Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium
Hokkaido · Japan
After lunch, by subway and bus we will visit Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium. Okurayama is well known as the ski jump venue during the 1972 Olympic Winter Games in Sapporo, but even now many international ski jumping competitions are held. Ride the lift to the 307m summit and admire the city of Sapporo and the Ishikari Plain spreading out before you. During winter, you can enjoy a particularly superb view, with the pure white snow dazzling the scene around you. Beneath the 307m summit’s observatory is the starting line for the ski jump. Here you can realistically experience the jumper’s feeling before they make their run. After enjoying the ski jump stadium, the tour will end with a return to your accommodations. With our local guide leading the way, enjoy Sapporo to your heart's content during this splendid one day tour.
Contents
7 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation
Welcome to the Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium, a site of immense historical and athletic significance located on the slopes of Mount Okura. As a scholar of sports history and urban development, I find this stadium particularly…
Listen in the app2The Base and the Landing Zone
Standing here at the base of the landing zone, you can appreciate the immense verticality of the Miyanomori hill. This is the 'outrun,' where jumpers must safely decelerate after soaring nearly 100 meters through the air. …
Listen in the app3The Take-Off Table and the Inrun
We now turn our focus to the most critical part of the jump: the take-off table and the inrun. This is the 'launchpad' of the stadium. …
Listen in the app4The Judges' Tower and Technical Analysis
To the side of the landing hill sits the Judges' Tower, a functional but historically significant structure. In ski jumping, distance is only half the battle; style points are equally crucial. …
Listen in the app5The Olympic Heritage and the 1972 Medal Sweep
No visit to Miyanomori is complete without reflecting on the events of February 6, 1972. On that day, this stadium became the center of the Japanese sporting universe. …
Listen in the app6The View from the Summit (Top of the Inrun)
If you are able to reach the top of the inrun, either by the lift or the stairs, you are rewarded with one of the most dramatic perspectives in Sapporo. Looking down the steep ramp of the inrun, the city of Sapporo opens up…
Listen in the app7Closing: The Silent Mountain
As we conclude our tour of the Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium, I hope you have gained a deeper appreciation for the technical, historical, and emotional layers of this site. We have walked from the landing zone to the take-off…
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What is Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium?
Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium is a place in Hokkaido · Japan with 7 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Hokkaido · Japan |
|---|---|
| Type | Activity |
| Story sections | 7 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 43.0393, 141.2946 |
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