Hyogo · KansaiHidden gem

Hannabe Kogen Ski Area

A Hyogo family ski area with ten courses, popular as a day trip from Osaka and Kobe.

10runs420mvertical~2.5m/seasonsnowfall

Runs

10

Vertical

420m

Annual snow

~2.5m/season

Region

Kansai

Hyogo Prefecture

Hidden gem

Why Hannabe Kogen Ski Area

A Hyogo family ski area with ten courses, popular as a day trip from Osaka and Kobe.

Kansai-area family ski zone with ten courses. Limited snow requires heavy snowmaking. Day-trip destination from Osaka/Kobe.

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Everything you need to get to Hannabe Kogen Ski Area.

Hannabe Kogen Ski Area is a small Kansai-region hill — basic family terrain, regional snow, and a popular day-trip from western Japan cities. Realistic by car or seasonal direct ski bus.

Where to stay

Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.

Browse Kobe / Osaka stays

Limited slopeside accommodation — base in Kobe / Osaka for hotels.

Browse hotels

On the mountain

Pass, lessons, gear, and guides for powder days.

Hannabe Kogen Ski Area lift pass

Local-hill pricing — typically ¥3,500–¥5,000 adult day.

Buy lift pass

Terrain in detail

Tame

Family-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.

Hardcore index

16

Family-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere.

From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.

tamemellowbalancedseriousextreme

Powder profile

Heavy Maritime

Western Honshu — wetter, warmer storm cycles.

Wet, heavy maritime snow — sticky on warm days.

2.5

m~

per season

Occasional deep days

Dry14% waterWet

Expert runs

10 total

No advanced split published — see trail map.

Vertical drop

420m

Compact mountain.

Steepest pitch

Pitch not published.

Backcountry gates

None

In-bounds skiing only.

Tree skiing

Limited

Mostly groomed terrain.

Moguls

Few

Mostly cord and powder.

Best for

familiesbeginnersno car

Terrain & features

beginnerintermediatefamilyday trip

Getting there

How you actually get to the lifts.

Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.

From airport

Approx

Train / bus

Bus from JR Yoka or Wadayama Station; car via the Bantan Expressway

Drive

Bus from JR Yoka or Wadayama Station; car via the Bantan Expressway

Overview

Bus from JR Yoka or Wadayama Station; car via the Bantan Expressway.

From airport

Approx. 2.5 hours from Osaka Itami Airport (ITM).

Live conditions

Off-season

The mountain is resting.

Next season

Opens late November

Current temp 21°C, wind 6 km/h. We’ll resume the daily report once snowfall picks up.

Forecast data via Open-Meteo. Refreshes hourly. Always verify with the resort before driving up.

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