Akakura Kanko Hotel
赤倉観光ホテル36°53′ N 138°10′ ESki hotel¥¥¥¥
Akakura Kanko Hotel suits couples who want a classic mountain hotel with the lifts outside the ski lockers, and the trade-off is the price, the highest in Myoko Kogen.
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Price band
¥¥¥¥Luxury
Guests
2 guests
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- Meals
- French dinner in the main dining room or a buffet
- Check-in
- In from 15:00, out by 11:00
- Slopes
- Ski-in, ski-out
- Onsen
- Shared and private baths
- Rooms
- 69
- Best for
- Couples, skiers
- Cancellation
- Stays from 26 December to 21 March are prepaid and cost 100% to cancel from booking; other dates cost 10% from 7 days out.
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Akakura Kanko Hotel
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The hotel opened in 1937 at about 1,000 metres on the slopes of Mt. Myoko, and the main building still has its old dining room and a fireplace that gets lit in winter. Two newer wings went up in 2009 and 2016, and those are where the rooms with their own open-air onsen tubs sit, most of them facing Lake Nojiri. There are 69 rooms in all.
You walk out of the ski locker room straight onto Akakura Kanko Resort, so this is the one hotel in town where you can ski to the door. The hotel rents skis and boards to guests from that same locker room. From the top of the resort at 1,500 metres there is a four-kilometre run back down.
The baths run on sulphur-smelling water piped two kilometres from Kita-Jigokudani on Mt. Myoko, and none of it is recirculated. A family bath with the same water can be booked by the hour for 50 minutes at a time, free for guests. Dinner is French in the old dining room or a buffet, and the hotel does not serve lunch in the restaurant, though the café terrace does from 11:00 to 14:00.
Highlights
- Ski-in and ski-out from the ski locker room onto Akakura Kanko Resort
- Rooms with private open-air onsen tubs in the 2009 and 2016 wings
- Sulphur onsen piped from Kita-Jigokudani with no recirculation
- Free station shuttle on reservation
The essentials
- Kind
- Ski hotel
- Price
- ¥¥¥¥
- Check-in
- 15:00, out by 11:00
- Rooms
- 69
- Website
- Official site
- Ski-in ski-out
- Yes
- Ski storage
- Yes
- Prices
- Dinner and breakfast costs from ¥41,500 a person for two sharing a main-building twin on 8 December 2026, rising to ¥52,500 a person on 13 January 2027.
- Meals
- French dinner in the main dining room or a buffet; breakfast; café lunch 11:00 to 14:00
- Amenities
- OnsenOpen air bathSaunaFamily bathSki lockersSki rentalFree laundryFitness roomBarStation shuttle
- Best for
- CouplesSkiersOnsen lovers
- To the lifts
- The hotel says you step from its ski locker room straight onto Akakura Kanko Resort.
- Shuttle
- A free shuttle runs from Myoko-Kogen Station on reservation and takes about ten minutes.
- Baths
- Shared and private baths, fed by a hot spring
- Tattoo rule
- The hotel's pages do not publish a tattoo rule; ask before you book.
Worth knowing
- Book the free station shuttle from Myoko-Kogen Station when you reserve; the ride takes about ten minutes.
- A ¥150 bathing tax per adult is added at check-out.
Quick answers about Akakura Kanko Hotelよくある質問
Are meals included at Akakura Kanko Hotel?
Akakura Kanko Hotel: French dinner in the main dining room or a buffet; breakfast; café lunch 11:00 to 14:00.
What does Akakura Kanko Hotel have?
Akakura Kanko Hotel lists onsen, open air bath, sauna, family bath, ski lockers, ski rental, free laundry, fitness room, bar, station shuttle.
Who is Akakura Kanko Hotel good for?
Akakura Kanko Hotel suits couples, skiers, onsen lovers.
Is Akakura Kanko Hotel ski-in ski-out?
Yes. Akakura Kanko Hotel is ski-in ski-out.
Does Akakura Kanko Hotel have an onsen?
Yes. Akakura Kanko Hotel has shared and private baths fed by a hot spring.
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