Hiruzan Kids Snow Park is a small ski area located in Maniwa City in the northern region of Okayama Prefecture.
Until 2015, it was known as Kamihiruzen.
Since 2016, it has been known as Hiruzen Kids Snow Park and calls itself 'one of the largest kids snow parks in western Japan'.
There are no ski lifts, just a snow escalator and various playing-in-the-snow activities.
There are three ski areas in Maniwa City. The others are Hiruzen Bear Valley and Tsuguro Kogen.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
750
Vertical (m)
150
Bottom/base (m)
600
Beginner runs (%)
70
Intermediate runs (%)
30
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
600
Steepest slope (°)
18
Number of courses
2
Ski lifts
0
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
0
Information
Normal season dates
Hiruzen Kids Snow Park usually plans to be open from late December until late February. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Hiruzen Kids Snow Park is normally open from 9:00am until 4:00pm (last entry at 3:00pm) on weekends and holidays only. It does not open on weekdays.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing.
Families & children
This facility calls itself 'one of the largest kids snow parks in western Japan'. Various children themed playing in the snow activities are available.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
800 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: 27th December - 23rd February (59 days)
2024-2025 season: 30th December - 24th February (57 days)
2023-2024 season: 27th January - 25th February (30 days)
2022-2023 season: 24th December - 26th February (65 days)
2021-2022 season: 25th December - 28th February (66 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 50cm on various days in January and February
2024-2025 season: 80cm on 24th February
2023-2024 season: 45cm on 25th January
2022-2023 season: 90cm on 2nd-5th February
2021-2022 season: 60cm on 21st-26th February
2020-2021 season: 85cm on 10th-11th January
2019-2020 season: 20cm on 18th-19th February
2018-2019 season: 40cm on 30th December
2017-2018 season: 70cm on 13th February
2016-2017 season: 155cm on 25th January and 14th-16th February
2015-2016 season: 100cm on 25th-27th January
2014-2015 season: 130cm on 10th-14th February
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Okayama Prefecture is located in the Chugoku region of the main island of Honshu in western Japan.
The prefecture faces Kagawa Prefecture in Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea, and it shares a border with Tottori Prefecture to the north, Hyogo Prefecture to the east and Hiroshima Prefecture to the west.
All of the ski areas in Okayama Prefecture are in the northern region of the prefecture, along the border with Tottori Prefecture.
Hiruzen Kids Snow Park is one of a few ski areas currently operating in Maniwa City.
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