Togari Onsen Ski Resort — Attraction in Iiyama

Great place to come and ski/snowboard for a couple days. Even tough it’s a smaller resort there is a nice variety in slopes. The main slope is quite beginner friendly while there are also some challenging black slopes.

Without rushing I did all the slopes in 1.5 days. Then the other 1.5 days I had left I repeated the slopes I thought were most fun.

There are two main restaurants along the slopes, one at the very beginning and one near the top. Both offer very affordable and tasty meals.

If your looking to rent gear, I used the renting service of the resort itself “rental land” and have no complaints :)

Non ski/snowboard related, there aren’t a lot of restaurant in the town itself. The ones that are there however truly have some amazing dishes and very...

Good terrain for such a small ski area. But with its low base elevation and southern exposure, Togari's surface conditions are often soft and wet. As lift ticket prices are low, the place is a favorite destination for school and university students, who mostly snowboard (80%+). The number of lesson takers wearing numbered bibs over identical outerwear is impressive. Like many too many other ski destinations in this country, annoying pop music piped from the lift towers is a needless distraction. On the plus side, their cafeteria menus offer tasty options at reasonable prices. With the right conditions, certainly...

Great ski resort for intermediate skiers! It used to have two base areas, but during covid the northeast slope has been closed off. It leaves very few hills for beginners, but there's still a practice area at the base of the Pegasus slope. When at full operation, there's plenty of choice to ski throughout the day, but currently skilled skiers may get bored with the lack of variety. Hopefully they return to full operation for the...