Ski areas from Japan’s past 過去の日本のスキー場を懐かしむ

Azumayama



Kyukamura

Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture

吾妻山国民休暇村スキー場
広島県庄原市

Azumayama Kokumin Kyukamura was a ski area located in what used to be Hiwa Town, now part of Shobara City, in the northeastern region of Hiroshima Prefecture and close to the border with Shimane Prefecture. It was also known as Kyukamura Azumayama in a few guide books. The ski area had one short rope tow lift.

Opened
開設		 Unconfirmed
Closed
 閉設		 Unconfirmed
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 1,000m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 1,050m
Vertical
標高差		 About 50m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Less than 20°
Number of courses
コース本数		 1
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 100m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 100% beginner
0% intermediate
0% advanced
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Rope tow 　
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Further Information

  • This ski area appears to have been known by a few different names
    　
  • In guidebooks from the early 1990s, the ski area was known as Azumayama Kokumin Kyukamura 吾妻山国民休暇村
    　
  • In a few other later guidebooks, it was known as Kyukamura Azumayama きゅうかむら吾妻山
    　
  • The guidebooks do agree that there was one short rope tow lift servicing a gentle slope on the southwestern side of the 1,239m Mt Azuma
    　
  • That lift was surely in the area around the base hotel (* not confirmed)
    　
  • In recent years, that accommodation facility was known as Kyukamura Azumayama Lodge 休暇村吾妻山ロッジ
    　
  • However, that seems to have been closed since 2021
    　
  • The location used to be part of Hiwa Town 比和町
    　
  • Hiwa Town became part of Shobara City in March 2005

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  • About 6km off Prefecture Road 255 and 13km off Route 432 in the northern region of Shobata City

  • About 25km from the Takano IC exit of the Matsue Expressway

  • 松江自動車道　高野ICから的25km

This page was created in June 2025
Last updated on 2nd October 2025
2025年6月 作成 　2025年10月2日 更新