Here is a TOP20 ranking of the numbers of the visitors to the ski areas in Japan in the 2023-24 winter season. The number of visitors to Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 and Takasu & Dynaland reach over 500,000 people. The ranking may be changed depending on the extra detail information.
1st Shiga Kogen (Nagano) 877,500 people
2nd Hakuba Goryu & Hakuba47 (Nagano) 517,338 people
3rd Takasu & Dynaland (Gifu) 501,477 people
4th Joetsu Kokusai (Niigata) 405,000 people
5th Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) 363,647 people
6th Zao Onsen (Yamagata) 362,000 people
7th Hakuba Happo-one (Nagano) 352,161 people
8th Tsugaike Kogen (Nagano) 344,162 people
9th Naeba (Niigata) 309,400 people
10th Karuizawa Prince Hotel 284,739 people
11th Sugadaira Kogen 280,137 people, 12th Ishiuchi Maruyama 261,000 people, 13th GALA Yuzawa 259,250 people, 14th Iwappara 255,000 people, 15th Grand Snow Okuibuki 250,907, 16th Kagura 244,170 people, 17th Maiko 239,700 people, 18th Nekoma Mountain 227,077 people, 19th Kandatsu 219,510 people, 20th Ryuoo 219,000 people
*The number of Zao is an approximation. The fixed number will be announced by Yamagata Prefecture in October.
*Some ski areas such as Niseko Grand Hirafu, Rusutsu, Sapporo Teine and Oze Iwakura don’t announced the details.
*Check the TOP20 ranking of last year from here.