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A look back at ski areas from Japan’s past 過去の日本のスキー場を懐かしむ

Furukawa

Hida City, Gifu Prefecture

古川スキー場　岐阜県飛騨市

Furukawa was a ski area in what used to be Furukawa Town, now part of Hida City, in the northern region of Gifu Prefecture. The ski area opened in 1956 and closed around 1990. Since the early 2000s, a local group of volunteers has been working to plant 1,000 cherry blossom trees on the old ski slope, and they have named it Tsuioku no niwa (‘Garden of Memories’). Nice touch.

Opened
開設		 1956
Closed
 閉設		 1990
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 700m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 780m
Vertical
標高差		 About 80m
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 500m
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Single 　
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in October 2022
写真撮影：2022年10月

Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）
Furukawa Ski Area（古川スキー場）

Further Information

  • Furukawa Ski Area was a ski area in Furukawa Town 古川町
    　
  • It opened in December 1956
    　
  • The ski area hosted a Gifu Prefecture ski competition in 1958
    　
  • A single ski lift was built in 1963
    　
  • Local town events were also held at the ski area, and it seems to have been a popular local leisure facility
    　
  • The Hida Furukawa Youth Hostel ひだ古川ユースホステル used to be at this location
    　
  • The ski area closed around 1990
    　
  • In 2002 a group of local volunteers formed a group with the aim to revitalise the old ski slope
    　
  • The group is called 千本桜夢公園整備委員会
    　
  • They aim to plant a thousand cherry trees on the old ski slope, and many trees have already been planted
    　
  • The area is shown on maps as Senbonomu Park 千本桜夢公園
    　
  • The location has also been named Tsuioku no niwa 追憶の庭 ('garden of memories')
    　
  • There is now a sign close to where the ski lift used to be that mentions the ski area
    　
  • (There are also lots of 'beware of bears' signs!)
    　
  • The ski lift was removed, but for many years, the concrete base foundation remained
    　
  • By 2022 the foundation had been cleanly removed
    　
  • At the time of publishing, the ski lift concrete base can still be seen on the Google Street View image below
    　
  • Furukawa Town became part of Hida City 飛騨市 in February 2004

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Location
所在地

Located about 2km off Route 472 in the Furukawa area of Hida City.
About 11.5km from the Takayama IC exit of the Chubu Jukan Expressway.
About 3.5km from Hida Furukawa Station on the Takayama Honsen line.
中部縦貫自動車道　高山ICから的11.5km
高山本線　飛騨古川駅から的3.5km

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 Gifu Prefecture

This page was created in June 2023
Last updated on 13th July 2023
2023年6月 作成 　2023年7月13日 更新