Tateshina Tokyu Ski Area is a ski area in Nagano, Japan, on slopes between roughly 1,346 and 1,420 m. Its mapped area is about 0.4 km across, with 3 marked runs and 2 lifts (about 0.7 km of piste in all).
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 136 cm of snowfall a season, 337th of the 397 ski areas we measure in Japan. Its winters are fairly steady; even the leanest, 2015/16 (96 cm), reached 71% of the average. March is usually the snowiest month, with about 47 cm. Snowfall days average −3.0 °C at mid-mountain, and its snow-quality score ranks 293rd of 397 in Japan.
Below is a link to its official live camera.
Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear here once snow starts to fall. Until then, the long-run record comes first.
Elevation range is estimated by sampling points across the ski area.
How much snow it gets
Measured by us across 3,069 ski areas by one identical method. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score deliberately excludes how much snow falls — it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind. Snowing a lot and snowing well are different things.
Compared with what is nearby
Within 50 km straight line. Measured the same way, so the ranks compare directly. Ski areas a few kilometres apart share a weather grid cell and can return the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirakaba 2 in 1 | 2.8 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Shirakabako Royal Hill | 3.4 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Pilatus Tateshina Snow Resort | 4.9 km | 143 cm | 1761 |
| Kurumayama Kogen SKYPARK | 6.0 km | 133 cm | 1909 |
| Shirakaba Kogen Kokusai Ski | 6.7 km | 140 cm | 1801 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, the most snow falls in March. March brings as much as January, or more. In amount, March brings 47 cm, about the same as the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 136 cm, and 6 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 96 cm; the biggest was 2014/15 with 182 cm (1.9 times as much). For 63% of the 397 ski areas in Japan, the leanest winter was the same 2015/16: bad winters tend to hit a whole region at once.
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
Runs and lifts
Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
Run map
The shape of the mountain
Which way the slopes face
Only 7% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. More of the terrain faces the sun.
By difficulty
Lift types
- Chairlift1
- Magic carpet1
See past trail maps on Skimap.org ↗
Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.
Live Cameras
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
Road conditions decide whether you can get there at all. Check before you leave.
Footage remains the copyright of each operator. JAPANSNOWLINE neither stores nor redistributes it.
Shirakaba and Kurumayama webcams & snow report — all 10 ski areas →
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
20 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 90.5 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹿山の湯蓼科高原スパリゾート蓼科高原温泉1号井 | 0.5 km | 34.3℃ warm | 8.1 mildly alkaline | simple | 1999 |
| 蓼科温泉滝の湯 | 1.3 km | 25.3℃ lukewarm | 4.6 mildly acidic | simple | 1980 |
| 蓼科温泉栂の湯 | 1.6 km | 32℃ lukewarm | 4 mildly acidic | simple | 1978 |
| 蓼科温泉親湯 | 1.6 km | 29.5℃ lukewarm | 3.6 mildly acidic | simple | 1983 |
| a spring in 茅野市三室平1号 | 1.7 km | 87℃ hot | 2.8 acidic | chloride, sulphate, acidic | 1969 |
| a spring in 茅野市三室平6号 | 1.7 km | 90.5℃ hot | 2.8 acidic | chloride, sulphate, acidic | 1969 |
These are analyses of hot spring sources, not a list of baths you can visit. They date from 1910 to 2005, many from decades ago, so today’s temperature and chemistry may differ. Names are as recorded in Japanese. Temperature and pH bands follow Japan’s standard for analysing hot springs.
Source: processed from the hot spring analysis data in the Geothermal Information Database (GRES-DB), Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
Worth seeing nearby
Places within 20 km of this ski area, for a day off the slopes or an evening. Chosen from those most read about on Wikipedia, favouring places with an English Wikipedia article, and listed nearest first.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Tateshina蓼科山 | Mountain | 5 km |
| Lake Megami女神湖 | Nature | 7.5 km |
| Mount Kirigamine霧ヶ峰 | Mountain | 8.8 km |
| Suwa taisha諏訪大社 | Shrine | 14.8 km |
| Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group八ヶ岳 | Nature | 14.9 km |
| Lake Suwa諏訪湖 | Nature | 15.7 km |
Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map
Where it sits relative to nearby resorts. For a piste map, see the official site.
Official piste map ↗Places to stay nearby
29 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| サンダンス・リゾート蓼科 | ¥5,370 | 4.16 49 reviews | 2.7 km | 茅野駅よりお車にて約５０分 |
| 蓼科湖畔 蓼の花 | ¥5,500 | 4.34 75 reviews | 2.2 km | 茅野駅から３０分、諏訪Ｉ．Ｃから２５分。 |
| ＴＩＮＹ ＧＡＲＤＥＮ 蓼科‐Ｃａｍｐ，Ｌｏｄｇｅ＆Ｃａｂｉｎｓ‐ | ¥7,000 | 4.00 40 reviews | 2.3 km | 中央道「諏訪IC」もしくは「諏訪南IC」よりお車で約30分／ＪＲ 茅野駅よりお車にて約２４分 |
| リゾートホテル蓼科 | ¥7,012 | 3.88 1253 reviews | 1.8 km | JR茅野駅より路線バス・送迎バス（要事前予約）で25分、中央道諏訪ＩＣ・ 諏訪南ICより車で30分 蓼科湖のすぐ隣！ |
| 東急バケーションズ蓼科 | ¥7,430 | 4.86 18 reviews | 0.5 km | 茅野駅から車35分 |
| 湖畔の温泉宿蓼科 | ¥8,050 | 4.13 41 reviews | 2.3 km | 中央自動車道 諏訪インターより車で約30分 特急あずさ茅野駅下車後、北八ヶ岳ロープウェイ線バス停蓼科湖前下車徒歩5分 |
| 蓼科∞ＧＲＡＮＤ（蓼科インフィニティーグランド） ＾ | ¥8,450 | — | 1.8 km | 茅野駅から車で約２８分 |
| 無料貸切露天風呂のある宿 蓼科壱番館 | ¥8,500 | 4.80 78 reviews | 1.2 km | 車／【名古屋方面の方】諏訪IC～約30分【東京方面の方】諏訪南IC～約40分【群馬方面の方】上信越道佐久IC～約90分 |
| ペンション 蓼科倶楽部 | ¥9,000 | 4.73 34 reviews | 2.6 km | 中央道諏訪ICより車で35分。ビーナスライン沿いに立地。 |
| ノマの森 ＮＯＭＡＮＯＭＯＲＩ Ｂｅｄ＆Ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ | ¥9,200 | 4.60 118 reviews | 2.3 km | ①ＪＲ茅野駅から約１５キロ。最寄バス停は北八ヶ岳ロープウェイ方面、笹丸平 ②メルヘン街道バス麦草峠方面、緑山 |
| グラマラスダイニング蓼科 ＴＨＥ ＣＡＭＰ | ¥9,350 | — | 0.4 km | ＪＲ 茅野駅より車で約２５分 茅野駅東口より無料シャトルバス有 |
| 創業大正十五年 蓼科 親湯温泉 | ¥9,350 | 4.58 1631 reviews | 1.6 km | 中央道諏訪ＩＣより車で３０分、ＪＲ茅野駅よりバスで３０分、茅野駅東口より無料送迎定期便有り |
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| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ホテルハーヴェスト蓼科アネックス | ¥10,000 | 4.41 156 reviews | 0.5 km | 車：中央自動車道諏訪ICより約35分 電車：JR中央本線茅野駅より無料ウェルカムバスで約40分 |
| テラス蓼科リゾート＆スパ | ¥10,800 | 4.69 653 reviews | 2.4 km | ＪＲ 茅野駅よりバスにて約３０分（送迎有り） |
| ゲストハウス クロイツェル（東急リゾートタウン蓼科） | ¥10,900 | 4.44 65 reviews | 1.0 km | 中央道諏訪ＩＣより３０分、上信越佐久ＩＣより５０分。 茅野駅から東急リゾートタウン内まで無料送迎バスがあります。 |
| クラスベッソ蓼科 ＾ | ¥11,484 | — | 0.3 km | 茅野駅から車で約２８分 |
| 蓼科ＢＡＳＥ ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ，ｓｐａ＆ｈｏｔｅｌ | ¥11,960 | 4.20 64 reviews | 2.0 km | JR茅野駅よりバスにて30分（蓼科湖前下車）道の駅ビーナスライン蓼科湖となり |
| 蓼科温泉 蓼科グランドホテル滝の湯 | ¥11,990 | 4.22 4310 reviews | 1.3 km | 東京より：車／諏訪南ICより約30分、関西より：車／諏訪ICよりビーナスライン経由で約30分 電車：茅野駅よりバス30分 |
| 八子ヶ峰ホテル（やしがみねほてる） | ¥12,210 | — | 3.4 km | 中央自動車道諏訪ICより40分、上信越自動車道佐久ICより50分 |
| 蓼科東急ホテル | ¥14,080 | 4.36 691 reviews | 0.6 km | JR茅野駅よりタクシーで約25分 茅野駅東口より無料シャトルバス有 |
| ホテルグランリゾート蓼科－璃空－りくう | ¥16,500 | 4.54 82 reviews | 2.2 km | 茅野駅よりお車で約２５分 諏訪ＩＣからビーナスライン経由蓼科温泉方面約３０分 |
| ＳＡＮＵ ２ｎｄ Ｈｏｍｅ 蓼科１ｓｔ | ¥17,268 | — | 2.2 km | 茅野駅から車で約30分 |
| 寛ぎの宿 澤右衛門 | ¥17,400 | 4.25 255 reviews | 3.4 km | ＪＲ 茅野駅よりバスで４０分／中央道 諏訪Ｉ．Ｃより４０分／上信越道 佐久Ｉ．Ｃより５０分 |
| 露天風呂のオーベルジュ つつじとかえで | ¥18,500 | 5.00 50 reviews | 3.0 km | ＪＲ 中央線 茅野駅／アルピコバス「北八ヶ岳ロープ―ウェイ」行きバスにて５０分／石臼台別荘地下車より徒歩２分 |
| 別邸 たてしな薫風 | ¥23,760 | 4.55 46 reviews | 2.1 km | 茅野駅より車で約４０分 |
| ペンション ラ・プラネート | — | — | 0.3 km | ＪＲ 茅野駅からお車で約４０分 |
| ペンション アダージオ | — | — | 1.2 km | 中央道「諏訪南I.C」より車で約４０分 JR中央本線「茅野駅」より東急リゾートの無料送迎バスで約６０分 |
| 蓼科温泉 森の隠れ宿 たてしな薫風（かおるかぜ） | — | — | 2.0 km | ＪＲ 茅野駅より路線バスにて約４０分 |
| 青空の扉 犬と泊まれるプチホテル | — | — | 2.9 km | 中央自動車道諏訪ＩＣよりお車で約３０分、諏訪南ＩＣよりお車で約２５分、上信越道佐久ＩＣより約７０分 |
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Stay nearby
10 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.
Nearest: 0.5 km
Nearest first
- Big Week Tateshina Hotel 0.5 km
- Tateshina Tokyu Hotel Hotel 0.6 km
- Tateshina Grand Hotel Takinoyu Hotel 1.3 km
- Tateshina Shinyu Onsen Hotel 1.6 km
- 創業大正十五年 蓼科 親湯温泉 Hotel 1.6 km
- テラス蓼科 Hotel 2.1 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
More places to look
Guides covering Nagano
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Updated: 8 Oct 2026, 00:52