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Yakushiyama Ski Area薬師山スキー場

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Akita · Tohoku

Yuki Recommends

2/5

Crunchy snow and road less travelled — one for a specific mood. 🐻

SnowCrunchy8.1 m/yr at the valley station (JMA — the base gets more) · Yuki tastes crunchy snow 🐻

Charm & cute

Storybook factor

Terrain

Onsen & culture

Road less travelled

Value

Yuki Recommends is our own scoring — charm, storybook feeling, snow texture and more. Subjective factors are our read from the data, not a hard grade.

Yakushiyama Ski Area is a ski resort in Akita Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan. There is 1 onsen within 3.3 km.

Location

40.2124, 140.2769 · Google Maps ↗

☕ Coffee within 1 km

Fukuta Coffee — 1.5 km

♨ Onsens nearby (1)

♨ 高齢者ふれあい交流施設;ゆっちゃん — 3.3 km🚗 a drive

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🚆 Getting there & experiences

JR Pass →Airport transfer →Onsen day pass →Ski rental →eSIM / pocket wifi →

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Common questions about Yakushiyama Ski Area

Is Yakushiyama Ski Area good for beginners?

Yakushiyama Ski Area leans towards confident intermediates and above; beginners can ski here but there are gentler options.

Is Yakushiyama Ski Area good for families?

Yes — Yakushiyama Ski Area has the mix families want: places to stay, 1 onsen nearby and terrain across abilities (our read).

Does Yakushiyama Ski Area get good powder?

Good — about 8.1 m a year (JMA normals).

Does Yakushiyama Ski Area have an onsen?

Yes. There is 1 onsen recorded near Yakushiyama Ski Area, including 高齢者ふれあい交流施設;ゆっちゃん (3.3 km).

Data recorded for Yakushiyama Ski Area: onsen, dining, coffee, stay. Empty fields mean unknown, not zero — nothing here is invented. Lift prices are adult 1-day, 2024/25 season, JPY.