Naeba opened for the 2025-2026 winter season on 13 December 2025. At first, only some courses were open, and more opened as the snow built up.
The season ran until 5 April 2026. The resort is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with night skiing from 20 December 2025 to 21 March 2026. Naeba has 24 courses, and the Naeba Prince Hotel sits next to the slopes.
Source: Naeba Ski Resort official website. Translated and summarised by Japow Guides.
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Naeba ended its 2025-2026 winter season on 5 April 2026. The large resort has 24 courses and a run of up to 4,000 metres.
At Naeba, children up to elementary-school age ski free. The resort has a kids park, and one ticket also reaches Kagura by the longest gondola in Japan.
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