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

Kiyomizu Kogen

Yamagata Village, Nagano Prefecture

清水高原スキー場　長野県山形村

Kiyomizu Kogen was a small ski area located in Yamagata Village, to the west of Matsumoto City in Nagano Prefecture. The nearby Skyland Kiyomizu accommodation has fine views overlooking Matsumoto City. This small ski area closed in 1998 and the slope has also been used as a golf practice area.

Opened
開設		 Unconfirmed
Closed
 閉設		 1988
Base elevation
標高最低		 1,280m
Top elevation
標高最高		 1,330m
Vertical
標高差		 50m
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 200m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Closed before snowboarding was popular
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unknown
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Rope tow (?) About 200m
There are no remains of any ski lift
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 Unconfirmed

Photographs

Taken in May 2022
写真撮影：2022年5月  

Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）
Kiyomizu Kogen Ski Area（清水高原スキー場）

Further Information

  • In 1973 a facility called Kiyomizu-so きよみず荘 opened at this location
    　
  • The opening date of the small ski area is not confirmed, but perhaps it opened around that time as Kiyomizu-so
    　
  • Not much information can be found about the ski area other than the name
    　
  • A member of staff at the nearby facility mentioned a lift (probably a rope tow)
    　
  • The ski area apparently closed in 1998
    　
  • The accommodation became known as Skyland Kiyomizu スカイランドきよみず in 1995
    　
  • What used to be the ski slope was also used as a golf practice area
    　
  • The golf practice building is still there, but that also now seems to be unused
    　
  • There are some floodlights by the side of the slope, but it is unclear if they were for skiing or golf (or both?)
    　
  • The slope might not seem steep for skiing but it does for golf!

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  • Located about 10km off Route 158, to the west of central Matsumoto City

  • About 18km from Matsumoto IC on the Nagano Expressway

  • About 12km from Moriguchi Station on the Kamikochi line

  • About 20km from Matsumoto Station on the Chuo Honsen line and Oito line

  • 長野自動車道　松本ICから的18km

  • 上高地線　森口駅から的12km

  • 中央本線　大糸線　松本駅から的20km

This page was created in May 2022
Last updated on 30th August 2022
2022年5月 作成　2022年8月30日 更新