Oguna Hotaka
オグナほたかスキー場36°47′ N 139°10′ E584 m vertical14 runs9.6 kmSeasonal
Oguna Hotaka suits drivers who want a long cruise from 1,828 m and a busy park, and it sits an hour by taxi from the nearest JR station.
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- Beginner3.7 km
- Intermediate4.3 km
- Advanced1.6 km
Figures the resort does not publish are measured from the map data.
OpenStreetMap maps 14 named runs and 6 lifts at Oguna Hotaka, and the guide measures each one against the elevation model.
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Ride every run at Oguna Hotakaコース
| Avg | Faces | Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ロマンスコース | 1,131 m | 163 m | 14.9° | 8.2° | E | ||
| 第1ゲレンデ | 602 m | 143 m | 20.6° | 13.4° | NE | ||
| 初心者迂回コース | 1,043 m | 142 m | 19.5° | 7.8° | S | ||
| ロマンス連絡コース | 450 m | 81 m | 15.3° | 10.2° | NE | ||
| 初級者迂回コース | 481 m | 33 m | 12.2° | 1.8° | SE | ||
| ほたかスカイウェイ | 1,760 m | 312 m | 21.6° | 10° | SE | ||
| 第4ゲレンデ | 773 m | 210 m | 23.8° | 15.2° | SE | ||
| 第6ゲレンデ | 717 m | 192 m | 23.1° | 15° | NE | ||
| 大沢コース | 527 m | 140 m | 24.4° | 14.8° | E | ||
| 第5ゲレンデ | 535 m | 62 m | 9.5° | 6.3° | NE | ||
| エキスパートコース | 627 m | 199 m | 26.8° | 17.4° | SE | ||
| トレーニングコース | 397 m | 133 m | 23.5° | 18.5° | SW | ||
| スラロームコース | 297 m | 115 m | 25.8° | 21.1° | SW | ||
| ウェーデルンコース | 249 m | 87 m | 23.5° | 19.3° | E |
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.
6 lifts on the map
Know the liftsリフト
Season 2026/27
Buy the right ticket
- Adult day
- ¥5,900, about CAD 53 or USD 37 (October 2026 rates)
- Early and late season
- ¥5,600, about CAD 50 or USD 35 (October 2026 rates)
- Bought online
- ¥4,000, about CAD 36 or USD 25 (October 2026 rates)
The 2026/27 early-bird notice gives the regular adult day ticket as ¥5,900. On the price page children of primary-school age pay ¥4,700 and seniors from 60 ¥5,300, a five-hour ticket costs ¥5,400 and preschoolers ride free on a deposit card. Early-bird season passes cost ¥50,000 for adults until 18 December 2026, against ¥55,000 at the regular price. Kawaba, Marunuma Kogen, Hodaigi, Oze Iwakura and Oguna Hotaka share the POWDER5 Gunma hour tickets: ¥16,500 for 10 hours and ¥30,000 for 20 from December 2026, or ¥13,500 and ¥25,000 as early-bird web tickets until 30 November 2026.
Get thereアクセス
From Tokyo Station
- Drive
- About 28 km from the Numata IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway, 45 minutes in normal conditions.
- Bus
- The seasonal Katashina Snow Express runs from Busta Shinjuku at 7:35 to Michi-no-eki Oze Katashina, arriving at 11:15, and leaves for Shinjuku at 16:00.
- Train
- JR to Numata on the Joetsu line, about two hours from Ueno by limited express, then a taxi of about 60 minutes.
The nearest station is Numata, 60 minutes from the first lift. JR Joetsu line; minutes are the taxi time the resort quotes.
At weekends and on holidays a shuttle bus links the centre house with car parks 3 to 5.
Oguna Hotaka spreads over the slopes of Mt. Hotaka in Katashina village, run by the village's own promotion company. The top sits at 1,828 m, and the longest run cruises 3.5 km to the base. Its snow park carries kickers and jib features. It belongs to POWDER5 Gunma, so one hour ticket also works at Kawaba, Marunuma Kogen, Hodaigi and Oze Iwakura.
Worth knowing
- Fit winter tyres, because the resort says the access road ices and snows over and makes them compulsory.
Quick answers about Oguna Hotakaよくある質問
Is Oguna Hotaka open all year?
Oguna Hotaka opens for part of the year. Oguna Hotaka was selling 2026/27 early-bird tickets until 18 December 2026 and had not posted its opening day on 11 October 2026.
How big is Oguna Hotaka?
Oguna Hotaka has 14 runs and 6 lifts over 584 m of vertical, from 1,244 m at the base to 1,828 m at the top. OpenStreetMap maps 9.6 km of piste there.
How steep is Oguna Hotaka?
The steepest mapped pitch at Oguna Hotaka is about 26.8° over 60 m. We measure it from OpenStreetMap's run lines and the elevation model. Its advanced and expert runs add up to 1.6 km of the mapped total.
How much is a lift ticket at Oguna Hotaka?
An adult day ticket at Oguna Hotaka costs ¥5,900, about CAD 53 or USD 37 (October 2026 rates) in the 2026/27 main season and ¥5,600, about CAD 50 or USD 35 (October 2026 rates) early or late in the season.
Does Oguna Hotaka have night riding?
No. Oguna Hotaka closes its lifts at dusk.
How do you get to Oguna Hotaka from Tokyo Station?
Oguna Hotaka is about 28 km from the Numata IC on the Kan-etsu Expressway, 45 minutes in normal conditions by car from Tokyo Station. By bus: The seasonal Katashina Snow Express runs from Busta Shinjuku at 7:35 to Michi-no-eki Oze Katashina, arriving at 11:15, and leaves for Shinjuku at 16:00.
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