Yamada Onsen Kids Snow Park is located in Takayama village in the northern region of Nagano Prefecture.
This area used to be known as Yamada Onsen Ski Area. It featured two single ski lifts at one time, but those lifts have now been removed.
A large 'troika' remains, which is basically two large sledges, each with four rows of seats pulled up and down the slope by large cables.
Skiing and snowboarding are possible, but many use this area for sledging activities. It is generally aimed toward families and children.
Yamada Onsen was also near the endpoint of the 13km 'Tacochi Course' that starts at the nearby YAMABOKU Wild Snow Park. That course is still available, and while the start point is at YAMABOKU, it is not part of a managed ski area.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1010
Vertical (m)
35
Bottom/base (m)
975
Beginner runs (%)
100
Intermediate runs (%)
0
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
300
Steepest slope (°)
20
Number of courses
2
Ski lifts
1
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
0
Single lift (1-person)
0
Surface lift
1
Information
Normal season dates
This area usually plans to be open from late December or early January until late February. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Yamada Onsen Kids Snow Park is normally closed on weekdays (though open daily over the New Year period). On days that it is open, operating times are 9:30am until 4:00pm.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing at Yamada Onsen Kids Snow Park.
Families & children
Yamada Onsen Kids Snow Park is, as per the name, very much aimed at children and families with a gentle and wide slope.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 1,500 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
1 ride
Adult: 150 yen
Child: 100 yen
The ticket prices are for riding the 'troika' sledge.
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: Actual dates unconfirmed
2024-2025 season: Actual dates unconfirmed
2023-2024 season: 2nd January - 25th February (54 days)
2022-2023 season: 28th December - 26th February (60 days)
2021-2022 season: 28th December - 27th February (61 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
No statistics are available for this area.
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.
Yamada Onsen Kids Snow Park is one of 2 ski areas currently operating in Takayama Village.
The popular ski areas of Shiga Kogen are quite close by, but the road connection between the areas is closed during the winter season.
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