Mount Kanaya

What it is

• A mountain with an elevation of 145 meters in Joetsu City.
• The site where Major Theodor Edler von Lerch held Japan's first ski lessons.
• A destination recognized as the birthplace of skiing in Japan.
• Home to the Kanaya Mountain Ski Resort and the Japan Ski Museum.

What to see

• The slopes of the Kanaya Mountain Ski Resort.
• Exhibits inside the Japan Ski Museum located on the grounds.
• Views of the surrounding Niigata Prefecture landscape.

Getting there

• Located three kilometers west of Takada Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.