Appi & Shizukuishi · Iwate · Japan

Live weather, conditions, and visitor information for Appi & Shizukuishi resort towns.

Base towns

  • Appi Kogen — Purpose-built resort village at the base of the gondola · hotels and pensions at about 620 m, with the JR Hanawa line and a direct Morioka bus
  • Shizukuishi — Farming town under Mt Iwate on the Tazawako line · the Akita Shinkansen stops here, with the Prince resort about 15 minutes up the hill
  • Morioka — Prefecture capital and shinkansen hub · Appi about 50 minutes north, Shizukuishi about 20 minutes west

Mountains

  • Appi Kogen — One of Tohoku's largest resorts · long groomed runs off a 2.8 km gondola to Mt Maemori, dry inland powder, on the Ikon Pass from 2025-26
  • Shizukuishi — Prince-operated hill on Takakura that hosted the 1993 Alpine World Championships · about 700 m of vertical, a gondola and ropeway

安比・雫石のスキー場と麓の町のライブ天気・積雪・道路状況・観光情報。