Hirugano Kogen
ひるがの高原スキー場36°00′ N 136°55′ E150 m vertical7 runs4.8 kmSeasonal
Hirugano Kogen suits families and first-timers who want wide gentle slopes and a huge sledding area five minutes from the expressway, and the trade-off is a 150 m vertical with no advanced terrain.
Photo Alpsdake · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beginner2.2 km
- Intermediate2.2 km
Figures the resort does not publish are measured from the map data.
OpenStreetMap maps 8 named runs and 3 lifts at Hirugano Kogen, and the guide measures each one against the elevation model.
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Ride every run at Hirugano Kogenコース
| Avg | Faces | Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| スペードスロープ | 698 m | 117 m | 13.6° | 9.5° | W | ||
| 林間コース | 543 m | 74 m | 13.1° | 7.7° | SW | ||
| クローバースロープ | 357 m | 37 m | 7.4° | 5.9° | NW | ||
| ダイヤスロープ | 313 m | 37 m | 8.5° | 6.8° | W | ||
| ハートスロープ | 268 m | 29 m | 8.3° | 6.1° | W | ||
| クイーンスロープ | 690 m | 126 m | 16.6° | 10.4° | W | ||
| キングスロープ | 525 m | 104 m | 17.8° | 11.2° | W | ||
| バンク・ウェーブ | 226 m | 27 m | 9.3° | 6.8° | NW |
Lengths, vertical, pitch and aspect are measured from OpenStreetMap run lines and the elevation model. Steepest is the hardest 60 m pitch. Read them as a guide and follow the signs on the hill.
Out of five
How it rides
- Powder
- 1 out of 5
- Trees
- 1 out of 5
- Steeps
- 1 out of 5
- Park
- 1 out of 5
- Beginners
- 5 out of 5
- Quiet
- 2 out of 5
- Value
- 3 out of 5
- Après
- 1 out of 5
- Family
- 5 out of 5
- Sidecountry
- 1 out of 5
Know the zones before you goエリア
Hirugamo Kids Landひるがもキッズランド
familyBeginner
A netted snow play area with a long sled course and a snow escalator. Edged skis and boards are not allowed inside.
Good for families, sledding
3 lifts on the map
Know the liftsリフト
Season 2026/27
Buy the right ticket
- Adult day
- ¥5,200, about CAD 47 or USD 33 (October 2026 rates)
Children from 4 to the end of primary school pay ¥3,000, ages 13 to 18 ¥3,800 and over-60s ¥4,300. The morning ticket costs ¥4,900, the afternoon ticket ¥4,000 and a family ticket for one adult and one child ¥7,000. On Thursdays women ride the lifts free with an entry ticket, except on 31 December. An ¥1,000 entry ticket for anyone 2 and over covers Kids Land without lifts. Eighty Fast Pass day tickets a day give priority on the No. 1 quad for ¥7,200. All prices are for 2026/27, plus a ¥500 IC card deposit.
Get thereアクセス
From Nagoya Station
- Drive
- About 1 hour 30 minutes from Nagoya on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway, then about 5 minutes from the Hirugano Kogen Smart IC or 25 from Takasu IC
- Bus
- Gifu Bus's Nagoya–Gujo–Hirugano line runs a winter direct coach to the Hirugano Kogen ski area stop in about 2 hours 29 minutes.
Hirugano sits beside the main road through the Hirugano plateau, about five minutes from the Hirugano Kogen Smart IC. Its seven courses are all beginner or intermediate, and a quad and two pair lifts serve them.
Hirugano calls Kids Land the largest snow play area in the district. The sled slope alone covers the space of about 40 tennis courts and the netted area adds a snow escalator and realistic animal and dinosaur figures for photos. Snow rafting runs at weekends and on holidays, and Kids Hirugano teaches skiing to children of primary school age and younger.
For 2026/27 a day ticket costs ¥5,200 with the entry charge included. Gifu Bus runs a direct winter coach from Nagoya to the ski area in about 2 hours 30 minutes, and no other resort in the TAKASU MOUNTAINS group gets a direct coach from the city.
Worth knowing
- Women ride the lifts free on Thursdays with a ¥1,000 entry ticket.
- Buy the Fast Pass early on busy days; only 80 are sold each day.
Quick answers about Hirugano Kogenよくある質問
How much is a lift ticket at Hirugano Kogen for 2026/27?
An adult day ticket costs ¥5,200 including the entry charge, and a child ticket ¥3,000.
Is there a bus from Nagoya to Hirugano Kogen ski area?
Yes. Gifu Bus runs a winter direct service from Nagoya to the Hirugano Kogen ski area stop in about 2 hours 30 minutes.
Is Hirugano Kogen open all year?
Hirugano Kogen opens for part of the year. Hirugano Kogen has published its 2026/27 prices but had not announced an opening day by 11 October 2026. It opened on 26 December in 2025/26.
How big is Hirugano Kogen?
Hirugano Kogen has 7 runs and 3 lifts over 150 m of vertical, from 884 m at the base to 1,034 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 4.8 km of piste there.
How steep is Hirugano Kogen?
The steepest mapped pitch at Hirugano Kogen is about 17.8° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model.
Does Hirugano Kogen have night riding?
No. Hirugano Kogen closes its lifts at dusk.
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