Gifu Prefecture

A report on climate change and winter sports in Japan projects that 26 ski resorts, including ones in Aomori, Niigata and Gifu prefectures, would be able to operate only partially if temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Resorts at higher altitudes and latitudes are considered relatively more likely to survive, while lower-lying slopes face shrinking seasons and unreliable snow.