Pension Aara-Wakka
ペンション アーラ・ワッカ40°00′ N 140°59′ EPension¥
Pension Aara-Wakka suits couples and dog owners who want a cooked course dinner and a free private bath close to APPI. The trade-off is the 900 metres to the ski area, a ten-minute walk or a lift in the owners' car.
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Price band
¥Budget
Guests
2 guests
You book and pay on the booking site's own secure checkout, and we never see your card.
- Meals
- Dinner at 18:30 is a set course from local produce
- Check-in
- In from 15:00, out by 10:00
- Slopes
- 10 min walk to the lifts
- Baths
- Private baths
- Rooms
- 8
- Best for
- Couples, dog owners
- Cancellation
- Cancelling costs 30% from 30 days out, 50% from 14, 80% from 7, 90% from 2 and 100% on the day, and the 25% winter deposit is kept.
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Pension Aara-Wakka
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Aara-Wakka is an eight-room pension on the Appi Kogen hillside, about ten minutes on foot from the ski area. Dinner at 18:30 is a set course built on local produce, and a bottle of wine suits it. Breakfast at 8:00 comes Western-style with coffee the owners roast themselves, a habit they brought from Nagoya. The house has two private baths with a jacuzzi tub in one and a granite tub in the other, and both are free without booking from 16:30 to 23:00.
Small dogs and cats can share your room for ¥1,100 a night, and larger dogs need a phone booking. The owners drive guests free to Appi-Kogen Station and the ski area when you arrange it ahead, though they ask you to avoid 18:00 to 20:00. Rakuten Travel shows no credit cards on site, so bring cash.
The same owners have run Pension Asangi nearby since 1988. It serves the same cooking and takes no pets, which helps if someone in your group has allergies.
Highlights
- Two private baths are free with no booking
- Dogs and cats stay in the room
- Breakfast comes with coffee roasted in the house
- Free pick-up from Appi-Kogen Station and the ski area
The essentials
- Kind
- Pension
- Price
- ¥
- Check-in
- 15:00, out by 10:00
- Rooms
- 8
- Website
- Official site
- Ski-in ski-out
- No
- To the lifts
- 10 min on foot
- Baths
- Private baths
- Prices
- Dinner and breakfast without a lift ticket costs from ¥11,500 a person for two sharing the 6.5-mat twin from 19 December 2026 to 28 March 2027, plus a heating charge of ¥300 to ¥500 a person.
- Meals
- Dinner at 18:30 is a set course from local produce; breakfast at 8:00 is Western-style with coffee roasted in the house.
- Amenities
- Private bathsJacuzziLoungeFree coin laundryFree Wi FiFree parkingStation and ski area pick up
- Best for
- CouplesDog ownersSmall groups
- Shuttle
- Free transfers to Appi-Kogen Station and APPI ski area, arranged ahead; none between 18:00 and 20:00.
- Tattoo rule
- Both baths are private to your party.
Worth knowing
- Phone or email the pension to book, since the owners say a direct booking gets their lowest rate.
- Pets wait in your room or car during meals, because the dining room stays pet-free.
Quick answers about Pension Aara-Wakkaよくある質問
Are meals included at Pension Aara-Wakka?
Pension Aara-Wakka: Dinner at 18:30 is a set course from local produce; breakfast at 8:00 is Western-style with coffee roasted in the house.
What does Pension Aara-Wakka have?
Pension Aara-Wakka lists private baths, jacuzzi, lounge, free coin laundry, free wi fi, free parking, station and ski area pick up.
Who is Pension Aara-Wakka good for?
Pension Aara-Wakka suits couples, dog owners, small groups.
Is Pension Aara-Wakka ski-in ski-out?
No. Pension Aara-Wakka sits 10 minutes on foot from the nearest lift, and free transfers to Appi-Kogen Station and APPI ski area, arranged ahead; none between 18:00 and 20:00.
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