Striker Bare scored six goals Saturday as Ventforet Kofu hammered Kashiwa Reysol 6-2 away in the second leg of its playoff to earn promotion to the J. League first division.

News photo Ventforet Kofu forward Bare celebrates after scoring in the J .League promotion/relegation playoff game against Kashiwa Reysol on Saturday. Ventforet was promoted to the first division after winning 8-3 on aggregate.

Kofu, which won the first leg 2-1 on Wednesday, took control of the match with a first-half double from Bare and went on to win 8-3 on aggregate after the Brazilian scored four more after the break against a hapless Kashiwa side at Kashiwa Stadium.

Kofu will play in the top flight next year for the first time since joining the J. League in 1999. Kashiwa, which gained J. League status in 1995 when the league had one division, was relegated to the second division for the first time.