Minakami Kogen
水上高原スキーリゾート36°51′ N 139°05′ E395 m vertical12 runs7.8 kmSeasonal
Minakami Kogen suits families who want a hotel on the slopes and gentle runs for small children, and confident riders will tire of its four lifts in a morning.
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- Beginner2.6 km
- Intermediate4.3 km
- Advanced1 km
Figures the resort does not publish are measured from the map data.
OpenStreetMap maps 0 named runs and 4 lifts at Minakami Kogen, and the guide measures each one against the elevation model.
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4 lifts on the map
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Season 2026/27
Buy the right ticket
- Adult day
- ¥5,500, about CAD 49 or USD 35 (October 2026 rates)
- Early and late season
- ¥2,500, about CAD 22 or USD 16 (October 2026 rates)
Elementary pupils pay ¥3,600 a day in the regular period and preschoolers ride free with a paying adult. A half-day ticket costs ¥4,500. The kids' park costs ¥1,800 a day, or ¥1,000 with a lift ticket.
Get thereアクセス
From Tokyo Station
- Train
- Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo to Jomo-Kogen, then the booked Minakami Kogen Liner. The first bus leaves Jomo-Kogen at 8:10, calls at Minakami station at 8:30 and reaches the hotel at 9:20; it meets the 6:36 Tanigawa from Tokyo.
The liner costs ¥1,000 on weekdays and ¥1,200 at weekends and from 30 December to 3 January when booked ahead by card, or ¥1,500 in cash on the bus.
The nearest station is Jomo-Kogen, 70 minutes from the first lift. Joetsu Shinkansen; minutes are the Minakami Kogen Liner time.
Minakami Kogen is the ski area of the Hotel Minakami Kogen 200, high on the Fujiwara side of Minakami. Four lifts serve 12 courses, and the top of the No. 1 Romance lift reaches 1,248 m. Two of the courses stay fully ungroomed, and their names come from Minakami dialect for tumbling down.
The season runs from 18 December 2026 to 4 April 2027, and a regular day ticket costs ¥5,500. Hotel guests ride for ¥1,000 in the opening and closing weeks. The resort also runs dog sledding, a sled-ride course and two kids' parks, which makes it an easy pick for a family with mixed abilities.
Worth knowing
- Book the Minakami Kogen Liner by 17:00 the day before, because the station bus takes reservations only.
- The Sled Ride course opens from mid-January on the No. 3 Romance lift, and it accepts only the resort's own rental sleds.
Quick answers about Minakami Kogenよくある質問
How big is Minakami Kogen?
Minakami Kogen has 12 runs and 4 lifts over 395 m of vertical, from 853 m at the base to 1,248 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 7.8 km of piste there.
How steep is Minakami Kogen?
The steepest mapped pitch at Minakami Kogen is about 30.8° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its advanced and expert runs add up to 1 km of the mapped total.
How much is a lift ticket at Minakami Kogen?
An adult day ticket at Minakami Kogen costs ¥5,500, about CAD 49 or USD 35 (October 2026 rates) in the 2026/27 main season and ¥2,500, about CAD 22 or USD 16 (October 2026 rates) early or late in the season.
Does Minakami Kogen have night riding?
No. Minakami Kogen closes its lifts at dusk.
When is the season at Minakami Kogen?
Minakami Kogen usually opens 18 December 2026 and closes 4 April 2027. The deepest, most reliable snow comes 26 December 2026 to 28 March 2027 (regular ticket period).
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