Appi Kōgen (安比高原) 安比高原
At 1,304 m on the 40th parallel: 21 runs over 282 hectares, and the snow is called ‘aspirin snow’.
A plateau in the municipality of Hachimantai, at the foot of the mountain range that divides Iwate and Akita. Developed as a ski resort from the '80s, it is still visited all year round for its summer-holiday scenery (trekking, mountain biking, the panoramic gondola) as well as for its winter snow.
Iwate
Appi-Kōgen