Kanaya Mountain Ski Park Water Towre@Jyoetsu City – Niigata Prefecture / 新潟県上越市 金谷山スキー場 給水塔

https://joetsukankonavi.jp/spot.php?id=23

This place is a bit famous as the modern European style Ski begun here for Japan. Memorial house and the statue of “Lerch” exists. Lerch was the man who taught the ski to Japanese at the dawn of the Japan Ski.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%AA%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%92