Meiho
Also known as: Meiho Kogen, Meiho Resort
N. Alps/Ontake/Hakusan summit views
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Meiho - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
~Beg 40 / Int 40 / Adv 20; only 3 advanced courses (up to 38 deg)
Extensive beginner zone; Kids Park (free rentals); regroup at base
Kids Park, snow play, summit views
Daycare center + Kids Park - yes
School + full rental; English website; in-person English limited
Beginner/intermediate paradise with a 5 km gentle run
Snow & season
High - high base (900-1,600 m) in Okumino snowbelt
Typically early Dec to late Mar/early Apr; no night skiing
mid-Jan to Feb
Peak late Dec-Feb + weekends; weekdays quieter
Long gentle groomers
Warm-spell softening at base
The mountain
12 courses; longest 'Alpha 5000' = 5,000 m
Limited; a few steep advanced pitches
Busy weekends; Nagoya crowd
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day ~JPY 5,300 weekday (higher weekends/peak)
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Nagoya ~2 h by car; direct bus from Nagoya; via Gujo-Hachiman IC
Direct bus from Nagoya
Base lodge restaurants
Day-resort base
Gujo hub (near Nagoya)
Patrol & safety
On-site patrol; inbounds groomed
Gujo City (~40-50 min, est)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.