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Cameras at Japan’s snowy destinations

See camera views from ski slopes and mountain viewpoints, including Niseko. Open the source to check whether snow is visible; for updated stills, check the capture time too. Consult local notices for trails and resort operations.

Snow in the frame does not mean a ski area or access road is open. Use notices from the resort and road authority when making travel plans.

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Biwako Terrace and Valley Summit AreaNo on-site preview · check the official source

Shiga

Biwako Terrace and Valley Summit Area

Biwako Valley's summit camera shows the area around Biwako Terrace. The image updates about every ten seconds; check the operator's notices for ropeway service.

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Biwako Valley

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Kyoto Kinkaku-ji Temple GroundsNo on-site preview · check the official source

Kyoto

Kyoto Kinkaku-ji Temple Grounds

The official Kinkaku-ji website provides still images of the temple grounds. They update every three minutes rather than showing continuous video.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Kinkaku-ji — Shokoku-ji Temple Group

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Kyoto Ginkaku-ji Temple GroundsNo on-site preview · check the official source

Kyoto

Kyoto Ginkaku-ji Temple Grounds

The official Ginkaku-ji website provides still images of the temple grounds, updated every three minutes. Unlike the Ginkaku-ji approach camera, this view is inside the grounds.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Ginkaku-ji — Shokoku-ji Temple Group

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Kobe Mount Rokko Visitor CenterNo on-site preview · check the official source

Hyogo

Kobe Mount Rokko Visitor Center

Rokkosan Visitor Center links to an official live camera showing the mountain. Check the sky and surroundings before heading uphill, and confirm stream availability on the source page.

Scenic placesMountainsAutumn colors

Hyogo Prefectural Rokkosan Visitor Center

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Akita Lake Tazawa — Tatsuko StatueNo on-site preview · check the official source

Akita

Akita Lake Tazawa — Tatsuko Statue

Semboku City's tourism page links to the official Lake Tazawa feed. The map pin is an approximate reference near the Tatsuko statue, not a verified camera location.

Scenic placesAutumn colorsSnow

City of Semboku

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Akita Kakunodate Samurai StreetNo on-site preview · check the official source

Akita

Akita Kakunodate Samurai Street

Semboku City's camera shows Kakunodate's samurai district and the trees along its streets. For cherry blossoms or autumn color, check the official video's live label and broadcast date.

Scenic placesCherry blossomsAutumn colors

City of Semboku

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Fukushima Ouchi-jukuYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Fukushima

Fukushima Ouchi-juku

Shimogo Town's camera shows Ouchi-juku's street of thatched-roof houses. It gives you a look at this historic post town before you visit.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Shimogo Town

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Yunokami Onsen StationYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Fukushima

Yunokami Onsen Station

Shimogo Town's camera shows thatched-roof Yunokami Onsen Station and the surrounding streets. It faces the station area, not the hot-spring baths.

Scenic placesHot springsCherry blossoms

Shimogo Town

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Gunma Ikaho Onsen Stone StepsNo on-site preview · check the official source

Gunma

Gunma Ikaho Onsen Stone Steps

Shibukawa City's official camera shows the stone-step street and surroundings in Ikaho Onsen. Take a look before walking around the hot-spring town.

Scenic placesHot springsSnow

City of Shibukawa

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Kanazawa Kenrokuen GardenYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Ishikawa

Kanazawa Kenrokuen Garden

Kanazawa City's official video shows Kenrokuen Garden. If you are visiting for flowers or autumn foliage, check what is actually in frame.

Scenic placesCherry blossomsAutumn colors

City of Kanazawa

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Nagano Matsumoto CastleYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Nagano

Nagano Matsumoto Castle

See Matsumoto Castle and its surroundings through Matsumoto City's official camera. Check the source video for weather and seasonal scenery before visiting.

Scenic placesCherry blossomsSnow

City of Matsumoto

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Gifu Shirakawa-go VillageNo on-site preview · check the official source

Gifu

Gifu Shirakawa-go Village

See Shirakawa-go through Shirakawa Village's official camera. Images may be intentionally blurred to protect residents' privacy; we do not remove the blur or alter the source images.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Shirakawa Village

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Yamagata Zao Juhyo Kogen StationYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Yamagata

Yamagata Zao Juhyo Kogen Station

See the area around Juhyo Kogen, an intermediate station on the Zao Ropeway, through the official camera.

Scenic placesMountainsSnow

Zao Ropeway Association

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Iwate Morioka Castle Park ViewNo on-site preview · check the official source

Iwate

Iwate Morioka Castle Park View

Look toward Morioka Castle Park through the Morioka Tourism and Convention Association's camera. The map pin is an approximate reference near the central fire station named in the official description.

Scenic placesCherry blossomsAutumn colors

Morioka Tourism and Convention Association

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Hokkaido New Chitose Airport TerminalYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Hokkaido

Hokkaido New Chitose Airport Terminal

See the sky and aircraft activity at New Chitose Airport through STV's camera. The broadcaster may switch to news coverage or pause the feed.

Scenic placesSnow

Sapporo Television Broadcasting

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Hokkaido Asahikawa City ViewExternal preview restricted · check the official source

Hokkaido

Hokkaido Asahikawa City View

See Asahikawa's cityscape through STV's official camera. In winter, the camera may change direction to prevent freezing.

Scenic placesSnow

Sapporo Television Broadcasting

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Hokkaido Kushiro Nusamai Bridge ViewExternal preview restricted · check the official source

Hokkaido

Hokkaido Kushiro Nusamai Bridge View

Look toward the Kushiro River and Nusamai Bridge through STV's camera. The official page gives different installation details in Japanese and English, so the map uses an approximate reference near the bridge.

Scenic placesSnow

Sapporo Television Broadcasting

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Otaru Tenguyama Summit ViewNo on-site preview · check the official source

Hokkaido

Otaru Tenguyama Summit View

The ropeway shares views over Otaru from the summit observation area. Select the current broadcast on its official channel; the spring view may include the Tengu cherry tree.

Scenic placesSnowCherry blossoms

Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway

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Kamifurano Hinode Park ViewpointExternal preview restricted · check the official source

Hokkaido

Kamifurano Hinode Park Viewpoint

Hinode Park viewpoint photographs update roughly every five minutes. Check the lavender hillside and town view, and use the image timestamp when assessing flowers.

Scenic placesSnow

Town of Kamifurano

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Tokachidake Onsen SurroundingsExternal preview restricted · check the official source

Hokkaido

Tokachidake Onsen Surroundings

Kamifurano provides east- and west-facing photographs around Tokachidake Onsen at roughly five-minute intervals. Select a direction on the official page.

Scenic placesHot springsMountains

Town of Kamifurano

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Hachimantai Mikaeri PassNo on-site preview · check the official source

Iwate

Hachimantai Mikaeri Pass

Iwate Prefecture's road camera shows Mikaeri Pass, an approach to Hachimantai's summit walking trails. Check snow cover and visibility near the pass; the Dragon Eye pond is outside the frame.

Scenic placesMountainsSnow

Iwate Prefecture Road Environment Division

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Hirosaki Park Otemon GateNo on-site preview · check the official source

Aomori

Hirosaki Park Otemon Gate

Hirosaki city provides a camera at the Otemon entrance to Hirosaki Park. Select the Otemon camera on the official page for the gate area and seasonal scenery, rather than the separate castle-keep view.

Scenic placesCherry blossomsSnow

City of Hirosaki

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Akita Senshu Park MoatNo on-site preview · check the official source

Akita

Akita Senshu Park Moat

Akita City streams the moat and Nakadobashi area of Senshu Park from the rooftop of Nigiwai Koryukan AU. View the seasonal waterside and nearby Milhas nightscape.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Akita City Tourism Promotion Division

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Oga Kanpuzan ObservatoryYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Akita

Oga Kanpuzan Observatory

Kanpuzan Observatory shares its view towards Funakawa in Oga on its official YouTube feed. Check visibility over the hillside and towards the coast.

Scenic placesMountainsSnow

Kanpuzan Observatory / Akita Chuo Kotsu

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Ginzan Onsen from GinzansoNo on-site preview · check the official source

Yamagata

Ginzan Onsen from Ginzanso

Ginzanso provides an outdoor camera from its fourth floor. Select “銀山荘4階屋外” near the bottom of the official website to open the older HTTP viewer.

Scenic placesHot springsSnow

Ginzanso

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Hijiori Onsen at KotobukiyaYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Yamagata

Hijiori Onsen at Kotobukiya

The official Hijiori tourism site links to Kotobukiya's camera. It shows outdoor scenery near the Dozan River in the onsen village, so you can check for snow.

Scenic placesHot springsSnow

Hijiori Onsen Soba Kotobukiya

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Inawashiro Ski Resort ViewsNo on-site preview · check the official source

Fukushima

Inawashiro Ski Resort Views

Inawashiro Ski Resort links to this official live-camera channel. Select an available view of the slopes or lake-facing scenery there.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Inawashiro Ski Resort / DMC Aizu

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Mount Tsukuba Nyotai Ropeway ViewYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Ibaraki

Mount Tsukuba Nyotai Ropeway View

Tsukuba City’s official camera looks toward the Kanto Plain from the ropeway station just below Nyotai’s summit. Check the weather and distant views; clouds or fog can obscure the panorama.

Scenic placesMountainsSnow

Tsukuba City Tourism Promotion Division

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Nikko Futarasan Shrine ChugushiYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Tochigi

Nikko Futarasan Shrine Chugushi

Nikko’s tourism association links to the official YouTube camera at Futarasan Shrine Chugushi on Lake Chuzenji’s north shore. Check scenery and weather around this shrine.

Scenic placesAutumn colorsSnow

Nikko Futarasan Shrine

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Nikko Mount Nantai SummitNo on-site preview · check the official source

Tochigi

Nikko Mount Nantai Summit

Futarasan Shrine provides this Mount Nantai summit camera, listed by Nikko’s tourism association. Select 男体山山頂 on the official list for updated pictures.

Scenic placesMountainsSnow

Nikko Futarasan Shrine

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Lake Chuzenji North Shore at Hotel KojoenNo on-site preview · check the official source

Tochigi

Lake Chuzenji North Shore at Hotel Kojoen

Nikko’s tourism association links to Hotel Kojoen’s official channel for a view of Lake Chuzenji. Select an active broadcast.

Scenic placesHot springsAutumn colors

Hotel Kojoen

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Minakami Yunokoya Onsen at TamuraNo on-site preview · check the official source

Gunma

Minakami Yunokoya Onsen at Tamura

Minakami's tourism association recommends Seiryu no Yado Tamura's official camera channel. It shows outdoor scenery around the inn in Yunokoya Onsen.

Scenic placesHot springsSnow

Seiryu no Yado Tamura

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Minakami Hodaigi Family SlopesYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Gunma

Minakami Hodaigi Family Slopes

Hodaigi Ski Resort’s official camera looks toward the main slopes and the boarding areas for lifts 6 and 8. Check seasonal slope scenery and snow.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Hodaigi Ski Resort

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Tanigawadake Tenjindaira at Mt.TNo on-site preview · check the official source

Gunma

Tanigawadake Tenjindaira at Mt.T

Tanigawadake Joch and Mt.T’s current official conditions page links to this camera channel. Select an available broadcast for Tenjindaira slope and lift-area scenery.

Scenic placesMountainsSnow

Tanigawadake Joch / Mt.T

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Oze Hatomachi Pass / Mount Shibutsu ViewNo on-site preview · check the official source

Gunma

Oze Hatomachi Pass / Mount Shibutsu View

The Oze Preservation Foundation links to Tokyo Power Technology's periodically updated photographs. Select 鳩待峠 on the original page for the view toward Mount Shibutsu, normally updated every ten minutes.

Scenic placesMountainsAutumn colors

Tokyo Power Technology

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Myoko Kogen Sky Terrace and Summit StationNo on-site preview · check the official source

Niigata

Myoko Kogen Sky Terrace and Summit Station

The official Myoko Kogen Sky Cable website links to periodic images from Sky Terrace near its upper station. Open スカイテラス ライブカメラ to check the highland scenery and capture time.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Myoko Kogen Sky Cable

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Yuzawa Kogen Panorama Park Upper AreaNo on-site preview · check the official source

Niigata

Yuzawa Kogen Panorama Park Upper Area

Yuzawa Kogen's official page provides two periodic views: in front of the Edelweiss panorama restaurant toward Minamiuonuma, and near the upper ropeway Panorama Station toward Mount Omine. Select the views on the original page.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort / Panorama Park

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Unazuki Onsen Fountain PlazaYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Toyama

Unazuki Onsen Fountain Plaza

The tourism bureau's live camera shows the hot-spring fountain plaza and nearby railway crossing at Unazuki Onsen Station. Open the official YouTube feed for the town atmosphere and winter conditions.

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Kurobe Unazuki Onsen Tourism Bureau

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Gokayama Ainokura Gassho VillageExternal preview restricted · check the official source

Toyama

Gokayama Ainokura Gassho Village

Nanto City's tourism camera provides periodic views of the World Heritage Ainokura gassho village and nearby terraced fields. The visible scene depends on the original camera's selected direction.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Nanto City

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Gokayama Suganuma Gassho VillageExternal preview restricted · check the official source

Toyama

Gokayama Suganuma Gassho Village

Nanto City's tourism camera shows the World Heritage Suganuma gassho village in periodic images. The marker uses the city's mapped Niter Museum area within the village as an approximate reference.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Nanto City

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Yumenotaira Cosmos Fields and Ski AreaNo on-site preview · check the official source

Toyama

Yumenotaira Cosmos Fields and Ski Area

Tonami City's camera covers the Yumenotaira Cosmos Lodge and ski area. Autumn flowers and winter slopes are seasonal; the visible area depends on the direction selected on the original site.

Scenic placesSnow

Tonami City

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Shogawa Gorge Cruise LandingNo on-site preview · check the official source

Toyama

Shogawa Gorge Cruise Landing

Tonami City's camera offers selectable views around the Shogawa Gorge cruise landing, including boarding and ticketing areas. Autumn foliage and winter scenery vary seasonally.

Scenic placesSnowAutumn colors

Tonami City

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Kanazawa Castle Gyokuseninmaru GardenExternal preview restricted · check the official source

Ishikawa

Kanazawa Castle Gyokuseninmaru Garden

Ishikawa Prefecture's official camera covers Gyokuseninmaru Garden at Kanazawa Castle, a separate garden from Kenrokuen. Seasonal planting, pond and stone-wall scenery vary with conditions and framing.

Scenic placesCherry blossomsAutumn colors

Ishikawa Prefecture Parks and Green Spaces Division

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Kanazawa Castle Sannomaru SquareExternal preview restricted · check the official source

Ishikawa

Kanazawa Castle Sannomaru Square

Ishikawa Prefecture's camera shows Sannomaru Square at Kanazawa Castle Park. Take a look at the square and its surrounding buildings before a walk around the castle.

Scenic placesSnow

Ishikawa Prefecture Parks and Green Spaces Division

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Jigokudani Snow Monkey ParkExternal preview restricted · check the official source

Nagano

Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park

Jigokudani Yaen-koen publishes updated photographs around its monkey-only outdoor hot spring. Check the live-camera section and update time on the official homepage.

Scenic placesHot springsSnow

Jigokudani Yaen-koen

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Shinhotaka Ropeway Summit ObservatoryYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Gifu

Shinhotaka Ropeway Summit Observatory

The official ropeway camera shows the Northern Alps from the summit observatory at Nishihotakaguchi Station. Clouds and seasons affect mountain, snow and autumn views.

Scenic placesSnowMountains

Shinhotaka Ropeway

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Koyasan Sainanin GardenYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Wakayama

Koyasan Sainanin Garden

Sainanin temple on Koyasan provides this official garden live camera. It shows the rock garden and seasonal cherry blossoms, autumn colors or snow when present.

Scenic placesCherry blossomsAutumn colors

Koyasan Sainanin

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Mount Daisen — Tourist Information CenterYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Tottori

Mount Daisen — Tourist Information Center

Daisen Tourism Organization provides this camera from its tourist information center. Check the mountain area's weather and seasonal scenery before a visit.

Scenic placesSnow

Daisen Tourism Organization

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Zao Central SlopesYouTube · Video thumbnail · check live status at source

Yamagata

Zao Central Slopes

The Zao Chuo Ropeway's central-slope camera shows the lifts and surrounding mountains. For the area around Juhyo Kogen Station and its winter snow monsters, open that station's camera instead.

Scenic placesSnow

Zao Ropeway Association

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Naeba Hotel Base SlopesNo on-site preview · check the official source

Niigata

Naeba Hotel Base Slopes

Naeba’s official site links to periodically refreshed images of the slopes in front of its base hotel. Images are approximately 15 minutes apart and may appear monochrome at night.

Scenic placesSnow

Naeba Ski Resort / Prince Snow Resorts

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Nozawa Onsen — Hikage slopesNo on-site preview · check the official source

Nagano

Nozawa Onsen — Hikage slopes

Periodically updated official photograph of the Hikage slopes at Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort, also used by the summer sports park. The view may be dark at night because lighting is limited.

Scenic placesSnow

Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort

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Rusutsu — West Mountain PanoramaNo on-site preview · check the official source

Hokkaido

Rusutsu — West Mountain Panorama

Rusutsu Resort posts regularly updated photos looking toward the resort, Lake Toya and Mount Yotei from West Mountain. Choose a view on the official page.

Scenic placesSnow

Rusutsu Resort

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Lake Motosu — Mount Fuji ViewNo on-site preview · check the official source

Yamanashi

Lake Motosu — Mount Fuji View

Minobu Town links to YBS's Lake Motosu and Mount Fuji camera near the Nakanokura Pass viewpoint northwest of the lake. Weather or darkness may hide the mountain or lake.

Scenic placesSnow

YBS Yamanashi Broadcasting System

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Mount Gassan — Busshoike HutNo on-site preview · check the official source

Yamagata

Mount Gassan — Busshoike Hut

Busshoike Hut links to a camera near Mount Gassan's ninth station. The original offers photographs of the hut surroundings and the snowfield direction.

Scenic placesMountainsSnow

Gassan Busshoike Hut

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