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

Nakajo Chomin

Tainai City, Niigata Prefecture

中条町民スキー場　新潟県胎内市

Nakajo Chomin was a small ski area in what used to be Nakajo Town, now part of Tainai City, in the northern region of Niigata Prefecture. It had a one rope tow lift. Little is known about Nakajo Chomin, and there is now no sign that there ever used to be a ski area at the location.

Opened
開設		 Unconfirmed
Closed
 閉設		 Unconfirmed
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 45m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 70m
Vertical
標高差		 About 25m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unconfirmed
Number of courses
コース本数		 1
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 200m
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Rope tow 120m
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in October 2023
写真撮影：2023年10月

Nakajo Chomin (Tainai, Niigata) 　中条町民スキー場（新潟県胎内市）
Nakajo Chomin (Tainai, Niigata) 　中条町民スキー場（新潟県胎内市）
Nakajo Chomin (Tainai, Niigata) 　中条町民スキー場（新潟県胎内市）
Nakajo Chomin (Tainai, Niigata) 　中条町民スキー場（新潟県胎内市）
Nakajo Chomin (Tainai, Niigata) 　中条町民スキー場（新潟県胎内市）
Nakajo Chomin (Tainai, Niigata) 　中条町民スキー場（新潟県胎内市）
Nakajo Chomin (Tainai, Niigata) 　中条町民スキー場（新潟県胎内市）
Nakajo Chomin (Tainai, Niigata) 　中条町民スキー場（新潟県胎内市）
Nakajo Chomin (Tainai, Niigata) 　中条町民スキー場（新潟県胎内市）

Further Information

  • The location of this ski area used to be known as Nakajo Town 中条町
    　
  • Nakajo Town became part of Tainai City 胎内市 in September 2005
    　
  • It is unclear when Nakajo Chomin opened and closed, but the ski area was mentioned in a few guidebooks around the mid-to-late 1970s
    　
  • Those guidebooks say that it had a 120m rope tow lift (300 yen a go), a place to eat and rest, and parking for about 50 vehicles
    　
  • The building at the base was, at one time, some kind of nursing home facility
    　
  • On a visit to the location in October 2023, there were no people around, and none of the facilities appeared to have been used for a while

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  • Located about 300m off Route 7 in the Nakajo region of Tainai City

  • About 8km from the Nakajo IC exit of the Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway

  • About 4km from Nakajo Station on the Uetsu Honsen line

  • 日本海東北自動車道　中条ICから的8km

  • 羽越本線　中条駅から的4km

This page was created in July 2024
Last updated on 12th September 2025
2024年7月 作成 　2025年9月12日 更新