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Sports
Play a memorable round in the invigorating highland
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Golf
Golfers can enjoy the sport against the backdrop of Mt. Fuji, Mt. Yatsugatake,
and Mt. Kaikomagatake. Hokuto City gas some of the best golf courses in Yamanashi
Prefecture. You can have a relaxed game while feeling as if you are at a resort.
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Hokuto’s captivating mountains invite you to adventure. |
Mountain Climbing and Trekking
Hokuto City is surrounded by well-known peaks that are found on the List of
the 100 Famous Mountains in Japan, and which mountain-lovers find irresistible,
such as the Yatsugatake Range (main peak: Akatake, 2,899 m), Mt. Mizugaki (2,230
m), Mt. Kaikomagatake (2,967 m), the Mt. H?? peaks (main peak: Jizotake, 2,840
m), and Mt. Kimpu (2,599 m), but there are also many other places for those who
love walking in the deep mountains. There are plans to issue a “Complete Guide
to Hokuto Mountains” in the near future. It will be a comprehensive guide for
Hokuto City’s mountains providing not only basic mountain-climbing information,
but also information on seeing fascinating alpine plants and low mountains, rock
climbing, and guidance on gathering wild vegetables in the hills.
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Skiing, Snowboarding, Skating
The Sun Meadows Kiyosato Ski Slope, which is only two hours away from the Tokyo
area, has earned a standing as a popular site where visitors can relax and enjoy
skiing and snowboarding (there are restrictions on snowboarding depending on
the season). The Yatsugatake Skating Center has a large track 400 m in circumference
that is open from 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. It’s also fun to broaden the area you
can cover by wearing snowshoes and physically experience the Hokuto winter.
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Visitors can see a variety of horse-riding styles
from around the world at “Horse
Show in Kobuchizawa,” an annual horse festival. |
Horseback
Riding
Hokuto City is making a city-wide effort to develop horseback riding, and there
are many horses in the highland area at 1,000 m elevation at the southern foot
of Mt. Yatsugatake. There are many riding clubs in the large area from Kobuchizawa
to Takane, but there are so many of them in Kobuchizawa, including the Prefectural
Equestrian Arena, that Kobuchizawa in particular is known as a center of horseback
riding. Each riding club offers trial lessons. A feature of this area is that
you can enjoy a leisurely ride outside the riding ground in the bosom of nature
at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake. Clubs offer a broad range of guidance for everyone
from first-timers to those who aspire to equestrian events. The Kobuchizawa area
is also known as the location for movies and TV shows in which horses appear,
and it is regularly used for the filming of the Japan Broadcasting Corporation’s
“Taiga Drama” series.
(Did you know?)
Mt. Yatsugatake clubs are closely connected with the Kentucky Derby (one of
the world’s three big US derbies) in the US. Dr. Paul Rusch, who was a native
of Louisville, Kentucky, worked to establish dairy farming throughout postwar
Japan while basing himself at Kiyosato at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake, but he
also popularized equestrian events here, after the derby in his home. That is
the reason that riding clubs here are American style. Especially Mr. Kenkichi
Ishiguro (Kobuchizawa Town), who was handed the job of guiding the popularization
of equestrian arts by Dr. Rush, represented Japan at the Montreal Olympics and
became the manager of the Japanese team at the Barcelona Olympics. As such, he
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Anyone who likes the outdoor lifestyle can find
a campground to their liking and enjoy the mountains, rivers, and other pleasures
of nature. |
Camping and Outdoor Activities
For those who want to really enjoy the outdoors, we heartily recommend camping.
Imagine yourself enveloped in the magnificence of nature, delighting in the campfire-cooked
food on the table by your tent, the glimmering oil lamp, the quiet sounds of
a gurgling brook and singing insects, and other pleasures of splendid natural
surroundings, and enjoying this with your family and friends as you commune with
nature. Yamanashi Prefecture and Hokuto City have many campgrounds that take
good advantage of the topography and environment, and the number of campgrounds
is one of the highest in the nation. Choose a campground of your liking from
a selection including auto campgrounds, daytime camping facilities, and campgrounds
for people with pets.
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