Makino Kogen Makino is a ski area located in Takashima City in the northwest region of Shiga Prefecture.
This used to be a regular ski area but is now more a small 'playing-in-the-snow' area. There are no ski lifts, just a 102m moving elevator and various activities for young children.
Mountain
statistics
Top/peak (m)
350
Vertical (m)
200
Bottom/base (m)
150
Beginner runs (%)
90
Intermediate runs (%)
10
Advanced runs (%)
0
Longest course (m)
300
Steepest slope (°)
29
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 opening times
Makino Kogen Makino is normally open from 8:00am until 5:00pm. The car park opens from 7:00am.
Night skiing
There is no night skiing.
Lift ticket prices
2025-2026 season
Information for the upcoming 2026-2027 season will be added by December 2026
1 day
Adult: 1,000 yen
Child: 1,000 yen
1 coupon
Adult: 150 yen
Child: 150 yen
12 coupons
Adult: 1,500 yen
Child: 1,500 yen
Makino Kogen Makino more like a large children's park 'playing-in-the-snow' area than a traditional ski area. There are no installed ski lifts, just one 102m 'circuit' moving elevator type lift. It is open from 9:30am until 3:30pm on
The charges shown above are for 1 day use of that facility.
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: Unconfirmed - 9th March
2023-2024 season: Unconfirmed
2022-2023 season: 5th January - 26th February (53 days)
2021-2022 season: 29th December - 13th March (75 days)
Deepest recorded snow depth
2025-2026 season: 140cm on 9th-11th February
Resources
Weather & snowfall (Japan Meteorological Agency) [open in new window]
Introduction to the region
Shiga Prefecture is located in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu in western Japan. It encircles Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake, and borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu to the east, Mie to the south, and Kyoto to the west.
The ski areas in Shiga are located in the northern region of the prefecture.
Gransnow Okuibuki, one of the larger ski areas in the Kansai region and previously known as Oku Ibuki, is in the northern region of Maibara City, close to the border with Gifu. Biwako Valley, near the western shores of Lake Biwa in Otsu City, is popular with visitors from the Otsu and Kyoto areas.
Shiga Prefecture should not be confused with the popular highland area in the northern region of Nagano Prefecture known as Shiga Kogen.
Makino Kogen Makino is one of 2 ski areas currently operating in Takashima City.
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