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Genuine archive panorama of snowy Stubai mountains from Schaufelspitze, uploaded in March 2011 by Tvb stubai.Live nowStubai Zoo Park & Test DaysThe organiser lists Stubai Zoo Park & Test Days for 6–8 November 2026 at Stubai Glacier and in Neustift, Austria. Equipment testing at Eisgrat is scheduled only for Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November.Archive photograph of the South slopes at Levi in January 2023; not the Levi Black race piste.UpcomingLevi World CupThe FIS calendar schedules the women’s and men’s slalom races for 14–15 November in Lapland.Kirchenkar World Cup race arena in Hochgurgl on 22 November 2025, with the finish area, spectators and gondolas. Photo: Jakob Zeller, Ötztal Tourismus.UpcomingGurgl World CupWomen’s and men’s slalom races are scheduled on the Kirchenkar World Cup piste on 21–22 November.

COUNTRY INDEX / JAPAN

Japan

Exact skier bases, route-level descriptions, dated event editions and transparent source checks for every Index.ski record currently published in Japan.

Verified places: 06Places with piste maps: 06Verified events: 01

Photo: Hideyuki KAMON / Wikimedia Commons / Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0
Nozawa Onsen resort and village on 5 January 2007, before the current Nagasaka gondola. Photo: Hideyuki KAMON / CC BY-SA 2.0. Display crop.

PUBLISHED LOCATIONS

Published places and events — Japan

This country-only map contains every Index.ski destination and event venue currently published here. Select a marker to open its complete profile.

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Colours show the published skiing status or confirmed operating calendar, not whether every lift is running. Check the operator before travel.

Confirmed dates change colours automatically in the place’s local time. Tentative dates, conflicting reports and expired checks remain black.

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Next verified events — Japan.

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UPCOMINGEVT-JP-001-2027Sapporo International Ski Marathon 2027Feb 7, 2027Sapporo, Hokkaido

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Every published destination — Japan.

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Nozawa Onsen resort and village on 5 January 2007, before the current Nagasaka gondola. Photo: Hideyuki KAMON / CC BY-SA 2.0. Display crop. WINTER OPENING PLANNED005

Mount Kenashi

Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort

Nozawaonsen, Japan

A village-based ski resort on Mount Kenashi, with Nagasaka and Hikage access kept distinct.

Nagasaka and Hikage bases beneath the mountain courses Nagasaka and Hikage gondolas serve different bases; individual winter lift hours are unconfirmed.
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Niseko Village gondola base and Hilton on 11 February 2022, by Excellent moniteur de ski; archive context for one of the four resorts, not current conditions.015

Niseko Annupuri

Niseko United

Kutchan / Niseko, Japan

Four separately operated ski areas on Niseko Annupuri, with lower learning slopes, wooded pistes, upper-mountain links and strictly controlled backcountry boundaries.

Four constituent resorts around one mountain Separate gondola and chairlift networks at Annupuri, Village, Hirafu and Hanazono; published inventory totals differ.
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Archive January 2013 view of snowy Happo-One slopes and mountain ridges above village buildings.047

Northern Japanese Alps

Hakuba Happo-One alpine ski area

Hakuba, Japan

Plan managed alpine skiing at Hakuba Happo-One from Nakiyama, the Adam gondola or Sakka. Match your open descent, lift ticket and return to the base you actually use.

Published overview and report rows use different scopes; community segments are not a resort piste inventory. Adam gondola and named chairlift corridors connect distinct bases and upper terrain; actual first/last services remain unconfirmed.
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Lotte Arai entrance buildings and green mountain slopes in mist, photographed by Nyao148 on 30 August 2018; historical summer context.087

Okenashi / Myoko

Lotte Arai

Myoko, Japan

Start at Village Station and plan your return before heading towards Roppongi and Zendana. Lotte Arai’s managed courses have a separate scope from its avalanche terrain and freeriding zones; use the independent alpine map, check the signed open connections and confirm the last descent with staff.

Managed beginner and intermediate alpine courses; avalanche terrain and freeriding zones excluded Arai Gondola and four operator-listed passenger chairlifts; verify each day’s boarding and final return.
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Historical March 2023 winter panorama of Nishidateyama and Hoppo Bunadaira ski slopes among forested mountains at Shiga Kogen.116

Joshinetsu Kogen

Shiga Kogen

Yamanouchi, Japan

A managed alpine network above Yamanouchi in Nagano, with 18 named ski areas spread across a northern group and a separate southern group.

Managed alpine pistes across 18 named ski areas, grouped into northern and southern networks with a road transfer between them. Passenger gondolas and chairlifts with area-specific services; northern and southern zones require a bus or car transfer.
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Historical snowmobiles outside the Taro patrol building on 21 March 2026; no current snow, staffing or skiing implied.129

Sugadaira Highlands

Sugadaira Kogen

Ueda, Japan

Sugadaira Kogen brings together several managed ski slopes around a highland village in Ueda, with Davos–Taro and Pine Beak serving distinct bases and ticket areas.

Managed downhill areas at Davos–Taro and Pine Beak; ticket areas and road transfers remain distinct. Operator-listed chairlifts in the Davos, Taro and Pine Beak areas; independently identified map coverage is incomplete.
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Hokkaido

Niseko Annupuri

Verified places: 102

Nagano

Mount Kenashi · Northern Japanese Alps · Joshinetsu Kogen · Sugadaira Highlands

Verified places: 403

Niigata

Okenashi / Myoko

Verified places: 1
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