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Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, lift ticket prices across Japan have been creeping higher due to inflation and growing inbound demand. For this report, we’ve compiled information on “2025–26 Winter Adult 1-Day Lift Ticket Prices” for five ski resorts in Hakuba Village. At Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47, where advance discount lift ticket sales began on 9/1 (Mon.), the regular ticket window price has increased by JPY1,000 since last season—up from JPY8,000 to JPY9,000. (Photo taken 12/9/2025).
[ABLE Hakuba Goryu Ski Resort・Technical Course]
Over at Hakuba Sanosaka, where early-bird lift ticket sales also began on 9/1 (Mon.), the price of an adult 1-day ticket has risen by JPY600 from last season, going from JPY4,800 to JPY5,400. This season, a new scenic spot called “Shirayuki-daira” (pictured) will debut just past the top of the 2nd Quad, featuring the brand-new kids’ area “Snow Friends Park.” In addition, the Capella restaurant is set to reopen. (Photo taken 3/12/2025).
[Hakuba Sanosaka・New Paradise Slope]
The price of an adult 1-day lift ticket at Hakuba Happo-One has increased by JPY1,000 compared to last season, rising from JPY7,700 to JPY8,700 (still set JPY300 lower than Goryu & 47). As with last year, the only early-bird option available will be a 2-day ticket for JPY14,790, which can be used either consecutively or on separate days. Looking ahead, a brand-new gondola starting from the Nakiyama area is scheduled to open in December 2027. (Photo taken 4/5/2025).
[Hakuba Happo-One・Kurobishi Slope]
At Hakuba Iwatake, where the new gondola opened in December 2024, the price of an adult 1-day ticket has risen from JPY6,500 last season to JPY7,000. For reference, the most expensive adult 1-day ticket in Japan is at Rusutsu, where it is priced at JPY16,200. Incidentally, it’s possible to receive rewards such as the all-mountain HAKUBA VALLEY season pass, as well as season passes and 1-day tickets for Happo, Goryu & 47, and Iwatake through the Japanese “Furusato Nozei” hometown tax program,!
[Hakuba Iwatake・Gondola Base Station]
For your reference, here is the trend in adult one-day lift ticket prices at Hakuba ski resorts over five seasons (Winter 2022 to Winter 2026):
– Goryu 47: ¥5,500 → ¥6,000 → ¥7,500 → ¥8,000 → ¥9,000
– Sanosaka: suspended → ¥3,000 → ¥4,300 → ¥4,800 → ¥5,400
– Happo: ¥5,500 → ¥6,500 → ¥7,200 → ¥7,700 → ¥8,700
– Iwatake: ¥4,600 → ¥5,000 (weekends) → ¥5,200 (weekends) → ¥6,500 → ¥7,000
＊If you would like to receive local specialty products as a gift in return for your furusato nozei tax payment, please apply via “Furusato Choice.”
＊Furusato nozei (hometown tax) is a system that allows you to make donations to your hometown or other local municipalities you wish to support. By making a donation, you can receive about 30% of the donation amount back in gifts, as well as benefit from reductions (i.e. deduction) or refunds of your residential or income taxes.
＊Furustao nozei report series (listed from newest to oldest): Hakuba Originals, Local Products 2, Local Products 1, Hotel Reservations, Lift Ticket Purchases, Hakuba-Grown Rice 3, Hakuba-Grown Rice 2, Hakuba-Grown Rice 1, Hakuba Outdoor, Hakuba Valley Passes