Japan snow report
Is it snowing in Japan right now? Not at the ski areas: none of the 397 has had new snow in the last 48 hours. The season opens from late November. Over the next three days, the most is forecast at Asahidake 1 cm, Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ski Area 1 cm (Open-Meteo forecast).
397 ski areas across Japan, with snow depth, snowfall and live cameras — in English.
Updated: 12 Oct 2026, 09:34
Ski area map
No snow marks yet. The dots are ski areas; once it starts snowing, places with 3cm+ in 48 hours get a mark.
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By region
Darker means a higher median snowfall across that region’s ski areas. The colours are not arbitrary region colours.
- Hokuriku76 ski areas · 8 onsen · median 505 cm
- Tohoku89 ski areas · 19 onsen · median 425 cm
- Hokkaido85 ski areas · 5 onsen · median 405 cm
- Kinki18 ski areas · 6 onsen · median 400 cm
- Kanto-Koshin92 ski areas · 13 onsen · median 330 cm
- Chugoku22 ski areas · 12 onsen · median 325 cm
- Shikoku4 ski areas · 2 onsen · median 95 cm
- Tokai3 ski areas · 2 onsen · median 95 cm
- Kyushu3 ski areas · 12 onsen · median 45 cm
- OkinawaNo ski areas recorded
These figures come from estimates that we correct region by region against the records of nearby weather stations. Error at any single ski area remains, so read this as a broad difference between regions rather than a ranking — the order of two adjacent regions means nothing. Note also that the heaviest snowfall in Japan by volume falls on the Sea-of-Japan side of Honshu; Hokkaido is famous not for how much snow falls but for how dry it is.
Today’s ranking in Japan
Live cameras →| Ski area | Powder Score | Base depth | Snow 48h | Temperature | Live cameras | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adatara Kogen Ski Resort Fukushima | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 12°C | Yes |
| 2 | Aizu Kogen Daikura Ski Resort Fukushima | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 14°C | Yes |
| 3 | Aizu Kogen Takahata Fukushima | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 15°C | Yes |
| 4 | Aizu Kogen Takatsue Ski Resort Fukushima | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | |
| 5 | Aizukogen Nango Ski Area Fukushima | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 16°C | Yes |
| 6 | Akabane Ski Resort Iwate | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 15°C | Yes |
| 7 | Akagisan Daiichi Ski Area Gunma | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 12°C | Yes |
| 8 | Akakura Kanko Ski Resort Niigata | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 14°C | Yes |
| 9 | Akakura Onsen Ski Area Niigata | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 15°C | Yes |
| 10 | Akan Royal Valley Hokkaido | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 14°C | Yes |
| 11 | Akita Hachimantai Ski Area Akita | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | |
| 12 | Akoyama Skijo Snowpal Shiga | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 19°C | Yes |
| 13 | Amihari Onsen Ski Resort Iwate | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 12°C | Yes |
| 14 | Ani Ski Resort (Mt. Moriyoshi) Akita | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 14°C | |
| 15 | Ani Yuguchinai Ski Area Akita | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 17°C | |
| 16 | Appi Kogen Iwate | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | Yes |
| 17 | ARAI SNOW RESORT Niigata | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 15°C | Yes |
| 18 | Asahi Prime Ski Area Nagano | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 16°C | Yes |
| 19 | Asahi Shizenkan Snow Park Yamagata | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 15°C | Yes |
| 20 | Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort Hokkaido | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | Yes |
| 21 | Awasuno Ski Area Toyama | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 16°C | |
| 22 | Azo Koen Ski Area Tottori | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 18°C | Yes |
| 23 | Banshu Tokura Snow Park Hyogo | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 15°C | Yes |
| 24 | Bifuka Ski Area Hokkaido | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | |
| 25 | Biwako Valley Shiga | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 14°C | Yes |
| 26 | Blanche Takayama Nagano | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 13°C | Yes |
| 27 | Blue Resort Norikura Nagano | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 12°C | Yes |
| 28 | Budoh Snow Resort Niigata | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 17°C | Yes |
| 29 | Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort Niigata | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 15°C | Yes |
| 30 | Chateau Shiozawa Ski Area Yoshizato Niigata | 10 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 17°C | Yes |
Browse by area
Grouped by valley — places close enough to share a base and a bus.
Echigo-Yuzawa
Walk from the bullet train — the shortest trip from Tokyo
Okumino
Northern Gifu — a day trip from Nagoya
Appi and Hachimantai
Northern Iwate, close to the bullet train
Myoko and Joetsu
Straddles Niigata and Nagano; among Japan's snowiest
Asahikawa
Within half an hour of Asahikawa — a row of small town hills
Sapporo
Half an hour from a city of 1.9 million
Hakuba Valley
The biggest vertical in Japan
Shiga Kogen
Japan's highest lift-served point, at 2,258 m
Hyonosen and Hachikita
On the Hyogo–Tottori border; the densest cluster in western Japan
Minakami
At the southern foot of Mount Tanigawa
Shirakaba and Kurumayama
Around Kirigamine, and often sunny
Zao
On the Yamagata–Miyagi border
Norikura and Hida
West of the Northern Alps, below a 3,000 m volcano
Aizu
Western Fukushima
Bandai and Inawashiro
Ringed around Mount Bandai, north of Lake Inawashiro
Furano and Tokachi
Inland Hokkaido — far from the sea and cold
Minami-Uonuma
North of Yuzawa, in rice country
Geihoku (Hiroshima)
On the Hiroshima–Shimane border — the snowiest corner of western Japan, and a day trip from Hiroshima
Kusatsu and Manza
High on the flanks of an active volcano
Oze and Marunuma
Northern Gunma, rising to 2,000 m
Daisen
The snowiest mountain in western Japan
Adatara
Between Fukushima city and Koriyama
Okuibuki and Yogo
North-east of Lake Biwa — the closest deep snow to Kansai
Rusutsu and Toya
Next valley east of Niseko
Nozawa and Kijimadaira
Hot-spring towns with ski areas on them
Sugadaira
A cold inland plateau
Yonezawa and Tengendai
North of the Azuma range, rising to 1,800 m
Mount Fuji
On the lower slopes of Mount Fuji, where Japan's season opens first, in late October
Hakodate and Onuma
Around Mount Komagatake and Lake Onuma, a day trip from Hakodate
Southern Nagano
The southern tip of Nagano, a day trip from Nagoya
Hakusan
The north side of Mount Haku, an hour from Kanazawa, with hot-spring inns at the base
Niseko
Four linked ski areas on one ridge, west of Mount Yotei
Naeba and Kagura
South of Yuzawa; the snow lasts late
Yatsugatake
Sunny, and not especially snowy
Karuizawa and Asama
An hour from Tokyo by bullet train; not much snow
Daisetsuzan
The roof of Hokkaido — Asahidake and Kurodake, both reached by ropeway, with little groomed terrain
Togakushi and Iizuna
Half an hour from Nagano city, on the mountain of the Togakushi shrines
Sendai
Under an hour from central Sendai
Geto and Kitakami
Inland Iwate — Geto Kogen holds some of the deepest snow on Honshu
Tateyama
At the foot of the Tateyama range, close to Toyama city
Browse by prefecture
Ordered by number of ski areas
Hokkaido
Nagano
Niigata
Fukushima
Gunma
Akita
Yamagata
Gifu
Iwate
Hyogo
Miyagi
Hiroshima
Aomori
Shiga
Tottori
Toyama
Ishikawa
Okayama
Shizuoka
Miyazaki
Tokushima
Oita
Saga
Yamaguchi
Questions people ask
Is it snowing in Japan right now?
Is it snowing in Japan right now? Not at the ski areas: none of the 397 has had new snow in the last 48 hours. The season opens from late November. Over the next three days, the most is forecast at Asahidake 1 cm, Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ski Area 1 cm (Open-Meteo forecast).
When does the ski season start in Japan?
Hokkaido's big resorts (Niseko, Rusutsu, Kiroro and Furano) plan to open on 28 November 2026, Hakuba Happo-One on 1 December and Shiga Kogen on 5 December, according to each resort. Openings depend on the snow. All opening dates for 2026/27 →
Where is the best snow in Japan?
On our snow-quality ranking, Daisetsuzan Kurodake and Asahidake in Hokkaido come out on top. The most snow by volume falls on the Sea of Japan side of Honshu, in Niigata, Nagano and Yamagata. Snow-quality ranking →
Where can I watch live webcams of Japanese ski resorts?
We link the cameras at 340 Japanese ski areas, by resort and by area. Each one opens on the operator's own page. Hakuba webcams →