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Chokai Okojo Land

Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture

鳥海オコジョランドスキー場　秋田県由利本荘市

Chokai Okojo Land was a ski area in what used to be Chokai Town, now part of Yurihonjo City, in the northern region of Akita Prefecture. It had one pair lift and mostly gentle slopes aimed at local families. It is unclear exactly when Chokai Okojo Land was last open, but it was sometime between 2009 and 2013. The ski lift has been removed.

Opened
開設		 Unconfirmed
Closed
 閉設		 Early 2010s
Base elevation
標高最低		 360m
Top elevation
標高最高		 500m
Vertical
標高差		 140m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 23°
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 900m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 60% beginner
40% intermediate
10% advanced
[2001 guidebook]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lifts
Pair About 800m
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing at Chokai Okojo Land

Further Information

  • This ski area was located in the Kirodome neighbourhood of Chokai Town 鳥海町
    　
  • Chokai Town became part of Yurihonjo City 由利本荘市 in March 2005
    　
  • The ski area had one fairly long pair lift with a few generally fairly gentle slopes
    　
  • It was rarely mentioned in guidebooks, even when it was open
    　
  • Chokai Ojojo Land was definitely open in 2008, but beyond that it is difficult to confirm
    　
  • It was officially abandoned in 2013, but it might have been closed for a while before that date
    　
  • The ski lift had been removed by 2015
    　
  • An okojo is a cute-looking stoat

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Location
所在地

About 7.5km off Route 108 in what used to be the Chokai Town region of Yurihonjo City.
About 32km from the Honjo IC exit of the Nihonkai Tohoku Expressway.
About 11.5km from Yashima Station on the Chokai Sanroku line.
日本海東北自動車道　本荘ICから的32km
鳥海山ろく線　矢島駅から的11.5km

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 Akita Prefecture

This page was created in May 2024
Last updated on 28th September 2024
2024年5月 作成　2024年9月28日 更新