 3,000 yen
A weekday one day ticket is 2,800 yen.
Tickets just for the snow conveyors by the A course (open on weekends and holidays) are available:
1 time: 200 yen12 times: 2,000 yen
People with valid lift tickets can also use them at no charge.
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: 20th December - 15th March (86 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 20th March (90 days)
2023-2024 season: 23rd December - 17th March (86 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 12th March (79 days)
2021-2022 season: 19th December - 21st March (93 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 80cm on 25th-28th February and 8th-10th February
2024-2025 season: 90cm on 8th-12th February
2023-2024 season: 60cm on 12th-19th January and 25th January - 5th February
2022-2023 season: 70cm on 28th January - 6th February and 9th February
2021-2022 season: 120cm on 17th-19th February
2020-2021 season: 60cm on 8th and 15th-16th January, 20th January - 22nd February
2019-2020 season: 50cm on 7th-15th February
2018-2019 season: 70cm on 1st-3rd February
2017-2018 season: 100cm on 13th-27th February
2016-2017 season: 70cm on 11th-23rd February
2015-2016 season: 70cm on 9th-13th February
2014-2015 season: 100cm on 9th-25th 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.
Hiraya Kogen is the only ski area currently operating in Hiraya Village.
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