Kita Shiga Komaruyama, often just known as Komaruyama, is a ski area located on the western slopes of Komaruyama in Yamanouchi Town in the northeastern region of Nagano Prefecture.
Komaruyama has five ski lifts - two sets of pair lifts running in parallel and one single lift at the top.
There is a 'ski shrine' on the slopes at Komaruyama. Remember to pray to the snow gods if you go!
The larger-scale Ryuoo Ski Park is close by and connected in the lower area, though there is no shared lift ticket. (A discount 'upgrade' ticket is available).
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
1160
Vertical (m)
360
Bottom/base (m)
800
Beginner runs (%)
60
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
10
Longest course (m)
2000
Steepest slope (°)
38
Number of courses
6
Ski lifts
5
Ropeway cable car
0
Gondola
0
Quad lift (4-person)
0
Triple lift (3-person)
0
Pair lift (2-person)
4
Single lift (1-person)
1
Surface lift
0
Information
Normal season dates
Kita Shiga Komaruyama usually plans to be open from mid- to late December until late March. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Kita Shiga Komaruyama is normally open from 8:00am until 5:00pm in the daytime.
Night skiing
Night skiing is from 5:00pm until closing (8:00pm) and the Number 1 pair lift normally operates during that period. Last lift up at 7:45pm.
Park items
There are various park items on the slopes.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Kita Shiga Komaruyama.
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: 4,000 yen Child & senior: 2,000 yen
2 days
Adult: 7,400 yen
3 days
Adult: 10,600 yen
Morning (until 12:30pm)
Adult: 3,000 yen
Afternoon (from 12:30pm)
Adult: 3,000 yen
Night
Adult: 2,500 yen
Night skiing is not included in one, two and three day lift tickets; a separate ticket is required.
A one-day lift ticket for Nagano Prefecture residents is 1,500 yen.
It is unclear if the prices on the official site have been updated for the 2025-2026 (at time of last checking).
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 - 29th March (100 days)
2024-2025 season: 21st December - 30th March (100 days)
2023-2024 season: 24th December - 31st March (99 days)
2022-2023 season: 25th December - 26th March (92 days)
2021-2022 season: 25th December - 27th March (93 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 170cm on 9th-14th and 19th-21st February
2024-2025 season: 230cm on 20th February
2023-2024 season: 140cm on 6th, 11th-12th, 14th-19th February and 13th-15th March
2022-2023 season: 130cm on 23rd-26th February
2021-2022 season: 260cm on 8th, 23rd-25th February
2020-2021 season: 170cm on 10th-12th January
2019-2020 season: 115cm on 11th-12th February
2018-2019 season: 210cm on 1st-21st February
2017-2018 season: 150cm on 23rd January, 25th January - 28th February, 4th March
2016-2017 season: 220cm on 12th February - 1st March
2015-2016 season: 80cm on 10th February - 7th March
2014-2015 season: 210cm on 20th-21st 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.
Kita Shiga Komaruyama is located in the northern region of Yamanouchi Town, traditionally known as Kita Shiga. The larger Ryuoo Ski Park is next to Kita Shiga Komaruyama and there are connecting courses between the two at base (though no shared lift ticket). X-JAM Takaifuji and Yomase Onsen are also nearby.
The popular ski areas of Shiga Kogen are to the southwest.
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