Ski areas from Japan’s past 過去の日本のスキー場を懐かしむ

Kakumanji

Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture

角万寺スキー場　新潟県十日町市

Kakumanji was a small ski area located in what used to be Kawanishi Town but is now part of Tokamachi City in Niigata Prefecture. It opened in 1986 as a collaboration between volunteers, donors and the local town and was used mainly by local children. It is thought to have closed sometime in the mid 2000s.

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Opened
開設		 1986
Closed
 閉設		 Mid 2000's
Unconfirmed
Base elevation
標高最低		 210m
Top elevation
標高最高		 260m
Vertical
標高差		 50m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unconfirmed
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 400m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Unconfirmed
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 Unconfirmed
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Rope tow 272m
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was no night skiing

Photographs

Taken in May 2020
写真撮影：2020年5月

Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）
Kakumanji Ski Area（角万寺スキー場）

Further Information

  • This ski area apparently came about as a collaboration between local volunteers, donors and the local town
    　
  • It was mostly used by local children and families
    　
  • The only remaining evidence of a ski area is a sign on the side of the base building that shows the name of the ski area in Japanese and the date of opening
    　
  • The slope is by the side of the Chofukuji temple  長福寺
    　
  • The Kawanishi Motorcross Course  川西モトクロス場  is located close by
    　
  • The Niroku Koen Bunabayashi  二六公園ブナ林  beech forest can also be found by the side of the old ski slope
    　
  • Kawanishi Town became part of Tokamachi City on 1st April 2005

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  • About 5km off Route 117, to the north west of central Tokamachi City

  • About 18km from the Echigo Kawaguchi IC exit of the Kanetsu Expressway

  • About 5km from Tokamachi Station on the Iiyama line and Hokuhoku Line

  • 関越自動車道　越後川口ICから的18km

  • 上越線　ほくほく線　十日町駅から的5km

This page was created in May 2020
Last updated on 9th May 2025
2020年5月 作成 　2025年5月9日 更新