Southern Hakuba with the best alpine views of any resort in the valley — genuinely uncrowded and good for intermediates who want big-mountain scenery without Hakuba prices.
Runs
15
Vertical
720m
Summit
1550m
Base 830m
Annual snow
10m/season
Popular
Best season Mid-December to mid-March
Why Kashimayari Ski Resort
Southern Hakuba with the best alpine views of any resort in the valley — genuinely uncrowded and good for intermediates who want big-mountain scenery without Hakuba prices.
Southern Hakuba; scenic alpine views
Plan your trip
Kashimayari Sports Village sits at the southern end of the Hakuba Valley joint-pass area — wide groomed pistes, a long beginner course, and a quieter feel. 30 min by car from Hakuba village.
Hand-picked stays across the resort's two zones.
Lodge Kashimayari Sports Village at the base, plus Omachi Onsen ryokan 15 min away.
Pass, lessons, gear, and guides for powder days.
Hakuba Valley 10-mountain joint pass covers Kashimayari plus Happo, Goryu, Cortina and the rest of the valley.
Terrain in detail
MellowCruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination. Difficulty, powder character, and the stats that matter on the mountain itself.
Hardcore index
32
Cruisey terrain — fine for advanced skiers as a rest day, not a destination.
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.
10
m
per season
Frequent deep days through midwinter
Expert runs
3 of 15
Estimated from advanced terrain split.
Vertical drop
720m
Solid sustained pitch.
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
Terrain & features
Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 · Source
Getting there
Nearest airport, train and bus options, and what the drive looks like in winter conditions.
From airport
3.5 hours from Tokyo
Train / bus
Shuttle from JR Shinano-Omachi Station 3
Overview
Shuttle from JR Shinano-Omachi Station
From airport
3.5 hours from Tokyo
Live conditions
Off-seasonThe mountain is resting.
Next season
Opens late November
Current temp 15°C, wind 3 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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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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