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Iiyama

Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture

飯山スキー場　長野県飯山市

Iiyama was a ski area close to the centre of Iiyama City in the northern region of Nagano Prefecture. There has been a ski jump at this location for a long time. The one ski lift at Iiyama Ski Area closed in 1969. The ski lift has subsequently been removed, but Iiyama Ski Jump is still operating. Many years ago, there were quite a few small ski areas on the hills around central Iiyama, including one at the nearby Iiyama Castle Ruins. More information below.

Opened
開設		 1955
(* ski lift opened)
Closed
 閉設		 1969
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 340m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 420m
Vertical
標高差		 About 60m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unconfirmed
Number of courses
コース本数		 1
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 400m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Unconfirmed
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Closed before snowboarding
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Single 　
The lift has been removed

Photographs

Taken in April 2022
写真撮影：2022年4月

Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）
Iiyama Ski Area（飯山スキー場）

Iiyama Castle Ruins

Taken in April 2022
写真撮影：2022年4月 

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Further Information

  • Iiyama Ski Jump  飯山シャンツェ  is about 1km to the north of Iiyama Station in central Iiyama City
    　
  • In 1925 a simple ski area called Shinmeigaoka Ski Area  神明ヶ丘スキー場  opened in this general location
    　
  • A ski jump was built at the location (thought it is unclear when it opened)
    　
  • At some point, the area became known as Iiyama Ski Area
    　
  • A town-operated ski lift was built in 1955
    　
  • That was the first ski lift to open in Iiyama City
    　
  • The ski lift is thought to have been on the right-hand side of the hill and to have extended into what is now a residential area on the other side of the main road
    　
  • Various ski events were held at the ski area, but it often suffered from unreliable snowfall
    　
  • In 1969 the ski lift was closed and subsequently removed
    　
  • When skiing was first introduced to Japan in the early 1910s, there were other ski areas in the hills around central Iiyama
    　
  • One was located at the Iiyama Castle Ruins  飯山城跡  less than 1km from the ski jump
    　
  • That ski area was called Shiroyama Ski Area 城山スキー場
    　
  • There is a sign by the side of the road at the castle ruins park that says it is 'the birthplace of skiing in Nagano Prefecture'  長野県スキー発祥の地
    　
  • Other ski areas in the central Iiyama city area included:
    　
  • Bouzuyama Ski Area  坊主山スキー場
    　
  • Katayama Ski Area  片山スキー場
    　
  • Eiganjiyama Ski Area  英岩寺山スキー場
    　
  • Tounohara Ski Area  塔ノ原スキー場
    　
  • Daishouji Ski Area  大聖寺山スキー場
    　
  • Shinomiya Ski Area  四宮スキー場
    　
  • They were all very small with gentle slopes and no ski lifts
    　
  • Unfortunately, almost no detailed information about them can be found

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Location
所在地

About 7.5km from the Toyota Iiyama IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway.
Just over 1.5km from Iiyama Station on the Iiyama and Hokuetsu Shinkansen line.
上信越自動車道　豊田飯山ICから的7.5km
飯山線　北陸新幹線　北飯山駅から的 1.5km

Currently operating ski & snowboard resorts in the region
近隣の運営中のスキー場

Madarao Kogen 　斑尾高原　11km
Togari Onsen 　戸狩温泉　11km
Nozawa Onsen 　野沢温泉　14km
All currently operating ski areas in Nagano Prefecture

This page was created in April 2022
Last updated on 6th June 2022
2022年4月 作成　2022年6月6日 更新