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

Mikawa

Kumakogen Town, Ehime Prefecture

美川スキー場　愛媛県久万高原町

Mikawa was a ski area located in Kumakogen Town in Ehime Prefecture. Mikawa opened in 1960 and it was one of the larger ski areas on the island of Shikoku in western Japan. It was a 90 minute drive from Matsuyama City and also accessible from the south and Kochi Prefecture. Mikawa often struggled with low snowfall and eventually closed in 2010.

Mikawa Ski Area（美川スキー場）
Opened
開設		 1960
Closed
 閉設		 Last open in 2010
Base elevation
標高最低		 1,050m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,340m
Vertical
標高差		 290m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 37°
Number of courses
コース本数		 9
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 1,000m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 22% beginner
56% intermediate
22% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 35% / 65% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 4 lifts
Pair 617m
Pair 301m
Pair 127m
Single 313m
All lifts have been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing at Mikawa on Saturdays and holidays

Further Information

  • Mikawa was one of the larger ski areas on the island of Shikoku in western Japan
    　
  • The 127m pair lift went from the base car parks to the bottom of the ski area courses
    　
  • It was effectively a connecting lift and was called Number 5 lift
    　
  • No record can be found of there ever being a Number 4 lift at Mikawa
    　
  • The Number 2 lift was added in 1980
    　
  • The Number 3 lift was added in 1982
    　
  • Snowmaking machines and night time floodlights were installed in 1988
    　
  • Mikawa closed for the 2009-2010 season on 21st February 2010
    　
  • That date became the last day of operation
    　
  • The peak year for Mikawa was 1983 when about 60,000 people visited the ski area
    　
  • Mikawa often struggled with low snowfall
    　
  • It was permanently closed (officially abolished) in 2014
    　
  • An old car park has recently been used as a car racing track called Highland Park Mikawa ハイランドパーク　みかわ
    　
  • Mikawa should not be confused with Mikawa Onsen  三川温泉スキー場  in Niigata Prefecture

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  • Located about 10.5km off Route 440 in the central region of Kumakogen Town in Ehime Prefecture

  • About 48km from the Matsuyama IC exit on the Matsuyama Expressway

  • About 56km from Matsuyama Station on the Yosan line

  • 松山自動車道　松山ICから的48km

  • 予讃線　松山駅から的56km

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 11th August 2022
2020年5月 作成 　2022年8月11日 更新