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Kuzakai Kogen

Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture

区界高原スキー場　岩手県宮古市

Kuzakai Kogen was a ski area located in Miyako City, close to the border with Morioka City, in the central region of Iwate Prefecture. The ski area had one ski lift and an elevation between 770m and 950m. Opening and closing dates cannot be confirmed, but it appears to have been open before 1977 and closed by 2000.

Opened
開設		 Unconfirmed
Closed
 閉設		 Unconfirmed
Base elevation
標高最低		 770m
Top elevation
標高最高		 950m
Vertical
標高差		 230m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unconfirmed
Number of courses
コース本数		 Unconfirmed
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 1,200m
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Single 　
Concrete foundations of the ski lift remain

Further Information

  • Kuzakai Kogen Ski Area was located in the western region of Miyako City, close to the border with Morioka City 盛岡市
    　
  • The ski area had south-westerly facing slopes with a top elevation of around 950m
    　
  • There was one single lift
    　
  • The concrete base foundations of the lift remain
    　
  • The Kuzakai Kogen Walking Centre 区界高原ウォーキングセンター is now found by the base of the ski area
    　
  • Kuzakai Kogen Ski Area is not listed in any of the all-Japan old ski guidebooks on hand, and no further information can be found online

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Location
所在地

About 600m off Route 106 in the Kuzakai Kogen region of Miyako City, close to the border with Morioka City.
About 25km from the Morioka Minami IC exit of the Tohoku Expressway
About 1km from Kuzakai Station on the Yamada line.
東北自動車道　盛岡南ICから的25km
山田線　区界駅から的1km

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 Iwate Prefecture

This page was created in August 2023
Last updated on 28th January 2024
2023年8月 作成　2024年1月28日 更新