Hijiri Kogen is a ski area located in Omi Village, southwest of central Nagano city in the northern region of Nagano Prefecture.
The northern facing slopes of this small ski area are close to Lake Hijiri, at an elevation of over 1,000m. It has one pair lift and three ski runs that are all less than 300m in length. The snow on one course is sometimes left ungroomed.
At one time Hijiri Kogen was known as Hijiri Kogen Dai 1 (Number 1) and there was a second area called Hijiri Kogen Dai 2 (Number 2). The second area was also known as Suzuran due to its location close to the lake of the same name.
The ski area usually aims to open in late December. It struggled with low snowfall during the 2023-2024 season, when it was only able to open from mid-January.
The two were effectively treated as one ski area, even though they were separated by 5km of winding roads. Unfortunately, Hijiri Kogen Dai 2 (Suzuran) closed in the early 1990s, leaving just the original ski area. More information on Hijiri Kogen Dai 2 can be found on SnowJapanHistory.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1120
Vertical (m)
120
Bottom/base (m)
1000
Beginner runs (%)
40
Intermediate runs (%)
40
Advanced runs (%)
20
Longest course (m)
700
Steepest slope (°)
30
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
Hijiri Kogen usually plans to be open from late December until mid-March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Hijiri Kogen is normally open from 8:40am until 4:30pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Hijiri Kogen.
Families & children
There is a 50m sledging course for children.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day (weekends & holidays)
Adult: 3,000 yen
Child: 2,000 yen
Senior: 2,000 yen
1 day (weekdays)
Adult: 2,000 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Senior: 1,000 yen
4 hours (weekends & holidays)
Adult: 2,000 yen
Child: 1,500 yen
Senior: 1,500 yen
4 hours (weekdays)
Adult: 1,500 yen
Child: 800 yen
Senior: 800 yen
1 lift coupon
Adult: 700 yen
Child: 130 yen
Senior: 170 yen
12 lift coupons (weekends & holidays)
Adult: 1,700 yen
Child: 1,300 yen
Senior: 1,700 yen
12 lift coupons (weekdays)
Adult: 1,200 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Senior: 1,200 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 20,000 yen
Child: 12,000 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: 12th January - 27th February (47 days)
2024-2025 season: 29th December - 15th March (77 days)
2023-2024 season: 15th January - 10th March (56 days)
2022-2023 season: 30th December - 11th March (72 days)
2021-2022 season: 29th December - 13th March (75 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 35cm on 8th-22nd February
2024-2025 season: 75cm on 19th-25th February
2023-2024 season: 50cm on 6th-14th 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.
Hijiri Kogen is the only ski area currently operating in Omi Village.
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