Bandai and Inawashiro area in Fukushima prefecture is one of the best ski areas in Japan and ski/snowboard enthusiasts should check out.
Where is Bandai and Inawashiro area?
The Inawashiro and Bandai area is located in the northern part of Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima Prefecture is located north of Tokyo and is part of the Tohoku region of Japan. In the Inawashiro and Bandai area of this Fukushima Prefecture, there are Mount Bandai and Mount Adatara, and many ski resorts are located around these mountains.
Because of the proximity of Lake Inawashiro, many ski resorts offer good views of the mountains and Lake Inawashiro from their ski slopes.
7 Skiing Resorts in Bandai and Inawashiro
Here's skiing resorts in Bandai and Inawashiro.
Hoshino Resorts Alts Bandai
HOSHINO RESORTS ALTS BANDAI has many snow parks.There is also a powder snow area to move around by CAT and enjoy the powder snow to the fullest. There is also the Nekoma ski resort on the back side of the Arutz Bandai ski resort, which can be accessed via a snow walking route.
More information : https://www.alts.co.jp/en/
Inawashiro Ski Resort
The view of Lake Inawashiro from the top is good. When the snow accumulates, the course from the top becomes an unpressurized powder zone.
More information : https://www.inawashiro-ski.com/
Lister Ski Fantasia
Lister Ski Fantasia has a FIS certified course that was also the venue for the 2009 Freestyle Ski World Championships.
More information : http://www.listel-inawashiro.jp/snow_season/
Grandeco Snow Resort
Grandeco snow Resort is a snow resort with a reputation for good snow quality in the Inawashiro and Bandai area. It features a long run course of about 3,500 meters from the summit
Since the Ura-bandai Grandeco Tokyu Hotel is attached to the resort, it is easily accessible from the hotel.
More information : https://www.grandeco.com/winter/
Minowa Ski Resort
Hotel Premiere Minowa is nearby, making access convenient.
Many snow machines have been installed, so there is plenty of snow even in the early season.
More information : https://www.ski-minowa.jp/
Ura-bandai Ski Resort
Snowshoe and snow trekking are available to hike through the all-white world at Urabandai Ski Resort.
There is also a crater lake called Akanuma, which was formed by an eruption in 1888. Near the fully frozen copper swamp, melting snow seeps out with sulfur and iron in the ground and freezes, creating an icy yellow fall.
More information : https://www.urabandai-ski.jp/
Numajiri Ski Resort
The Numajiri Ski Resort opened in 1915. It is said that skiing was introduced to Japan in 1911, so this is a ski resort with a long history that was established early in the history of skiing in Japan.
It has a wide range of facilities for snow beginers, including a kids park for children and "Park Lv.1 - NUMAJIRI SNOW PARK" for those who want to try snow parks.
More information : https://www.numajiri-ski.jp/
