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Itsukamachi

Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture

五日町スキー場　新潟県南魚沼市

Itsukamachi is a ski area in the neighbourhood of the same name in Minamiuonuma City in Niigata Prefecture. The ski area opened some time in the 1960s and has had four ski lifts and a rope tow, though not all were open at the same time. Itsukamachi was last open during the 2020-2021 winter season.

Opened
開設		 1960s
Closed
 閉設		 Last open in 2020-2021
Base elevation
標高最低		 160m
Top elevation
標高最高		 460m
Vertical
標高差		 300m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 32°
Number of courses
コース本数		 8
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 2,300m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 30% beginner
50% intermediate
20% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 100% [2001]
* Skiers only at the time
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 5 lifts (at one time)
Pair 500m
Single 500m
Single 800m
Single 500m
Single 350m (removed)
4 lifts remain in place
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing at Itsukamachi

Photographs

Taken in June 2024
写真撮影：2024年6月

Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）
Itsukamachi Ski Area (Minamiuonuma, Niigata)　五日町スキー場（新潟県南魚沼市）

Further Information

  • Itsukamachi is the name of a neighbourhood in what used to be Muikamachi Town 六日町
    　
  • In November 2004, Muikamachi Town merged with neighbouring Yamato Town 大和町 to create Minamiuonima City 南魚沼市
    　
  • It is unclear when the ski area initially opened, but it can be seen on an aerial image from 1968
    　
  • A 1976 guidebook shows two 500m lifts at base (one pair and one single), a 350m single lift and a 170m rope tow
    　
  • The 350m single lift was no longer on course maps by the 1990s
    　
  • There is a ski jump facility where that lift used to be
    　
  • A 1997 guidebook shows the pair lift and three single lifts (each 500m)
    　
  • The ski area operated in that configuration until it was last open in 2020
    　
  • Itsukamachi was last open during the 2020-2021 season
    　
  • The facilities remain in place, but the chances of a reopening seem low

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  • Less than 400m off Route 17 in the Itsukamachi area of Minamiuonuma City

  • Just over 6km from the Muikamachi IC exit of the Kanetsu Expressway

  • About 1.5km from Itsukamachi Station on the Joetsu line

  • 関越自動車道　六日町ICから的6km

  • 上越線　五日町駅から的1.5km

This page was created in May 2024
Last updated on 22nd May 2025
2024年5月 作成 　2025年5月22日 更新