Alpas

40°11′18.5″N 140°49′4.1″E / 40.188472°N 140.817806°E / 40.188472; 140.817806Elevation231.1 m (758 ft)^[5]Public transitJapan Railways Kazuno Hanawa Station^[6]Parking400 spaces^[7]OwnerCity of Kazuno^[8]OperatorTokyo Biso Kogyo^[9]Capacity5,000Opened1998TenantsAkita FC Cambiare^{[10][11][12][13]}
Junko Asari Cup EkidenWebsitewww.alpas.jp

Hanawa Jump Hill
花輪シャンツェ[14]
Location	Kazuno, Akita[15] Japan[16]
Operator	Tokyo Biso Kogyo
Opened	1954
Renovated	2012[17]
Size
K–point	K-78 K-50 K-15[18]
Hill size	HS86 HS56 HS30[18]
Hill record	88.5 m Yuken Iwasa (2016-10-22)[19]

Hanawa Ski Area
Satellite view in 2016
Location	Ōu Mountains
Nearest major city	Kazuno, Akita[20]
Owner	City of Kazuno[21]
Vertical	487 m (1,598 ft)
Top elevation	744 m (2,441 ft)
Base elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Trails	3[22]
Lift system	3 (2 pair chairlifts and 1 single chairlifts)[23]
Snowmaking	8 Snow making machines available[24][25]
Night skiing	Yes (part of cross country course)

Alpas (Japanese: アルパス) is a group of sports facilities in Kazuno, Akita, Japan. Full-scale alpine, jumping ski, cross-country skiing and nordic combined competitions can be held in one place.^[26]

Kazuno Athletic Stadium

Kazuno City General Sports Park Athletic Stadium (鹿角市陸上競技場, Kazuno-shi Rikujō-kyōgijō) is a sports venue in Kazuno, Akita, Japan, and was one of home grounds of the Akita FC Cambiare football team.^{[10][11][12][13]} The Athletic Stadium itself includes a 9-lane athletic track and is one of the main tracks in the Akita Prefecture.^[27]

Hanawa Ski Jumping Hill

The Hanawa Ski Jump Hill (花輪ジャンプ競技場, Hanawa Janpu Kyōgijō), also known as the Hanawa-Schanze (花輪シャンツェ, Hanawa Shantse) is a ski jumping venue located in the Alpas Sports Park in Kazuno, Akita, Japan.^[22][28] Owned by Kazuno City, the hill has hosted a number of winter sports events including National Sports Festival of Japan.^{[29][30][31][32]} It is approved by the International Ski Federation.^[33] Olympian Ryoyu Kobayashi practiced at this facility as a teenager.^[34]

Hanawa Ski Area

The Hanawa Ski Area (花輪スキー場, Hanawa Skī-jō) is the ski resort in Tōhoku region, Japan, operated by City of Kazuno, adjacent to the Towada-Hachimantai National Park.^[35][36] The maximum slope is 31°on the slalom, the longest run is 1.985 km (1.2 mi) and the vertical drop is 487 m (1,598 ft).^[20]

Courses

All slopes allow skiing, snowboarding, and snowscooting.

• Family course for beginners (16°)
• Panorama course for intermediate skiers
• Giant course for advanced skiers^[23]
• Cross-country course (10 km)^[22][37]

Facilities

• Arenas^[38][39]
• Training room^[38][40]
• Tennis courts^[27][39]
• Skate board park^[27]
• Spa^{[38][41][42][43]}
• Restaurant^[38]
• Hotel^[38][44]
• Golf courses^[45]
• Meeting rooms^[38]
• Ground^[39]
• Convention hall^[39]
• Aerobics studio/Fitness room^[39]

References

External links

• Home page (in Japanese)