Togari Onsen
Also known as: Togari Snow Resort (Pegasus/Orion/Tondaira)
Togari onsen; near Nozawa
Can the whole group come?
Who in your group gets a good week at Togari Onsen - the terrain split, the ski school, and what the people not skiing do.
Beg 40 / Int 40 / Adv 20; off-piste lightly tolerated
Wide beginner slopes at Pegasus base; 2 Kids Parks
Togari onsen (Akatsuki-no-yu, Nozomi Onsen); snowbike/fat-bike, tubing, kids parks
None - free indoor Kids Room (unsupervised)
Togari Ski & Snowboard School (SAJ); English private (book ahead); base rental
Mostly gentle wide terrain; family/beginner-friendly
Snow & season
High snowfall (Iiyama belt); low elevation/E slopes sour powder fast - best cold days
Typically mid-Dec to late Mar
Jan-Feb
Peak late Dec-Feb; weekdays quiet
Wide groomers + hike-to tree lines
Rapid snow softening on E/SE slopes
The mountain
~135-140 ha
13 courses; steepest 34 deg; 5 ungroomed powder runs
5 ungroomed powder runs + hike-to top tree lines
Quiet locals' field
Getting there & lift pass
Adult day ~JPY 5,000-5,500
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Hokuriku Shinkansen to Iiyama + ~15 min car/shuttle; local line Togari-Nozawaonsen Stn
Shuttle from Iiyama
~7 slope-side restaurants
Two base villages; onsen
Iiyama hub
Patrol & safety
Patrolled; off-piste no managed avalanche control
Official vs skiresort.info diverge on elevation/vertical
Iiyama Red Cross Hospital (~12 km)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand ski resort report. Coordinates are approximate.