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Kashiwabara

Shinano Town, Nagano Prefecture

柏原スキー場　長野県信濃町

Kashiwabara was a ski area located on the slopes of Isemiyama in Shinano Town, close to the border with Myoko City in Niigata Prefecture. It was originally known as Isemiyama. The Joshinetsu Expressway now runs through what was once the ski slopes of Kashiwabara. This ski area opened in 1963 and closed in 1993.

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Opened
開設		 21st December 1963
Closed
 閉設		 1993
Base elevation
標高最低		 690m
Top elevation
標高最高		 755m
Vertical
標高差		 65m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown
Number of courses
コース本数		 3
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 500m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 50% beginner
50% intermediate
0% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 100% / 0%
Closed before snowboarding was popular
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Single 300m
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 No records can be found about night skiing

Photographs

Taken in October 2020
写真撮影：2020年10月 

Kashiwabara Ski Area（柏原スキー場）
Kashiwabara Ski Area（柏原スキー場）
Kashiwabara Ski Area（柏原スキー場）
Kashiwabara Ski Area（柏原スキー場）
Kashiwabara Ski Area（柏原スキー場）
Kashiwabara Ski Area（柏原スキー場）

Further Information

  • Kashiwabara was on the southern slopes of the 758m Isemiyama  伊勢見山
    　
  • At the time of opening the ski area was known as Isemiyama  伊勢見山スキー場
    　
  • It is unclear when the name was changed but, according to the town website, it was later known as Kashiwabara  柏原スキー場
    　
  • The ski area closed in 1993
    　
  • Kashiwabara was the name of the village
    　
  • In 1955 Kashiwabara Village merged with Fujisato Village  富士里村  to create Shinano Village  信濃村
    　
  • In 1956 Shinano Village merged with a few more villages to become Shinano Town  信濃町
    　
  • The Joshinetsu Expressway  上信越自動車道  now slices through what was the ski area
    　
  • The poet Kobayashi Issa  小林一茶  was born in Kashiwabara
    　
  • Here is what Wikipedia says about him:
    　
  • "Kobayashi Issa was a Japanese poet and lay Buddhist priest of the Jodo Shinshu sect known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply Issa. He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Basho, Buson and Shiki"

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Location
所在地

Located between the Joshinetsu Expressway and Route 18 roads in Shinano Town, close to the border with Myoko City.
Just over 2km from the Shinanomachi IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway.
About 1km from Kurohime Station on the Kita Shinano line.
上信越自動車道　信濃町ICから的2km
北しなの線　黒姫駅から的1km

Currently operating ski & snowboard resorts in the region
近隣の運営中のスキー場

Kurohime Kogen Snow Park 　黒姫高原スノーパーク　6.5km
All currently operating ski areas in Nagano Prefecture
All currently operating ski areas in Niigata Prefecture

This page was created October 2021
Last updated on 12th August 2022
2021年10月 作成 　2022年8月12日 更新