Myouyama

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200px|right|thumb|Landing_zone_(LZ)_at_Green_HillMinami Green Hill resort, Tennis facility between lake Yamanaka and Myoujinyama;http://yamanakako.info/php/sisetsu.php?id=39] ]

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200px|right|thumb|LZ_at_Green_HillMinami Green Hill resort, tennis facility between lake Yamanaka and Myoujinyama;http://yamanakako.info/php/sisetsu.php?id=39] ]

Myouyama, grazzy spot at the mountain ridge in Japan, 20 km East from Mt.Fuji, 5 km South-East from lake Yamanaka, suitable for hiking and gliding at North-West wind http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=35260&l=1385370 , topographic map of the hill]

Gliding at Myouyama

The gliding at Myouyama requires neither registration nor inscription fee. The launch is shallow, suitable for novice pilots.The area of order of 1 km² can be used for both launch and landing. In addition, there is free landing as cortesy of the Minami Green Hill resort Minami Green Hill resort, Tennis facility between lake Yamanaka and Myoujinyama;http://yamanakako.info/php/sisetsu.php?id=39] in vicinity of lake Yamanaka.Also, the most of coast of lake Yamanakais free of constructions and enough wide. [http://yamanakako.info/ , pictures of lake Yamanaka.] The multiple tennis corts and football fields can serve for an emergency landing.

Wind from West or North-West is good for soaring; this makes the site complementary to Gotenba Gogome and Zubashiri at Mt. Fuji (20 minute to drive from Myouyama). The lake Yamanaka makes the lift smooth; at other wind ridections, the lift is bumpy.

Access

The road 730 can be used from Lake Yamanaka, then after the sudden right turn, road 147. The last 100 meters of altitude require hike from the saddle-point, where the road crosses the ridge. There is free parking there.

References

ee also

*Lake Yamanaka
*Mount Fuji
*Green Hill resort (lake Yamanaka)