Opening dates for Japanese ski resorts for the 2026-27 season: confirmed season starts, resorts still awaiting announcement, sorted by earliest opening.
Announced 2026/27 opening dates for Japanese ski resorts, grouped by prefecture, each with a link to the resort's own announcement and a note on whether the date is confirmed or provisional.
High-elevation areas in Hokkaido and Tohoku start turning lifts in late November; most of Honshu falls into place between mid and late December. Actual openings still move with the snow.
We cover 513 ski areas and 123 live webcams in total, across Hokkaido, Nagano Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Akita Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture, Aomori Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture.
Once a resort opens, the live cameras and snow depth readings show how much terrain is actually skiable. Closing dates are updated in spring.