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The bubble and now.
Compare the number of participants.

That is...
The bubble in the middle of 1993.
We have compared the number of visitors to 2024!

First, it is compared.
The current number of participants for the 2023/24 season
Let’s look at the top 5!

2023/24 season number of participants ranking top 5

Look at the current ranking.
This is like this!

No. ５ place Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort 363,647 people
No. ４ place Joetsu Kokusai Ski Resort 405,000 people
No. ３ place High and Dynaland 501,477 people
No. １ place Shiga Kogen 877,500 people

So this is the highest popularity of skiing, many ski resorts are newly established and visitors have increased rapidly.

Let’s look at the top 5 of 1993 ranking!

The number of participants in the 1993 ranking 5 best.

1993The ski population is in Japan.1860In the years that came to millions of people, ski-related industry was quite active.

I will only answer you first.1The place is300It is a thousand!

Now of1It is in the high height.87Thousands are approved.2.5This was a double record!

So let us go!

The5The international skiing square.　77Thousands

No. 5At the moment of this.1The highest of Zhao.87You are getting close to the people!

The third month is only day.13Recording the arrivals of thousands and due to the impact of ski boom, the ski field also conducted many events and campaigns.

This year’s good record has had a huge impact on its later management strategy and marketing activities!

The Nearby Niigata Prefecture Myoko has also been opened in 93 as a new resort.

We have taken advantage of the abundant snowflakes and long ski season, attracting many skiers and tourists!

After that, the management continued to be in difficult conditions but it was reopened by South Korean Lotte Hotel in 2017.

Joetsu Kokusai Ski Resort

The４by Niceco Granhilaf.　112Thousands

But I will repeat.
The present1The highest of Zhao.87Thousands of...

So quickly.4I have gotten down at the moment (laughing)

At that time, no inbound bubble from abroad as today was proud of this number of visitors, despite the domestic tourists center!

This year, NISEKO Highway Tourism has introduced the electronic lift ticket system "NISeko Free Passport System".

Furthermore, the "Niseko Eastern Fast Golf Course" has opened and increased its diversity as a resort.

Also "Niseko Nishu Gardenski Resort" was opened and the ski area was planned to be expanded.

The mountains, the mountains, and the mountains.4The ski area is integrated.

This allows ski lovers to use common lift tickets and freely skip the vast area.

The introduction of this system has made the ski experience in the Nice area more attractive and attracted a lot of tourists.

Thus, 1993 became an important milestone in the development of Niceo Granhilaf and was the year when new initiatives began in the ski resort operations and tourism industry.

See the news of Niseko Grand Hirafu

The３White Horse Eight Horseship. 144Thousands

The numbers are growing again.144in thousands.3It is the white horse eighth square.

First, as a big topic at that time, the ski heat increased during the 1998 Winter Olympics and the Happo-One was also a season that took great attention by being chosen one of the places!

With its impact, in 93 it was also able to increase foreign tourists and strengthen their status as an international ski resort!

Ski slopes were a year of life and the size and facilities were full, and many events and congresses were held.

This year, the heating work of the Hakuba eighth heat source has been continued and about 100 houses in the region will be supplied with hot sources.

The Hakuba eighth hot fountain established its position as a major hot fountain in the province.

Thus, 1993 became a historic shift point for the Hakuba Happo-One Snow Resort and was the year in which the development of hot fountains and tourism industry were combined to activate the entire region.

Check out Hakuba Happo-One Snow Resort

The２The King's Hot Springs Skiing 158Thousands

No. 2The place is known as the spot where Japan's largest tree ice field spreads.

Especially in winter, you can see beautiful ice trees.

Of course, not an exception in 1993, many tourists visited to enjoy this beauty of nature.

Ski resort offers a variety of courses to enjoy from beginners to advanced, and especially the tree ice course was loved by many people for its beauty.

In 1993, the "Puthless Hotel DeVerte" opened and attracted attention as a accommodation near ski slopes.

The hotel offers authentic French cuisine and has a loansable viewing bath, which is popular as an adult resort.

In this time, the king has a lot of tourist resources.1992/93of season.158The peak of thousands of people also influenced the tendency to decrease the number of users.

2004/05in the season.60There are some data that have been used by thousands of people.

See the info about Zao Onsen Ski Resort

The1The ski area. 300Thousands

No. 1It is Dante.300It was a recording squad for all people!

The ski boom’s full-fledged, railway ski resort’s main character is Naeba Ski Resort!

The Gumma Prefecture Ski Resort
Nagano Prefecture’s Yakebitaiyama Ski area

The ski resort of the West Wu Group, operated in conjunction with the hotel, was proud of its own popularity!

At that time, staying at the Prince Hotel in Mines and skiing at Naeba Ski Resort was a skiers' desire!

Ski slopes directly linked to the hotel with a pool or humin live held and there was also many attractions other than ski, more of another ski resort collectors realized.

It was also this time that high-speed lifts and Gondola were built in a row to judge the large number of skiers that could enter ski slopes.

In 1993 the “8th High Speed Lift” and “White Chopin’s 2nd Romaneslift” were newly established!

This time, despite the total prohibition of snowboarding in the fields of the mines, it is a great story that there was so much visitors.

Just the following year in 1994 he bought the asabeski resort nearby across the road and became the other ski slopes of the seed.

With the opening of snowboard at that time, snowboard lovers can also enjoy a full environment and bring to the current seed!

See information about Naeba Ski Resort

No. 1and the highest, 300Thousands

In the year 93, Shiga Kogen was ranked one!

In particular, the Burning Mountain ski resort has achieved a great development during this period and lifts and courses have been prepared.

Shiga Kogen has introduced an automatic gate system in 1993 and improved the convenience, including the installation of gates on all lifts and Gondola.

The preparations for the 1998 Nagano Olympics were also being made, and Shiga Kogen was influenced by this.

Since 1993, ski boom will gradually show calmness, but this year is remembered as one of the most busy times in Shiga Kogen's ski resort.

While many skiers this beautiful snow mountain, the expectations for the following Winter Olympics were also increasing!

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1993 National Ski Resort

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This time, we compared the bubble period with today which was a peak of Japan's ski industry and then a shift point to decline!

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