Akakura Onsen
赤倉温泉36°54′ N 138°11′ EOnsen townNiigata
Akakura Onsen suits skiers who want the liveliest village in Myoko Kogen with two resorts on its doorstep, and its trade-off is a main street that fills with tour buses and queues on powder weekends.
Photo Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 and others, credited in the gallery
Who should base here
Stay in Akakura for the widest choice of onsen inns in Myoko and dinner within walking distance, with the Akakura Onsen and Akakura Kanko lifts a short walk or shuttle away.
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Akakura Onsen climbs the eastern slope of Mt. Myoko at about 800 metres, and inns in the village date its spring to 1816. The water comes down a pipeline from Kita-Jigokudani high on the volcano, and the inns run it free-flowing through their baths. Shin-Akakura sits just below at the foot of Akakura Kanko Resort, with Akakura Kanko Hotel up on the slope at 1,000 metres.
The Akakura Onsen ski area rises straight off the top of the main street, and Akakura Kanko Resort shares its border. Lodges on the main street put the lifts at a four- or five-minute walk, and a shuttle stop for Akakura Kanko sits at the main junction. In the 2025/26 season the Mt. Myoko shuttle ran from 20 December to 22 March at ¥1,000 a ride, linking Akakura with Ikenotaira and Suginohara.
The main street is where Myoko eats after dark. Shibata has served big Japanese dinners with an English menu for decades, and down in Shin-Akakura the izakaya Pontaro pours Niigata jizake below the lifts. On a peak Saturday, book ahead or take the dinner plan at your inn.
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Snow feature · 11 min read
Where should you base a week of deep snow in Myoko?
Akakura Onsen makes the best base for most riders, with two ski areas above its main street and the Mt. MYOKO shuttle to Ikenotaira and Suginohara. Save Seki Onsen for the morning after a storm and Arai for a day of lift-served freeride.
Comparison · 10 min read
Which ski-hill onsen towns are best for a soak after the last lift?
Nozawa puts thirteen free public baths a short walk from the lifts. Kusatsu is the clearest answer for tattooed riders, and Shibu and Ginzan give their best baths to the people who stay the night.