Nozawa Onsen Ski Passes: Purchase Options, Tips, and Pricing
The best way is to purchase discounted tickets from your hotel. Purchase a blank Nozawa Onsen ski pass from your hotel for 300 yen, scan the QR code, choose the amount of days you want to ski (1-10 days), pay online. You are then good to go and ski. You can add more days after current days have been used.
If your hotel does not have this option, or if coming for a day trip, you can purchase Nozawa Onsen lift passes online in advance: Please note, you will need to go to the the ticket counter at the ski resort with QR code to pick up your ticket.
You can also purchase lift tickets from the ski resort when you arrive to Nozawa Onsen. This is the easiest and how most people do it on day trips to Nozawa Onsen.
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Once you have your ticket(s) there is no requirement to go back to the ticket counter in the future. You can simply add extra ski days to your ticket by purchasing them online.
Nozawa Onsen ski lift ticket prices 2026/27
| Type of ticket | Adult | Child (under 15) | Senior (over 60) |
| 1 day (consecutive) | ¥7,800 | ¥4,700 | ¥6,300 |
| 2 days (consecutive) | ¥14,500 | ¥8,700 | ¥11,650 |
| 3 days (consecutive) | ¥21,200 | ¥12,700 | ¥17,000 |
| 4 hours | ¥6,700 | ¥4,000 | ¥5,350 |
| Night skiing | ¥2,850 | ¥1,700 | - |
| Sightseeing Gondola | ¥3,750 | ¥2,750 | - |
| Season pass | ¥102,500 | ¥62,000 | ¥83,000 |
There is also a Spring season pass available from March 1st onwards. This pass is ¥55,000 for adults, ¥33,500 for kids and ¥44,500 for seniors.
Purchase ski lift tickets online in advance (credit card only). Please note that sales usually start in December each year.
Nozawa Onsen early bird discounted ski pass and season pass
Discounted lift tickets can be purchased from your hotel in Nozawa Onsen (as mentioned at the top of the page). There are no other discounted lift tickets available. Discounted prices have not yet been released for 2026/27.
Nagano multi ski resort pass
There is a great option to purchase a multi-mountain ski pass called the "NAGANO 7 - Powder Dream Season Pass". This pass includes:
1. Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort
2. Shiga Kogen Mountain Resort
3. Togakushi Ski Resort
4. Ryuoo Ski Park
5. Madarao Kogen Ski Resort
6. Tangram Madarao Resort
7. "The Cupid of Romance" (Kijimadaira)
- Enjoy unlimited skiing at 7 ski resorts in northern Nagano with one pass
- Includes season pass benefits at each resort.
Super early bird price: ¥140,000 for an adult, or ¥110,000 for a child (purchase online between October 1-31)
Early bird price: ¥150,000 for an adult, or ¥115,000 for a child (purchase online between November 1-30)
Regular price: ¥160,000 for an adult, or ¥120,000 for a child (purchase online between December 1- January 31)
This ticket is available from the Nozawa Onsen ski resort ticket office (from December 1st), or by shipping (from October 1st).
There is a direct ski bus between Nozawa Onsen and Madarao for day trips (which also stops at Togari ski resort). The other ski resorts really require a car for a day trip.
Planning your Nozawa Onsen trip? Check availability at Nozawa Peaks.