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Shin Tokura

Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture

新戸倉スキー場　兵庫県宍粟市

Shin Tokura was a ski area located in the northern region of Shiso City in Hyogo Prefecture. It is close to the border with Yabu City and also the border with Tottori Prefecture. The five ski lifts at this ski area - including the first quad lift in Hyogo Prefecture - were installed between 1982 and 1994. Shin Tokura has been closed since 2008 but the ski lifts and facilities mostly remain in place.

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Opened
開設		 1982
Closed
 閉設		 2008
Base elevation
標高最低		 420m
Top elevation
標高最高		 900m
Vertical
標高差		 480m
Steepest slope
最大斜度		 34°
Number of courses
コース本数		 7
Longest run
最長滑走距離		 2,000m
Skill level
初級・中級・上級		 20% beginner
40% intermediate
40% advanced
Ski / board
スキー・ボード		 40% / 60% [2001]
Ski lifts
リフト本数		 5 lifts
Quad 688m
Pair 356m
Pair 356m
Pair 318m
Single 339m
The lifts remain in place
Night skiing
ナイター設備		 There was night skiing on Fridays, weekends and national holidays

Further Information

  • Shin Tokura has a somewhat complicated history of ski lift configurations
    　
  • The changes probably explain sometimes conflicting guide book data regarding this ski area
    　
  • Originally the Number 4 single lift was the starting point of a day at Shin Tokura
    　
  • The Number 5 pair lift opened in 1986
    　
  • When the Number 6 lift opened in 1987 it was the first quad lift in Hyogo Prefecture
    　
  • That quad lift is by the base car park and it became the main new starting point to access the slopes
    　
  • The other two pair lifts opened in 1994
    　
  • Those two pair lifts run in parallel
    　
  • Curiously, those five lifts at Shin Tokura were named Number 3 Pair A and B, Number 4, Number 5 pair and Number 6 quad
    　
  • It appears that there used to be another lift (shown on the above aerial image), but confirmed information on that lift is proving difficult to find
    　
  • It is unclear if there has ever officially been a Number 1 or Number 2 lift
    　
  • At the time of closing in 2008, the ski area claimed that it would be making some changes and planned to re-open  「リニューアルオープン」
    　
  • However, Shin Tokura Ski Area has been closed since 2008
    　
  • The ski lifts and facilities remain in place
    　
  • Camping facilities at the 「フリーサイト Tokura Base Camp」 are now available at the old ski area site

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Location
所在地

Located about 2km off Route 29 in the northern region of Shiso City, close to the border with Yabu City in Hyogo Prefecture
About 42km from the Yamasaki IC exit of the Chugoku Expressway.
About 23km from Wakasa Station on the Wakasa line.
中国自動車道　山崎ICから的42km
若桜線　若桜駅から的23km

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

Bansyu Tokura Snow Park 　ばんしゅう戸倉スノーパーク　3.5km
All currently operating ski areas in Hyogo Prefecture

This page was created in July 2020
Last updated on 12th August 2022
2020年7月 作成 　2022年8月12日 更新