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Yunishigawa Onsen

Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture

湯西川温泉スキー場　栃木県日光市

Yunishigawa Onsen was a ski area located in the onsen hot spring town area of the same name, in the northern region of Nikko City in Tochigi Prefecture. The onsen town has a long history and is in a remote region of Nikko City. Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area was not large but it featured some challenging steep slopes that enticed some to make the trip.

Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Opened
開設		 Unknown
Closed
 閉設		 Unknown
Single lift was decommissioned around 2004
Base elevation
標高最低		 760m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 870m
Vertical
標高差		 About 120m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 42°
Number of courses
コース本数		 5
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 800m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 20% beginner
20% intermediate
60% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unknown
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lifts
Single 386m
Rope tow 　
The rope tow mechanism remains at base
Niight skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in August 2020
写真撮影：2020年8月

Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）
Yunishigawa Onsen Ski Area（湯西川温泉スキー場）

Further Information

  • Yunishigawa Onsen is a small onsen hot spring area that has a long history
    　
  • The ski area was just to the south of the onsen area
    　
  • It was fairly small but featured a 42 degree slope
    　
  • That steep course attracted some people to make the trip to Yunishigawa Onsen
    　
  • There used to be a single lift, but it was taken down in 2004
    　
  • Since then the rope tow lift was used to keep the ski area open
    　
  • Today the rope tow mechanism remains at the base, covered in a blue sheet
    　
  • The Yunishigawa Onsen Kamakura Festival  湯西川温泉かまくら祭  is a popular event during the peak winter months
    　
  • Kamakura are Japanese style igloos/huts
    　
  • The festival features various kamakura and various illuminations across a number of venues
    　
  • Yunishigawa Onsen Station  湯西川温泉駅  is located within a tunnel, about 10km from the hot springs area
    　
  • Since 2010, on average less than 100 people a day have been using the train station

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Location
所在地

Located in the Yunishigawa Onsen area of Nikko City, about 13.5km off Route 121.
About 13.5km from Yunishigawa Onsen Station on the Aizu Kinugawa line.
会津鬼怒川線　湯西川温泉駅から的13.5km

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 Tochigi Prefecture

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