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

Mekabuchi

Tsumagoi Village, Gunma Prefecture

女ヶ渕スキー場　郡馬県嬬恋村

Mekabuchi was a ski area located in the Shin Kazawa Onsen region of Tsumagoi Village in western Gunma Prefecture. It was a small area with one single lift. Mekabuchi opened in 1958 and closed around the mid 1980s. Kazawa Snow Area - previously known as Shin Kazawa and then as Kazawa Highland - is nearby.

Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Opened
開設		 1958
Closed
 閉設		 Mid 1980s
Unconfirmed
Base elevation
標高最低		 About 1,280m
Top elevation
標高最高		 About 1,360m
Vertical
標高差		 About 80m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 Unknown
Number of courses
コース本数		 2
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 About 600m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 Generally beginner
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 100% / 0%
Closed before snowboarding arrived
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 1 lift
Single 465m
The lift has been removed
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 No records of night skiing can be found

Photographs

Taken in May 2021
写真撮影：2021年5月  

Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）
Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）

Further Information

  • Mekabuchi was the first of a number of ski areas in the Shin Kazawa Onsen  新鹿沢温泉  area of Tsumagoi Village
    　
  • It opened in 1958 with one 465m single lift
    　
  • The ski lift serviced a few ski runs that came down on one side
    　
  • It is thought to have closed around the mid 1980s
    　
  • The lift has been removed and trees now cover the upper areas
    　
  • Kazawa Ski Area  鹿沢スキー場 was about 3.5km to the south of Mekabuchi
    　
  • Kazawa Ski Area opened in the early 1960s and closed in 1996 (more information here)
    　
  • A larger ski area that is now known as Kazawa Snow Area  鹿沢スノーエリア  is about 1km to the west of Mekabuchi
    　
  • That ski area originally opened in 1965 with just one single lift and was known as Shin Kazawa Ski Area  新鹿沢スキー場
    　
  • In 1978, it changed name to Kazawa Highland  鹿沢ハイランドスキー場 and in 2001 it became Kazawa Snow Area
    　
  • Kazawa Snow Area is currently the only ski area operating in the Shin Kazawa Onsen area (more information here)

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Mekabuchi Ski Area（女ヶ渕スキー場）

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  • Located by the side of Prefecture Road 94, about 2km off Route 406 in the Shin Kazawa Onsen region of Tsumagoi Village

  • About 24km from the Ueda Sugadaira IC exit of the Joshinetsu Expressway

  • About 28km from Ueda Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen and Shinano lines

  • 上信越自動車道　上田菅平ICから的24km

  • 北陸新幹線　しなの線　上田駅から的28km

This page was created in May 2021
Last updated on 22nd August 2021
2021年5月 作成　2021年8月22日 更新