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Below we present the top 20 ski resorts in Japan ranked by total number of visitors for the 2024–25 winter season—a list that always draws a lot of attention. Starting with this year’s ranking, resorts with a shared lift pass are counted as one resort only if their slopes are physically connected or accessible via lifts or ropeways. Rankings may change as additional data comes in. (※Current as of 7/15).
　
1st Shiga Kogen (Nagano) – 1,046,000 visitors
2nd YUZAWA SNOW LINK (Niigata) – 666,450 visitors
3rd Mt. Naeba – 569,410 visitors

4th Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 (Nagano) – 510,238 visitors
5th Takasu & Dynaland (Gifu) – 499,089 visitors
6th Joetsu Kokusai (Niigata) – 446,000 visitors
7th Hakuba Happo-One (Nagano) – 409,534 visitors
8th Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) – 405,294 visitors
9th Tsugaike (Nagano) – 368,000 visitors
10th Zao Onsen (Yamagata) – 303,000 visitors
　
11th Iwappara – 298,000, 12th Madarao Kogen & Tangram – 296,000, 13th Karuizawa Prince Hotel – 295,000, 14th Appi Kogen – 287,691, 15th Maiko – 270,000, 16th Sapporo Kokusai – 262,000, 17th Sugadaira Kogen – 257,000, 18th Grand Snow Okuibuki – 256,112, 19th Nekoma Mountain – 219,742, 20th Ryuoo – 215,000
　
*The combined total for all 10 Hakuba Valley resorts, which are accessible by a common lift pass, reached 1,865,000 visitors—112% of last year’s total, making it the clear leader if counted by pass type.
*Shiga Kogen and Sugadaira Kogen include some non-adjacent areas not connected by lifts, but both were counted as single resorts based on official announcements.
*Zao Onsen’s figure is an estimate. Official data from Yamagata Prefecture is expected around October.
*Data from several major resorts—including Niseko Grand Hirafu, Rusutsu, Sapporo Teine, and Oze Iwakura—has not yet been released.
*Last season’s top 20 list can be viewed here.