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The biggest ski resorts in Japan

The 15 ski resorts in Japan with the most kilometres of pistes. The biggest is Niseko United (Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan), with 58 km of pistes, followed by Nozawa Onsen (42 km) and Zao Onsen (39 km). Tap any of them for its piste map, the gradient profile of every run and the snow forecast.

  1. 1Niseko UnitedHokkaido Prefecture · Japan89 runs · 29 lifts · 257–1,176 m58 kmof pistes
  2. 2Nozawa OnsenNagano Prefecture · Japan39 runs · 17 lifts · 565–1,644 m42 kmof pistes
  3. 3Zao OnsenYamagata Prefecture · Japan17 runs · 35 lifts · 792–1,661 m39 kmof pistes
  4. 4Tsugaike KogenNagano Prefecture · Japan12 runs · 15 lifts · 803–1,707 m34 kmof pistes
  5. 5RusutsuHokkaido Prefecture · Japan27 runs · 18 lifts · 422–988 m31 kmof pistes
  6. 6Appi KogenIwate Prefecture · Japan19 runs · 8 lifts · 628–1,269 m30 kmof pistes
  7. 7Hakuba Happo OneNagano Prefecture · Japan24 runs · 22 lifts · 751–1,827 m30 kmof pistes
  8. 8FuranoHokkaido Prefecture · Japan23 runs · 10 lifts · 235–1,064 m26 kmof pistes
  9. 9KiroroHokkaido Prefecture · Japan22 runs · 10 lifts · 523–1,180 m25 kmof pistes
  10. 10SahoroHokkaido Prefecture · Japan20 runs · 9 lifts · 408–1,044 m24 kmof pistes
  11. 11Hoshino Resorts Nekoma MountainFukushima Prefecture · Japan35 runs · 13 lifts · 736–1,335 m23 kmof pistes
  12. 12Joetsu InternationalNiigata Prefecture · Japan5 runs · 19 lifts · 217–930 m23 kmof pistes
  13. 13TomamuHokkaido Prefecture · Japan47 runs · 7 lifts · 587–1,172 m22 kmof pistes
  14. 14Hakuba IwatakeNagano Prefecture · Japan7 runs · 9 lifts · 746–1,283 m20 kmof pistes
  15. 15Myoko SuginoharaNiigata Prefecture · Japan15 runs · 5 lifts · 739–1,857 m20 kmof pistes

How this list was made

Ranked by the total length of their alpine runs in OpenStreetMap (cross-country trails don't count). Official figures may differ a little, as every resort measures its runs its own way.

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