Hotel Jogakura
八甲田城ヶ倉温泉 ホテル城ヶ倉40°41′ N 140°50′ ESki hotel¥¥¥16,300, about CAD 147 or USD 103 (October 2026 rates)
Hotel Jogakura suits skiers who want a ski hotel with a drying room, a guided-tour desk and a free ride to the Hakkoda Ropeway, and the trade-off is that there is no lift or village at the door.
Wildlife notice
Iwate, Aomori and Akita keep bear warnings in force through the autumn
Iwate has had a bear warning in force since 22 April 2026 after sightings ran far above the usual level, Aomori's warning runs from 20 April to 30 November 2026, and Akita's advisory covers October. Ride forest roads in daylight, carry a bell and keep to busier roads at dawn and dusk. Each prefecture's page lists the current sightings.
Checked 2026-10-11 · pref.iwate.jp
From
¥16,300a night
Jalan lists dinner-and-breakfast plans from ¥16,300 a person when two share, breakfast-only from ¥9,700 and room-only from ¥7,900. The hotel promises its own site beats other booking sites by 10 per cent or more.
Guests
2 guests
You book and pay on the booking site's own secure checkout, and we never see your card.
- Meals
- Kaiseki dinner from Aomori fish and vegetables, with a breakfast buffet
- Check-in
- In from 14:00, out by 10:00
- Onsen
- Shared and private baths
- Rooms
- 32
- Best for
- Skiers, backcountry skiers
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Hotel Jogakura
¥16,300 a night
Jogakura is a timber-lined mountain hotel in beech forest at 880 metres near the Jogakura Bridge, about 2 kilometres from Sukayu. Its spring is a clear, gentle chloride water at 50.2°C, a soft change from Sukayu's acid. The open-air baths run straight from the source beside a mountain stream all year, which the hotel says is rare in Hakkoda; the indoor baths are topped up, heated and recirculated, with a mist sauna and a cold bath of local spring water.
Of the Hakkoda inns, this one leans hardest toward skiers. The hotel has a boot drying room, a skiers' locker room and a Salomon rental corner, and on tour days a free bus leaves at 8:45 for the ropeway base. Its backcountry tours are led by a guide with more than 30 years on Hakkoda and cost ¥6,600 a day or ¥4,400 a half day, plus ¥500 insurance; sign up at the tour desk by 18:00 the night before.
The 32 rooms are timber-panelled, and the Comfort Twin and larger rooms have their own hiba bath of onsen water. The hotel has no lift, so ask for a ground-floor room if stairs are hard. Dinner is kaiseki in the restaurant, and on a storm day you can climb the bouldering wall indoors.
Highlights
- Source-fed open-air baths stay open all winter beside a mountain stream
- A free bus takes tour skiers to the ropeway base at 8:45
- A boot drying room and skiers' lockers sit inside the hotel
The essentials
- Kind
- Ski hotel
- From
- ¥16,300 per person (2026), about CAD 147 or USD 103 (October 2026 rates)
- Price
- ¥¥
- Prices
- Jalan lists dinner-and-breakfast plans from ¥16,300 a person when two share, breakfast-only from ¥9,700 and room-only from ¥7,900. The hotel promises its own site beats other booking sites by 10 per cent or more.
- Meals
- Kaiseki dinner from Aomori fish and vegetables, with a breakfast buffet; no Western dinner.
- Check-in
- 14:00, out by 10:00
- Rooms
- 32
- Amenities
- Onsen, Open air bath, Mist sauna, Spring water cold bath, Ski boot drying room, Skier locker room, Salomon ski rental, Bouldering wall, Fitness corner, Coin laundry, Free parking, Free Wi Fi
- Best for
- skiers, backcountry skiers, couples, onsen lovers
- Website
- Official site
- Ski-in ski-out
- No
- To the lifts
- The hotel puts the Hakkoda Ropeway about 10 minutes away by car, and Jalan's listing calls the transfer a free 10-minute shuttle.
- Boot room
- Yes
- Ski storage
- Yes
- Shuttle
- A free bus runs to the ropeway base at 8:45 on tour days, and the hotel arranges rides to the ropeway and Sukayu on request. A separate free bus links Aomori Station once a day, booked three days ahead.
- Baths
- Shared and private baths, fed by a hot spring
- Tattoo rule
- Hotel Jogakura's site and FAQ state no tattoo rule. The Comfort Twin rooms and above have their own onsen bath.
Worth knowing
- A free bus leaves the police box outside Aomori Station at 15:30 and returns at 9:00 the next morning; call the hotel at least three days ahead.
- Route 394 at the Jogakura gate closes to cars from 21:00 to 7:30 between mid-December and mid-March, so plan a daytime arrival if you drive.
- Day bathing runs from 11:30 to 15:00 for ¥1,000, though it pauses for bath maintenance from time to time.
Quick answers about Hotel Jogakuraよくある質問
How much does Hotel Jogakura cost?
Prices at Hotel Jogakura start at ¥16,300 per person (2026), about CAD 147 or USD 103 (October 2026 rates).
Are meals included at Hotel Jogakura?
Hotel Jogakura: Kaiseki dinner from Aomori fish and vegetables, with a breakfast buffet; no Western dinner.
What does Hotel Jogakura have?
Hotel Jogakura lists onsen, open air bath, mist sauna, spring water cold bath, ski boot drying room, skier locker room, salomon ski rental, bouldering wall, fitness corner, coin laundry, free parking, free wi fi.
Who is Hotel Jogakura good for?
Hotel Jogakura suits skiers, backcountry skiers, couples, onsen lovers.
Is Hotel Jogakura ski-in ski-out?
No. Hotel Jogakura sits away from the lifts, and a free bus runs to the ropeway base at 8:45 on tour days, and the hotel arranges rides to the ropeway and Sukayu on request. A separate free bus links Aomori Station once a day, booked three days ahead.
Does Hotel Jogakura have an onsen?
Yes. Hotel Jogakura has shared and private baths fed by a hot spring.
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