The Unazuki hot spring ski resort in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, is aiming to become a mecca for ski mountaineering, or skimo, which will make its Olympics debut at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy
Skimo combines skiing and mountaineering as athletes race on a course.
The resort includes a small ski area equipped with only two lifts, but it hosted the national skimo championship on Feb 26-27.