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Takaragawa Onsen

Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture

宝川温泉スキー場　群馬県みなかみ町

Takaragawa Onsen was a small local ski area in the Fujiwara area of Minakami Town in the northern region of Gunma Prefecture. It was close by the famous onsen hot springs of the same name. This onsen facility has become very popular with foreign visitors in recent years. Most visitors to the onsen probably have no idea that there used to be a small ski hill just a short walk from the entrance. It closed sometime in the late 1990’s and the one single lift has been removed.

Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）
Opened
開設		 Unconfirmed
Closed
 閉設		 Around late 1990's
Base elevation
標高最低		 720m
Top elevation
標高最高		 800m
Vertical
標高差		 80m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 500m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 20% beginner
80% intermediate
0% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unknown
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 April 2020
写真撮影：2020年4月

Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）
Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）
Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）
Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）
Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）
Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）
Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）
Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）
Takaragawa Onsen Ski Area（宝川温泉スキー場）

Further Information

  • The '80% intermediate' information is curious especially as the steepest slope was apparently also only 15 degrees
    　
  • In recent years the traditional onsen hot springs and accommodation at this location - Takaragawa Onsen  宝川温泉 - has been increasingly popular with inbound foreign tourists and often seems to be mentioned on TV items featuring such information
    　
  • When this ski hill was open, guests could very easily walk up to the ski lift

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Location
所在地

Located about 1.5km off Prefecture Road 63 in the Fujiwara area of Minakami town in Gunma Prefecture.
About 18km from the Minakami IC exit of the Kanetsu Expressway.
About 10.5m from Yubiso Station and 14km from Minakami Station on the Joetsu line.
関越自動車道　水上ICから的18km
上越線　湯檜曽駅から的10.5km　水上駅から的14km

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

Minakami Hodaigi 　水上宝台樹　4km
Fujiwara 　藤原　5.5km
Minakami Kogen Ski Resort 　水上高原スキーリゾート　7km
Okutone Snow Park 　奥利根スノーパーク　8.5km
All currently operating ski areas in Gunma Prefecture

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 11th August 2022
2020年5月 作成 　2022年8月11日 更新