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Nyuto

Semboku City, Akita Prefecture

乳頭スキー場　秋田県仙北市

Nyuto, also known as Tazawako Kogen Kokumin Kyukamura Nyuto, was a ski area near Nyoto Onsen in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture. It opened in 1965 and had one single lift and one t-bar lift for a long time. They were later replaced by one pair lift. Nyuto was last open in 2004 and officially closed in 2007, after which the lift was removed.

Opened
開設		 1965
Closed
 閉設		 2004
Base elevation
標高最低		 770m
Top elevation
標高最高		 890m
Vertical
標高差		 120m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 20°
Number of courses
コース本数		 1
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 800m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 80% beginner
20% intermediate
0% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unconfirmed
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 2 lifts > 1 lift
Originally there was one single lift and one t-bar lift
Those two lifts were replaced by a pair lift
All lifts about 800m in length
The lifts have been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing at Nyuto

Further Information

  • Nyuto Ski Area opened in 1965, close to Nyuto Onsen 乳頭温泉 hot springs
    　
  • In various old ski guidebooks, it was also listed as Tazawako Kogen Kokumin Kyukamura Nyuto Ski Area 田沢湖高原国民休暇村乳頭 
    　
  • ...or Kyukamura Tazawako Nyuto Ski Area  休暇村田沢湖スキー場
    　
  • At one time, it was one of four ski areas in the Tazawako region of Akita
    　
  • Only one of those, currently known as Tazawako たざわ湖スキー場, remains open in 2022
    　
  • The other two, Snow World Tazawa and Tazawako Kogen ASSL, are listed on SnowJapanHistory
    　
  • Nyuto was the ski area furthest from the lake and deepest into the mountains
    　
  • A bus from Tazawako Station to the ski area took around 50 minutes
    　
  • It offered the longest ski season in Akita Prefecture, usually from late November until early May
    　
  • For the longest time, Nyuto had one single lift and one T-bar lift
    　
  • At some time in the later years of operating, those lifts were replaced by one pair lift
    　
  • (It was still listed as having the single and T-bar in a 1999 guidebook)
    　
  • Nyuto was last open during the 2003-2004 winter season
    　
  • It was officially closed for good in 2007, and the lift and facilities were removed

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  • Located by the side of Prefecture Road 194 in Semboku City

  • About 14km from the north-eastern shores of Lake Tazawa

  • About 55km from the Morioka IC exit on the Tohoku Expressway

  • About 18km from Tazawako Station on the Akita Shinkansen line

  • 東北自動車道　盛岡ICから的55km

  • 秋田新幹線　田沢湖駅から的18km

This page was created in July 2021
Last updated on 20th August 2022
2021年7月 作成 　2022年8月20日 更新