Nagano city's nearest resort — gentle slopes, easy logistics, a strong night-skiing setup.
Runs
11
Vertical
400m
Summit
1480m
Base 1080m
Region
Nagano
Popular
Best season Late December to mid-March
Why Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort
Nagano city's nearest resort — gentle slopes, easy logistics, a strong night-skiing setup.
Gentle slopes close to Nagano city
Plan your trip
Iizuna Kogen is a quiet local resort 30 min from Nagano City — wide groomed runs, family-focused, with Mt Iizuna views. Often paired with Togakushi for a north-Nagano day-trip cluster.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Few pensions at the base; many visitors base in Nagano City for chain hotels and ride out each morning.
Terrain in detail
TameFamily-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
17
Family-focused. If you're after gnarly black runs, look elsewhere.
From terrain split, run profile, vertical drop, expert features.
Powder profile
Inland alpine — variable depending on storm direction.
Drier on cold storms, deeper when the Sea of Japan fires.
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m
per season
Snowfall data not published — frequency is the regional baseline.
Expert runs
1 of 11
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
400m
Compact mountain.
Steepest pitch
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Pitch not published.
Backcountry gates
None
In-bounds skiing only.
Tree skiing
Limited
Mostly groomed terrain.
Moguls
Few
Mostly cord and powder.
Best for
Terrain & features
Photo: Christophe95 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
90 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Train / bus
Bus from JR Nagano Shinkansen Station 90 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Overview
Bus from JR Nagano Shinkansen Station
From airport
90 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 15°C, wind 8 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.
Nearby resorts
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resort town
Two interconnected Hakuba faces — 47's terrain park and Goryu's wide groomers under one lift ticket, plus the valley's best night-skiing.
powder-focused
The snowiest resort in Hakuba Valley and Japan's finest steep in-bounds tree skiing — the Hotel Green Plaza at the base makes it the most underrated ski-in option in the country.
family-focused
Japan's widest beginner piste, plus the Tsugaike DBD — lift-served backcountry zone on the top of the mountain. Rare resort that works for a first-timer AND a freerider.
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