Hot-spring towns with ski areas on them · Updated 10 Nov 2026
Nozawa and Kijimadaira Snow Cams & Snow Report
The gateway is Iiyama Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, with the Nozawa Onsen Liner bus running to Nozawa Onsen and a village shuttle bus to Kijimadaira. Nozawa Onsen and Kijimadaira sit on the mountainside east of the Chikuma River, facing Togari on the west bank. In Nozawa Onsen the lodgings are gathered in the hot-spring village, where 13 public bathhouses have been looked after by local bathing associations, the yunakama, since the Edo period. Sources: nippon.com, mlit.go.jp, mb.jorudan.co.jp, city.iiyama.nagano.jp, togari.jp (sources read 2026-10-13; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
No new snow has fallen at Nozawa and Kijimadaira's ski areas in the last 48 hours.
Pictured: Nozawa Onsen
Live cameras
3 of the 4 ski areas have official live cameras (3 in all). Each link opens the operator's own page or YouTube stream.
- Nozawa Onsen
- Official live camera ↗nozawaski.com
- Sakae Club Ski Area
- Official live camera ↗220.254.144.208
- Togari Onsen Ski Resort
- Official live camera ↗togari.jp
No slope camera found yet: Kijimadaira Ski Resort
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it. Road cameras are listed on each resort’s page.
Today's snow
| Ski area | 24 h | 48 h | Base | Next 3 days | Temp | Powder Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nozawa Onsen | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0°C | 14 |
| Kijimadaira Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
| Sakae Club Ski Area | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
| Togari Onsen Ski Resort | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4°C | 10 |
Snowfall and base are calculated from a weather model, not reported by the resorts. "Next 3 days" is Open-Meteo’s published forecast shown as-is; it is not a forecast made by JAPANSNOWLINE. Check the Japan Meteorological Agency and the resort before you travel.
The season at a glance
| Ski area | Typical winter | Worst–best of 12 | Snow quality (of 397) | Adult day ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakae Club Ski Area | 553 cm | 301–693 cm | 167 | — |
| Nozawa Onsensame grid cell | 450 cm | 301–635 cm | 116 | ¥7,800 |
| Togari Onsen Ski Resortsame grid cell | 450 cm | 301–635 cm | 233 | — |
| Kijimadaira Ski Resort | 349 cm | 214–485 cm | 288 | — |
Typical winter is the December–March average over the last 12 winters (calculated). “Worst–best” is the leanest and the deepest of those 12 winters, which is the range a trip booked a year out has to live with. Ticket prices are checked on each resort’s own site; “—” means we have not checked one yet.
Compare Sakae Club Ski Area, Nozawa Onsen, Togari Onsen Ski Resort →
When the snow falls
In Nozawa and Kijimadaira, the most snow falls in January. March brings 32% of January's, or about 52 cm. The one that keeps snowing latest is Sakae Club Ski Area, where March still brings 36% of January's snowfall.
Monthly averages over the last 12 winters, averaged across the ski areas in this area. This is what falls in each month, not how deep the base is.
The mountains themselves
| Ski area | Base to top | Vertical | Spread of the runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nozawa Onsen | 565–1,644 m | 1,079 m | — |
| Kijimadaira Ski Resort | 476–861 m | 385 m | 2.5 km |
| Sakae Club Ski Area | 396–800 m | 404 m | 1.5 km |
| Togari Onsen Ski Resort | 387–845 m | 458 m | 3.0 km |
Elevations come from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan and OpenStreetMap. “Spread” is the width of the area the runs cover, not the total length of piste.
Questions people ask
How much snow does Nozawa and Kijimadaira get in a typical winter?
From December to March, the most falls at Sakae Club Ski Area: about 553 cm. The least in the same area is at Kijimadaira Ski Resort, about 349 cm. The figures come from weather-model grid cells about 30 km across, so neighbouring ski areas in different cells can differ widely. Calculated from the last 12 winters.
What happens in Nozawa and Kijimadaira in a bad winter?
Over the last 12 winters, Sakae Club Ski Area ranged from 301 cm in its leanest winter to 693 cm in its deepest, against a typical 553 cm, so a poor winter brought 54% of the usual amount.