Azumayama Ski Area Closed

Azumayama Ski Area was a small beginner slope on the gentle southwest side of Mount Azuma (1,239 m) in the former town of Hiwa, now Shobara, near the Shimane border in northern Hiroshima. Attached to the Kyukamura Azumayama national vacation village, it had a single short rope tow on one easy run at about 1,000 m. It has closed and the tow has been removed.