No snow on the ground or falling right now. Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear once snow is on the ground or forecast.
A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
This season so far (1 Nov to 9 Nov): 2 cm. The average for these dates is under 10 cm, so we do not give a percentage yet. The average is over twelve winters on the same weather model. Across Japan →
Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.
The 229 in the name is read as ninniku, Japanese for garlic. Takko Town runs the ski area itself. In autumn the grounds host the Ninniku to Bego Matsuri, a festival of local garlic and Takko beef. Sources: town.takko.lg.jp, toonippo.co.jp (sources read 12 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score leaves out how much snow falls (it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind).
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tayama Ski Area (Hachimantai City) | 28.0 km | 265 cm | 643 |
| Hanawa Ski Area | 29.0 km | 263 cm | 657 |
| Okunakayamakogen Ski Area | 32.0 km | 185 cm | 1281 |
| Hakkoda Kokusai Ski Area | 40.0 km | 371 cm | 221 |
| Appi Kogen | 44.0 km | 377 cm | 211 |
Compare side by side with Tayama Ski Area (Hachimantai City) and Hanawa Ski Area →
Counted from the marked runs and lifts on the map, within 2.5 km of the centre of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Source: OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Difficulty uses the European grades, which do not map onto North American green / blue / black.
The most snow falls in January. March brings 74% of January’s snowfall. That is a gentler fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 37 cm, less than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 176 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2020/21 with 127 cm; the biggest was 2019/20 with 265 cm (2.1 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan the leanest winter was 2015/16; here it was a different one.
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| grave of Jesus in Shingōキリストの墓 (日本) | Historic site | 12.2 km |
| Towadakohan onsen十和田湖畔温泉 | Hot spring town | 16.1 km |
| Towada Shrine十和田神社 | Shrine | 16.6 km |
| Sannohe Castle三戸城 | Historic site | 16.9 km |
| Lake Towada十和田湖 | Nature | 19.5 km |
| Oirase Steam奥入瀬渓流 | Nature | 19.5 km |
Chosen from the places most read about on Wikipedia, favouring those with an English article. Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
We have not yet checked the family facilities (kids’ area, childcare, parking, rental) on the official site. See the official site ↗
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
1 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 1 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ロッジカウベル | ¥9,500 | — | 0.5 km | 二戸駅より車で約40分 |
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese. · Property data by Rakuten Travel (Supported by Rakuten Developers)
1 places within 12 km of the slopes, as mapped on OpenStreetMap, many of them small inns and pensions. Many are not on booking sites — open the name for the website or the map.
Nearest: 7.5 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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