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How
Was It For You Yuzawa
2001/2002 Season - Part 3 |
Ever wondered just how many people hit the slopes in a season
here in Japan?
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This time we will take a look at the numbers from resorts in the other main
snow sports regions of Niigata Prefecture during the 2001/2002 season.
Shiozawa & Muikamachi
Town
Shiozawa and Muikamachi town
are located to the north of Yuzawa Town, and are also home to some popular
resorts, including Ishiuchi Maruyama (which is connected at the top to the GALA
Yuzawa Resort), Maiko Kogen and Joetsu Kokusai. Most of the resorts held
up fairly well last season, with most actually seeing small increases in the
period from December 2001 until March 2002. Okutadami Maruyama suffered
most in the region due to the snow quickly melting away quicker than usual.
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Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
TOTAL |
Compared
with previous season |
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Ishiuchi
Maruyama |
45,400 |
152,260 |
175,360 |
107,570 |
480,590 |
102.1% |
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Maiko
Kogen |
38,310 |
121,380 |
132,310 |
89,400 |
381,400 |
103.2% |
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Joetsu
Kokusai |
58,730 |
177,100 |
196,000 |
145,000 |
576,930 |
97.6% |
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Muikamachi
Minami |
6,800 |
25,300 |
25,000 |
14,000 |
71,100 |
105.3% |
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Muikamachi
Hakkaisan |
11,700 |
31,900 |
31,200 |
24,200 |
99,000 |
106.6% |
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Okutadami
Maruyama |
6,540 |
1,980 |
0* |
3,310 |
11,830 |
64.7% |
* Okutadami Maruyama closes from mid January until mid March
each year.
Myoko Town & Myoko
Village
Myoko is another very popular
winter sports region in the south west of Niigata Prefecture and is close to
the border with Nagano Prefecture. Whilst the popular Suginohara saw
similar figures to the previous season, other resorts in the town saw a general
slight decrease. Again, the weather conditions at the end of the season
were a big factor in this.
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Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
TOTAL |
Compared
with previous season |
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Suginohara
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64,270 |
139,860 |
150,080 |
105,540 |
459,750 |
100.8% |
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Ikenotaira
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17,510 |
33,820 |
34,180 |
21,880 |
107,390 |
88% |
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Akakura
Onsen |
108,480 |
95,590 |
123,830 |
74,320 |
402,220 |
87.8% |
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Shin
Akakura Onsen |
35,040 |
34,580 |
49,090 |
21,700 |
140,410 |
90.8% |
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Madarao
Kogen |
31,460 |
59,980 |
82,000 |
57,000 |
230,440 |
90% |
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Myoko Pine
Valley |
7,370 |
17,120 |
20,010 |
13,790 |
58,290 |
187.9 |
Arai shi &
Yasuzuka-machi
ARAI city and Yasuzuka are
located to the north of the Myoko area and near to the Japan Sea. The
popular ARAI and nearby Cupid Valley both saw similar numbers to the previous
season, as seen below.
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Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
TOTAL |
Compared
with previous season |
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ARAI
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16,600 |
37,500 |
43,300 |
42,000 |
139,400 |
99% |
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Cupid
Valley |
19,200 |
51,200 |
46,850 |
31,800 |
149,050 |
98% |
So in general the resorts of Niigata Prefecture put in a decent performance.
With this summer being especially hot and humid, everyone is hoping that the
coming winter will bring large amounts of good snow and a long season to bring
those numbers up!
Next time, we'll look at the percentages of skiers and
snowboarders at some popular resorts, and how those numbers have changed since
the previous season.
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