Snow Resort Romance no Kamisama is a ski area located on the northern slopes of Mt Kosha in Kijimadaira Village in the northeastern region of Nagano Prefecture.
Until 2023, this ski area was known as Kijimadaira (and before that, it was known as Kitashinshu Kijimadaira).
The current name of this ski area is from the title of a famous song by Kohmi Hirose that has been associated with the ski season since its release in 1993. The accepted translation of Romance no Kamisama, the name of the song, is The Cupid of Romance. That English is displayed on the official website, along with the official Japanese name. It's a rather strange name for a ski area and might be confusing with the different English 'translation'. (We'll probably always fondly remember it as Kijimadaira).
The ski area operates two quad lifts (741m and 1,203m) and four pair lifts (785m, 645m, 594m and 870m).
It has been open since 1963 and is famous for its 'steepest in Japan' 46-degree Pioneer course, a record shared with a slope at GRANSNOW Okuibuki in Shiga Prefecture. The snow on that top run is left ungroomed. Let's challenge!
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1271
Vertical (m)
796
Bottom/base (m)
475
Beginner runs (%)
40
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
3000
Steepest slope (°)
46
Number of courses
9
Ski lifts
6
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
2
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
4
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
This ski area is usually plans to be open from mid-December until late March or early April. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Snow Resort Romance no Kamisama is normally open from 8:45am until 4:30pm in the daytime.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing.
Park
The AI Course is located by the Number 11 quad lift. There are 15-20 items and, apparently, the concept is 'fun and excite'!
Families & children
The Kids Park area is located at the base of the ski area. Entry is free.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Snow Resort Romance no Kamisama.
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: 5,700 yen
Child: 2,500 yen
Senior: 5,200 yen
1 day (weekdays)
Adult: 4,900 yen
Child: 2,500 yen
Senior: 4,500 yen
2 days (weekends)
Adult: 9,300 yen
Child: 3,500 yen
Senior: 8,500 yen
PM
Adult: 4,500 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 600 yen
10 lift coupons
Adult: 5,000 yen
Season tickets
Adult: 53,300 yen
Child: 21,000 yen
Senior: 48,000 yen
The Afternoon ticket is valid from 12:00pm.
2 and 3 day lift tickets are available. Charges vary depending on whether one or multiple days are weekdays or weekends.
The 2 day ticket shown is for 2 weekdays.
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: 14th December - 6th April (114 days)
2023-2024 season: 23rd December - 31st March (100 days)
2022-2023 season: 25th December - 28th March (94 days)
2021-2022 season: 19th December - 31st March (103 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 265cm on 19th-21st February
2024-2025 season: 320cm on 24th February - 4th March
2023-2024 season: 140cm on 17th-18th January and 13th March
2022-2023 season: 145cm on 21st-23rd and 26th-28th February
2021-2022 season: 250cm on 22nd-23rd February
2020-2021 season: 125cm on 9th February
2019-2020 season: 120cm on 11th-12th February
2018-2019 season: 175cm on 15th February
2017-2018 season: 155cm on 18th-21st February
2016-2017 season: 170cm on 25th January, 12th-13th February, 22nd February
2015-2016 season: 90cm on 10th-12th January
2014-2015 season: 207cm on 20th 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.
Snow Resort Romance no Kamisama is one of 2 ski areas currently operating in Kijimadaira Village. The other is neighbouring The Kijima Snow Park.
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