Hodaigi
群馬みなかみほうだいぎスキー場36°50′ N 139°04′ E570 m vertical16 runs3 kmSeasonal
Hodaigi suits families and intermediate riders who want the biggest piste network in Minakami, and its lift system has no gondola to shelter you on a stormy day.
Photo Takkitakitaki · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Beginner1.2 km
- Intermediate0.4 km
- Advanced0.9 km
OpenStreetMap maps 0 named runs and 3 lifts at Hodaigi, and the guide measures each one against the elevation model.
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Ride every run at Hodaigiコース
Named runs from the trail map
Eagle courseイーグルコース500 m
This 500 m run off the No. 7 lift reaches 40 degrees, and its steepest parts stay ungroomed because the snowcat cannot reach them.
Good for steepest pitch
Downhill courseダウンヒルコース750 m
The resort never grooms this 750 m course off the top of the No. 7 lift, and it reaches 32 degrees.
Good for deep powder
Paradise courseパラダイスコース680 m
Paradise branches off the Panorama course for 680 m of ungroomed snow up to 35 degrees.
Good for ungroomed snow
Narudaira course成平コース1,400 m
This 1,400 m ridge run starts at the top of the No. 9 quad and looks out to Mt. Tanigawa and Mt. Asahi on a clear day.
Good for ridge views
Family gelandeファミリーゲレンデ1,100 m
Hodaigi's main beginner slope is 1,100 m long and never steeper than 10 degrees.
Good for learning
Out of five
How it rides
- Powder
- 3 out of 5
- Trees
- 3 out of 5
- Steeps
- 3 out of 5
- Park
- 3 out of 5
- Beginners
- 4 out of 5
- Quiet
- 3 out of 5
- Value
- 4 out of 5
- Après
- 3 out of 5
- Family
- 4 out of 5
- Sidecountry
- 1 out of 5
Know the zones before you goエリア
Family gelandeファミリーゲレンデ
zoneBeginner
Hodaigi's main slope runs 1,100 m beside the No. 6 pair at an average 8 degrees, and a pocket park sits next to the lift.
Good for first days, families
No. 7 lift area第7ペアリフト
zoneAdvanced
The top of the No. 7 pair drops into the Eagle, Downhill and Paradise courses, the steepest ground at Hodaigi.
Good for steeps, ungroomed powder
No. 9 quad第9クワッドリフト
zoneIntermediate
The highest lift is 1,516 m long and climbs to the 1,400 m summit, where the Narudaira ridge and No. 10 valley runs begin.
Good for views, long runs
Beyond the ropes · Marked runs only
Hodaigi opens a tree-run area inside the resort and keeps every area marked out of bounds on its map closed at all times. Rescue inside the tree-run area or in a closed area is billed at cost.
- A helmet is compulsory in the tree-run area, and you must carry a charged phone and register an emergency contact
- Areas marked out of bounds on the resort map are closed at all times; anyone caught there is removed and loses their ticket or season pass
- Rescue in a closed area or in the tree-run area is billed at actual cost, and rescue outside the managed area falls to the police
- Winter climbers who leave the managed area must file a climbing plan with the ski patrol first
- Snowboarders should not ride the tree-run area alone in deep snow
3 lifts on the map
Know the liftsリフト
Season 2026/27
Buy the right ticket
- Adult day
- ¥7,400, about CAD 67 or USD 47 (October 2026 rates)
- Early and late season
- ¥7,100, about CAD 64 or USD 45 (October 2026 rates)
- Bought online
- ¥5,400, about CAD 49 or USD 34 (October 2026 rates)
Children of junior high and high school age pay ¥5,700 at weekends, elementary pupils ¥4,700 and seniors from 55 ¥6,800. Preschoolers ride free. Hour tickets cost ¥12,200 for 10 hours and ¥22,500 for 20, used an hour at a time across the season. During the opening week from 12 to 18 December 2026 an adult day costs ¥4,500 and parking is free. Hodaigi also belongs to POWDER5 Gunma, whose 10-hour and 20-hour tickets work at five Gunma resorts. Weekend parking costs ¥1,000.
Get thereアクセス
From Tokyo Station
- Bus
- On days without the free shuttle, take the Kan-etsu Kotsu bus towards Yunokoya to the Takaragawa Iriguchi stop, where a connecting resort bus meets set services.
- Train
- Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo to Jomo-Kogen, then about 45 minutes by bus or taxi. In 2025/26 Hodaigi's free shuttle left Jomo-Kogen at 8:15 and 10:55 and called at Kamimoku and Minakami stations, reaching the resort at 9:40 and 12:20.
Check the shuttle page for the 2026/27 days before you travel; Canyons describes the shuttle as a weekend service.
The nearest station is Jomo-Kogen, 45 minutes from the first lift. Joetsu Shinkansen; the resort quotes about 45 minutes by bus or taxi and about 30 minutes from Minakami station.
Hodaigi sits at the head of the Tone River valley above Fujiwara, the furthest of Minakami's resorts from the station. Its 16 courses spread across seven chairlifts, and the top of the No. 9 quad reaches 1,400 m. The resort publishes 570 m of vertical and a longest run of 2,600 m.
Beginners spend their days on the Family gelande, a 1,100 m main slope at a gentle 8 degrees on average. Stronger riders head up the No. 7 pair to the Eagle course, which hits 40 degrees and stays partly ungroomed. Its neighbours Downhill and Paradise are left unpacked, so they hold powder after a storm. From the top of the No. 9 quad the Narudaira ridge run looks out over Mt. Tanigawa and the Tone headwaters.
A weekend day ticket costs ¥7,400 for 2026/27 and a weekday ¥7,100. The season opens on 12 December 2026, and the first week runs at ¥4,500 with free parking. Hodaigi belongs to POWDER5 Gunma, so one hour ticket also covers Kawaba, Marunuma Kogen, Oze Iwakura and Oguna Hotaka.
Worth knowing
- Buy the October web day ticket before 31 October 2026 for ¥5,400 against ¥7,400 at the window.
- Ride Downhill and Paradise on the morning after snowfall, because neither gets groomed.
- Children ride for ¥2,000 on the third Saturday of each month from December to March.
- Wear a helmet in the tree-run area, because the resort requires one there.
Quick answers about Hodaigiよくある質問
How big is Hodaigi?
Hodaigi has 16 runs and 7 lifts over 570 m of vertical, from 830 m at the base to 1,400 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 3 km of piste there.
How steep is Hodaigi?
The steepest mapped pitch at Hodaigi is about 22.7° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its advanced and expert runs add up to 0.9 km of the mapped total.
Can you ride off-piste at Hodaigi?
Hodaigi opens a tree-run area inside the resort and keeps every area marked out of bounds on its map closed at all times. Rescue inside the tree-run area or in a closed area is billed at cost.
How much is a lift ticket at Hodaigi?
An adult day ticket at Hodaigi costs ¥7,400, about CAD 67 or USD 47 (October 2026 rates) in the 2026/27 main season and ¥7,100, about CAD 64 or USD 45 (October 2026 rates) early or late in the season.
How do you get to Hodaigi from Tokyo Station?
By bus: On days without the free shuttle, take the Kan-etsu Kotsu bus towards Yunokoya to the Takaragawa Iriguchi stop, where a connecting resort bus meets set services.
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