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Hanawa Ski Area

Official name 花輪スキー場

Akita · 257–744 m · 3 runs · 3 lifts

  • 2025-26 season: Jan 2 – Mar 8
  • Summit: Today clear 2–3°C / Tomorrow clear 1–10°C
  • Snow depth 0 cm | New snow, next 12h 0 cm · 24h 0 cm · 48h 0 cm · 7 days 18 cm · 14 days 28 cm

Hanawa Ski Area sits beside Alpas, Kazuno City's sports complex in north-east Akita, and is one of the few places in Japan that can stage alpine, ski jumping and cross-country events at the same venue. Opened in 1954, it hosted the 1997 winter National Sports Festival. Three lifts serve three runs — the advanced Giant and Panorama Paradise courses and a beginner Family course — over about 490 m of vertical. Its all-season Hanawa jumping hill is where Beijing 2022 gold medallist Ryoyu Kobayashi trained as a student. Alpas provides lodging, a restaurant and a hot spring with a view.

Hanawa Ski Area · 鹿角市 · Akita

Hanawa Ski Area weather at the top (744 m, hourly, 14 days)

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Hanawa Ski Area lift tickets and prices

2025-26 prices

1-day ticket
Adult ¥3,300 · Child ¥2,600 · Senior ¥2,600
Half day
¥2,800
Season pass
¥30,000

Discounts

  • Ski Children's Day (March 1 and 8, 2026): lifts free for elementary and under
  • Free children's rental day (March 7, 2026)
  • Alpas guests get a discount on 1-day lift tickets (adult ¥2,000, etc.)
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  • Group 1-day ticket (15+ people) adult ¥2,700
  • Ski class 1-day ticket (Kazuno city and county, elementary from ¥700)

Opening hours

Lifts
9:00–16:00
Night skiing
no night skiing

Getting to Hanawa Ski Area and parking

Car
Kazuno-Hachimantai IC, Tohoku Expressway, 10 min

Train

  • Kazuno-Hanawa Station JR Hanawa Line → 10 min by car

Hanawa Ski Area runs and lifts

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