Furusato Nozei Lift Tickets: 8 Deals Closing Soon, Geto Nov 3

Eight ski resort lift tickets and season passes offered as furusato nozei return gifts stop taking applications within the next 30 days. Furusato nozei is a Japanese tax-donation program for people who pay tax in Japan: you donate to a local government and receive a gift in return. The earliest deadline is today, November 3, for two season passes at Geto Kogen (Kitakami). The rest close on November 20 and November 30.

Eight gifts with deadlines coming up

Donation amounts and deadlines are listed below, earliest deadline first.

Geto Kogen (Kitakami): Season Pass, Adult. Donation ¥253,000. Deadline November 3
Geto Kogen (Kitakami): Season Pass, Adult + Hot Spring. Donation ¥274,000. Deadline November 3
Yunomaru (Tomi): Super Early-Bird 1-Day Ticket. Donation from ¥15,000. Deadline November 20
Canmore Ski Village (Higashikawa): Early-Bird Season Pass, Adult. Donation ¥100,000. Deadline November 30
Canmore Ski Village (Higashikawa): Early-Bird Season Pass, Child/Senior. Donation ¥80,000. Deadline November 30
Inawashiro (Inawashiro Town): Furusato Nozei-Only Season Pass, Adult. Donation ¥74,000. Deadline November 30
Inawashiro (Inawashiro Town): Furusato Nozei-Only Season Pass, Child. Donation ¥39,000. Deadline November 30
Inawashiro (Inawashiro Town): Priority Lane Pass, Adult. Donation ¥110,000. Deadline November 30

Yunomaru's is the only 1-day ticket; the other seven are season passes. The cut-off time for applications, how you receive the ticket and when it can be used are set for each gift on the municipality's own page, so check them before you donate. Gifts from other municipalities are listed on our page of lift tickets available through furusato nozei (in Japanese).

Tax deduction for this year: donations by December 31

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, donations made by December 31 count toward this year's deduction. However, many gifts stop taking applications before then, and all eight here close in November. If you plan to donate at the end of the year, the lift ticket may already be gone. ^[1]

Niseko Moiwa early-bird sales run until November 20

There is also an early-bird offer separate from furusato nozei. On the top page of its official website, Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort says early-bird sales for the 26-27 season run from November 1 to November 20. Check the lift pass page on the official site for ticket types and prices. ^[2]

We update each resort's opening status every morning on the opening information page. For Niseko Moiwa's snow depth and live cams, see its resort page.

Sources

Prepared with AI assistance from public sources. Always check each resort's official website for the latest information.