Sayama is a 'semi-indoor' ski area located in Tokorozawa City in Saitama Prefecture.
It doesn't usually snow much in Saitama... Sayama uses 100% artificial snow only.
Sayama is a covered 300m slope next to Seibu Dome (currently known as Belluna Dome). There are open-air baseball fields on the other side.
There used to be two ski lifts at Sayama, a 247m single lift on the left side of the slope and a 237m single lift on the right.
The facility was closed during the 2019-2020 winter season for redevelopment and re-opened in November 2020. The old ski lifts were replaced by an escalator in two sections (the 110m Lina Way and the 84m Leo Way).
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
130
Vertical (m)
20
Bottom/base (m)
110
Beginner runs (%)
50
Intermediate runs (%)
50
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
300
Steepest slope (°)
15
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
Sayama usually plans to be open from early November until late March or early April. See below for the actual opening and closing dates in recent seasons.
Normal opening times
Sayama is normally open from 10:00am until 9:00pm. Open until 5:00pm on 31st October, 31st December 2025, 1st January and 29th March 2026.
Lessons
Ski and snowboard lessons are available at Sayama.
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
1 day (high season)
Adult: 4,800 yen
Afternoon
Adult: 3,000 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Afternoon (high season)
Adult: 3,800 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Night
Adult: 2,500 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
Night (high season)
Adult: 3,000 yen
Season ticket
Adult: 68,000 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: 31st October - 29th March (150 days)
2024-2025 season: 1st November - 30th March (150 days)
2023-2024 season: 3rd November - 31st March (150 days)
2022-2023 season: 19th November - 26th March (128 days)
2021-2022 season: 1st November - 3rd April (154 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
Data is not available for this ski area.
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Saitama Prefecture is located in the Kansai region of Honshu. It is landlocked and shares borders with Gunma and Tochigi Prefectures to the north, Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, Tokyo to the south, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, and Nagano Prefecture to the west.
Natural snowfall in Saitama is... unusual. While still officially a 'ski area', the semi-indoor slope of Sayama offers artificial snow. It is the only ski area in Saitama.
Tokorozawa City is in the southern region of the Prefecture, close to the border with Tokyo.
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