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SkiingKanegasaki, Iwate

Geto Kogen

Ski area13 kmSnow Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
Pistes13 kmdownhill
Lifts5in the area
Snow seasonJan–Mar · Nov–DecMount Yakeishi
Nearest townKanegasaki19 km
39.24° N, 140.90° EUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
When to goKanegasaki · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec58October
Best timeMay · Sep–Oct
October: high / low17° / 9°
Skiing

Geto Kogen in brief

Geto Kogen is a ski area in Kanegasaki, Iwate, Japan with about 13 km of downhill pistes and 5 lifts.

At Mount Yakeishi (1,548 m), the nearest summit, precipitation falls mostly as snow in Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kanegasaki, 19 km away.

Weather nearby now

Kanegasaki
9°
Partly cloudy now
Wind5 km/h
Humidity66%
Cloud cover44%
Today
23 Oct
16°
7°
Sat
24 Oct
15°
9°
6 mm
Sun
25 Oct
21°
13°
8 mm
Mon
26 Oct
17°
10°
Tue
27 Oct
19°
12°
15 mm

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

Fresh snow, next 10 days

Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Total
Kanegasaki59 m–12°–12°–17°–14°–16°–8°–9°–13°–13°0 cm
Mount Yakeishi1,548 m–2°–2°–7°–4°–6°11 cm-1°2 cm-1°–3°–3°13 cm

Estimate: the forecast's precipitation at each height shown, as snow when it is cold enough there (about 1 cm per mm). Resorts publish their own snow reports.

Pistes by difficulty

Kilometres of downhill piste, as mapped
Blue (easy)5.5 km
Red (intermediate)4.8 km
Black (difficult)3.0 km

Lifts

5
  • Chairlifts3
  • Gondolas2

Snow through the year

Mount Yakeishi · 1,548 m
Jan❄-12°
Feb❄-11°
Mar❄-7°
Apr·1°
May·7°
Jun·12°
Jul·16°
Aug·17°
Sep·12°
Oct·5°
Nov❄-2°
Dec❄-8°
Snow: months when the mean temperature at the summit is at most +1 °C and at least 10 mm falls. Below: mean temperature at the summit.
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Towns close by

Kanegasaki
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Kanegasaki

Iwate · 19 km E
17°Oct high
15wet days
58score
Kanegasaki
Kitakami
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Kitakami

Iwate · 20 km E
17°Oct high
15wet days
57score
Kitakami
Tagonai
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Tagonai

Akita · 22 km W
16°Oct high
15wet days
51score
Tagonai
Mizusawa
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Mizusawa

Iwate · 24 km SE
17°Oct high
15wet days
59score
Mizusawa
Around here

Kanegasaki and around

Kanegasaki
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Kanegasaki

Iwate · Japan
May · Sep–Octbest months
25°July high
59 maltitude
Kanegasaki

Nature

Waga River
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7.9 km N

Waga River

River
Waga River
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2.2 km SE

Isawa River

River
Isawa River
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22 km N

Sarugaishi River

River
Sarugaishi River

Mountains

Mount Kurikoma
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39 km SW

Mount Kurikoma

1,628 m · Ou Mountains
Mount Kurikoma
Mount Yakeishi
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25 km W

Mount Yakeishi

1,548 m · Ou Mountains
Mount Yakeishi
Mount Murone
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38 km SE

Mount Murone

895 m · Kitakami Mountains
Mount Murone

Heritage

Isawa Castle
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2.8 km SE

Isawa Castle

Historic Site of Japan · 802
Isawa Castle
金ケ崎町城内諏訪小路
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0.6 km SE

金ケ崎町城内諏訪小路

Important Preservation District for a Group of Traditional Buildings
金ケ崎町城内諏訪小路
Tsunozuka Kofun
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6.8 km S

Tsunozuka Kofun

Historic Site of Japan
Tsunozuka Kofun

Museums

Tadashi Chida Memorial Museum
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1.6 km N

Tadashi Chida Memorial Museum

Biographical museum
Tadashi Chida Memorial Museum
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0.8 km SE

Kanegasaki Stronghold History Museum

History museum
Kanegasaki Stronghold History Museum
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3.1 km SE

Ōshū City Archaeological Research Center

Buried cultural property center
Ōshū City Archaeological Research Center