Togakushi Ski Area is a ski area in Nagano, Japan, on slopes between roughly 1,205 and 1,561 m. Its mapped area is about 3.3 km across, with 20 marked runs and 7 lifts (about 16 km of piste in all).
Over the last twelve winters the ERA5 weather model gives it 553 cm of snowfall a season, 34th of the 397 ski areas we measure in Japan. Its winters are fairly steady; even the leanest, 2015/16 (385 cm), reached 70% of the average. January is usually the snowiest month, with about 182 cm. Snowfall days average −5.3 °C at mid-mountain, and its snow-quality score ranks 6th of 397 in Japan.
The nearest city of any size is Nagano, about 12 km away. Below are links to 3 official live cameras.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIZUNA HIGASHI KOGEN RESORT | 4.9 km | 357 cm | 268 |
| Kurohime Kogen | 9.8 km | 432 cm | 129 |
| Myoko Suginohara | 14 km | 357 cm | 268 |
| Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Ski Resort | 15 km | 432 cm | 129 |
| Akakura Kanko Ski Resort | 17 km | 445 cm | 117 |
When it falls, and how winters differ
Month by month
Month by month, the most snow falls in January. March brings 47% of January’s snowfall. That is in line with the median for ski areas in Japan (52%). In amount, March brings 86 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Winter by winter
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 553 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 385 cm; the biggest was 2024/25 with 699 cm (1.8 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 41% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. More of the terrain faces the sun.
By difficulty
Lift types
- Chairlift7
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
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.
Togakushi and Iizuna webcams & snow report — all 2 ski areas →
Hot springs nearby, as analysed
1 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 24 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type | Analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 飯綱鉱泉 | 4.4 km | 24℃ cold | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Togakushi Shrine戸隠神社 | Shrine | 1.9 km |
| Mount Togakushi戸隠山 | Mountain | 5.1 km |
| Mount Kurohime黒姫山 (長野県) | Mountain | 7.5 km |
| Zenkō-ji Temple善光寺 | Temple | 12.1 km |
| Lake Nojiri野尻湖 | Nature | 13.5 km |
| Mount Myōkō妙高山 | Mountain | 16 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
42 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within 3 km of this ski area, listed cheapest first.
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 民宿 とがくし屋 | ¥5,000 | 4.17 53 reviews | 1.6 km | ＪＲ 長野駅より川中島バス戸隠行き中社宮前下車し徒歩１０分 |
| 信州戸隠高原 民宿りんどう | ¥5,500 | 3.33 246 reviews | 1.5 km | 長野駅よりバスで６5分、徒歩５分／長野ＩＣより車で５０分／信濃町ＩＣより車で２５分 |
| 民宿 広安 | ¥6,440 | 3.67 53 reviews | 2.0 km | ＪＲ 長野駅より車で４０分／アルピコ交通中社宮前下車 徒歩２分 |
| 戸隠高原ホテル | ¥6,600 | 3.95 168 reviews | 1.2 km | 上越自動車道 信濃町インターより22km。ＪＲ長野駅よりバードライン戸隠行バスで約70分。（夏は中社前下車、徒歩15分） |
| 山宿 戸隠小舎 | ¥6,600 | 4.33 34 reviews | 1.9 km | 長野駅よりお車で約1時間 |
| 戸隠神社宿坊 いろりのそば処 築山館 | ¥7,000 | 4.52 55 reviews | 3.0 km | ＪＲ長野駅前より戸隠高原行き「川中島バス」で６０分。「戸隠宝光社」下車、徒歩１分。 |
| ＬＯＤＧＥぴこ | ¥7,070 | 4.80 17 reviews | 1.3 km | ＪＲ長野駅／上信越道・長野ＩＣ、信濃町ＩＣ |
| ロッジ ぴぁろっきー | ¥7,700 | 4.67 25 reviews | 1.5 km | 信濃町ＩＣより車で25分。長野ＩＣより45分。長野駅よりバスで60分「戸隠中社」下車。送迎可能。(夏季限定) |
| 福岡旅館 | ¥8,000 | 4.29 25 reviews | 3.5 km | 長野駅より定期バスで５０分／上信越自動車道・長野ＩＣより５０分 信濃町ＩＣより３０分 |
| 戸隠高原休暇村 シャレー戸隠 | ¥8,030 | 3.47 92 reviews | 1.5 km | 信濃町I.Cから信濃信州新線約17キロ（約30分）。JR長野駅下車バス約６０分。 |
| ヒュッテ ハニカム | ¥8,140 | 4.20 5 reviews | 1.5 km | JR長野駅下車、川中島バスで約６０分 長野ICから約５０分 |
| 旧本坊 久山館 | ¥8,500 | — | 2.0 km | 長野駅よりお車にて約１時間 |
Show the other 30
| Property | From | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 戸隠旅の宿 白樺荘 | ¥8,800 | 4.69 128 reviews | 1.9 km | 車◆信濃ICから30分／電車◆長野駅からバス約60分⇒戸隠中社宮or戸隠森林植物園下車徒歩10分※冬は越水ヶ原前下車1分 |
| ペンション あぜりあ | ¥9,500 | 4.50 40 reviews | 1.8 km | 信濃町ＩＣより車で30分・長野ＩＣより50分－つつじ通り。長野駅からバスで60分「戸隠中社」下車後、送迎可能。 |
| 戸隠参詣宿 高山坊 | ¥9,500 | 4.57 137 reviews | 1.9 km | 長野駅から路線バスで約60分「戸隠中社」下車、徒歩3分。 |
| 宿坊旅館 大西 | ¥10,200 | 3.33 26 reviews | 2.0 km | 長野道長野ICより車で1時間 |
| 旅館 横倉 宿坊（旧十輪院） | ¥10,545 | 4.00 147 reviews | 1.8 km | JR長野駅より車・バスで1時間『戸隠中社宮前』下車 |
| 山旅の宿 樅の木山荘 | ¥11,600 | 5.00 30 reviews | 2.0 km | ＪＲ 長野駅よりお車にて約６０分 |
| 山の庭 タンネ | ¥12,100 | 5.00 25 reviews | 2.0 km | ＪＲ長野駅よりアルピコバスで６５分 車で長野ＩＣより６０分信濃町ＩＣより２５分 |
| 戸隠キャンプ場 | ¥13,000 | — | 2.9 km | 長野駅より車で45分 上信越道信濃町ICより車で30分 |
| 戸隠山宿坊 妙光院 武田旅館 | ¥13,200 | 4.33 50 reviews | 2.0 km | 長野駅より戸隠キャンプ場又は戸隠スキー場行バス（５５分）中社大門下車徒歩２分 |
| 戸隠高原 森の宿 めるへん | ¥13,700 | 4.17 73 reviews | 1.6 km | 長野新幹線長野駅～バードライン戸隠スキー場行きバスで60分越水旅館街下車徒歩150m：上信越道信濃町ICより25分 |
| 戸隠キャンプ場 ＾ | ¥14,988 | — | 3.0 km | 黒姫駅から車で約２１分 |
| 戸隠神社 宿坊 山本館 | ¥16,200 | 4.72 129 reviews | 3.0 km | JR長野駅よりアルピコバス約60分「戸隠宝光社」下車／上信越自動車道 長野ICより約50分・信濃町ICより約30分 |
| 戸隠のそば宿・宿坊極意 | ¥17,600 | 4.74 170 reviews | 1.9 km | ＪＲ長野駅から戸隠行きバスで約５０分／戸隠中社下車徒歩１分 |
| 宮本旅館 | ¥17,600 | 5.00 18 reviews | 3.2 km | |
| Ｅａｒｔｈｂｏａｔ Ｔｏｇａｋｕｓｈｉ | ¥17,667 | — | 1.7 km | 信濃町ＩＣから車で約３０分 |
| 鷹明亭 辻旅館 | ¥20,790 | 4.80 163 reviews | 1.9 km | 上越道長野Ｉ．Ｃより車で６０分。ＪＲ長野駅からバス６０分。 |
| 中谷旅館 | ¥24,200 | 5.00 14 reviews | 2.0 km | ＪＲ長野駅より「戸隠」行きバスで６０分（中社宮前下車徒歩１分）／長野ＩＣより車で６０分／信濃町ＩＣより車で３０分 |
| 戸隠神社 宿坊 お宿 諏訪 | ¥24,600 | 4.80 58 reviews | 3.1 km | ＪＲ長野駅・ＪＲ信越線黒姫駅／上信越道長野ＩＣより約３０分／同じく信濃町ＩＣより約３０分 |
| ａｗａｉ戸隠 | ¥33,075 | — | 2.0 km | 長野駅より車で40分 善光寺より車で30分 松本空港より車で１時間50分 |
| 旧福寿院 武井旅館 | ¥39,050 | — | 3.3 km | 長野駅からバスで５０分、長野ICから車で６０分 |
| 戸隠高原 高妻ロッヂ | — | 4.33 13 reviews | 1.3 km | JR長野駅：バスかタクシー/上信越道・長野IC～七曲り経由バードライン～戸隠/信濃町IC～国道18号～県道36号線～戸隠 |
| 森のペンション ニュー戸隠シーハイル ＾ | — | — | 1.4 km | 黒姫駅から車で約２４分 |
| 戸隠バードホテル | — | — | 1.4 km | ＪＲ長野駅よりバスで５０分／長野ＩＣより淺川ループインまたは戸隠バードライン経由で戸隠へ |
| 成瀬旅館 | — | — | 1.9 km | ＪＲ長野駅より戸隠行きバス６０分、中社宮前下車徒歩５分。 |
| 二澤旅館 | — | 3.00 82 reviews | 2.0 km | 長野新幹線長野駅／上信越道長野ＩＣから車で６０分 |
| 石楠花ロッヂ | — | — | 2.2 km | 上信越自動車道長野I.C・信濃町I.Cより６０分、またはJR長野駅よりバス６０分。 |
| うたごえ音楽ロッジ・ａｋｋｏｒｄｅ | — | — | 2.2 km | ＪＲ長野駅／上信越道・長野ＩＣ、信濃町ＩＣ |
| 戸隠宝光社 女性のためのゲストハウス なないろテント／民泊 | — | — | 3.1 km | 善光寺下駅から車で約３１分 |
| 信州戸隠高原 越志旅館 | — | — | 3.1 km | ＪＲ 長野駅よりバスにて約１時間、宝光社宮前バス停下車、徒歩にて２分 |
| お宿 富岡 | — | — | 3.2 km | ＪＲ 長野駅より車で５０分 |
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Stay nearby
8 places within 12 km of the slopes. Most of them do not take online bookings — open the map for contact details.
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
More places to look
What we have measured at Togakushi Ski Area
- Where in Japan Do You Get the Most Powder Days? Season snowfall totals do not tell you how often it snows. We counted the days that deliver 5 cm or more at all 397 Japanese ski areas. Hokkaido's median is 12 days a winter and Honshu's is 21 — and Honshu rains about three times as often.
- Ikon, Epic, Indy or Mountain Collective in Japan for 2026/27: Which Resorts, How Many Days, and How Much Snow Each Gets Ikon gives 7 days at each of ten Japanese destinations, Epic 5 consecutive days, Mountain Collective 2 and Indy 2. Each pass checked against its own terms and set beside twelve winters of our snowfall data. Togakushi, on Indy, shares the deepest floor on any pass with Hakuba Cortina, on Epic.
- You Do Not Need a Car to Ski in Japan — and That Changes Everything 175 Japanese ski areas sit within 40 km of a major city. One of the world's ten snowiest is 5.7 km from a bullet train station. Nowhere else works like this.
- Deep Snow, 20 km from a Japanese City — and Nobody Writes About It Togakushi gets 553 cm a season and sits 12 km from Nagano. Not one of these twelve ski areas has an English Wikipedia page. Here is what is there.
- Togakushi: Deep, Dry Snow Inside Nagano City Togakushi is inside the city limits of a place with about 370,000 people. Snow falls at −5.3 °C, rain arrives on 11% of winter days against a national median of 16%, and it has the best snow quality of any Japanese ski area within 20 km of a city.
Updated: 8 Oct 2026, 00:52