Japanese ski resorts ranked by snowfall, run count, vertical drop and size — data-led comparison.
Rankings built from measurable data — snowfall, vertical drop, number of runs, lift count and webcam coverage — rather than editorial taste.
Unverified numbers are either excluded from the ranking or flagged as estimated. Each table header switches the sort criterion.
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.
Top of the webcam table: Shiga Kogen (Nagano Prefecture), Myoko Kogen (Akakan) (Niigata Prefecture), Zao Onsen (Yamagata Prefecture), Rusutsu Resort (Hokkaido), Naeba (Niigata Prefecture), Kiroro Snow World (Hokkaido), Hakuba Happo-One (Nagano Prefecture), Grand Hirafu (Hokkaido), Furano Ski Resort (Hokkaido), Nozawa Onsen (Nagano Prefecture).