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Hanase

Kyoto City, Kyoto

花背スキー場　京都府京都市

Hanase was a ski area in the Sakyo Ward of northern Kyoto City. Hanase opened in 1929, making it one of the oldest ski areas in Japan. At one time, as many as 3500 skiers visited Hanase in a day, and there were long queues for the lift. However, the location did not get consistent snowfall in later years, and the ski area closed in 1989.

Opened
開設		 1929
Closed
 閉設		 1989
Base elevation
標高最低		 630m
Top elevation
標高最高		 720m
Vertical
標高差		 80m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unconfirmed
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 450m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Unconfirmed
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 100% skiers
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 2 lifts
Single About 300m
T-bar 　
Remains of the single lift are still in place
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 Unconfirmed

Further Information

  • Hanase Ski Area opened in 1929, making it one of the earliest official ski areas to open in Japan
    　
  • Various unofficial online sources mention that it was the third oldest ski area in Japan, but that is unconfirmed
    　
  • The ski area was located to the north of the Hanase Pass 花背峠 in the northern region of Kyoto City
    　
  • It was less than 1 hour from central Kyoto
    　
  • At one time, this small ski area was very popular
    　
  • At its most popular, over 50,000 people visited in one season
    　
  • On some weekends, around 3,500 people visited on Saturdays and Sundays
    　
  • Such numbers meant that, at times, there were 30+ minute queues of skiers lining up for the one single ski lift
    　
  • There was also a T-bar lift next to the single lift
    　
  • Even back in the 1980s, Hanase was struggling for snowfall, and later seasons had become very short
    　
  • The ski area closed in 1989
    　
  • At least part of the old ski lift remains in place
    　
  • Trees have been planted on the slope, which is now fenced off to prevent entry
    　
  • Hanase Skijo-ato Wild Field 花背スキー場跡ワイルドフィールド camp and motorbike trial events are now held in the area

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Location
所在地

About 300m off Prefecture Road 477 in the Sakyo Ward of northern Kyoto City.

Currently operating ski & snowboard resorts in the region
近隣の運営中のスキー場

All currently operating ski areas in Kyoto

This page was created in June 2021
Last updated on 3rd December 2022
2021年6月 作成　2022年12月3日 更新