Grandeco Snow Resort

グランデコ・スノーリゾート
Grandeco Snow Resort location

Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima

福島県北塩原村

Location & access

Grandeco Snow Resort is a ski area located in Kitashiobara Village, Fukushima.
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Getting to Grandeco Snow Resort

By public transport

Train
59.2km from Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen line
22.5km from Inawashiro Station on the Banetsu Sai line
59.2km from Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Honsen line

The nearest train station is Inawashiro Station on the Banetsu Nishi line and is approximately 23km from the Grandeco Snow Resort.

Koriyama Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen line is just over 59km from the ski area.

Bus

A few bus services to Grandeco Snow Resort are available.

The shuttle bus from Inawashiro Station is free and takes about 60 minutes. Reservations are required.

There is a charged bus from Koriyama Station that takes about 2 hours.

Other private tour buses also cover Grandeco.

By road

Car
22.8km from the Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC on the Banetsu Expressway
52km from the Koriyama IC on the Tohoku Expressway
56.9km from the Fukushima Nishi IC on the Tohoku Expressway
Nearest national route: Route 459 (7.4km away)

Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC on the Banetsu Expressway is the nearest expressway exit to Grandeco and a 30-35 minute drive in good conditions.

From the Inawashiro Bandai Kogen IC exit, turn right onto Route 115, heading north. After 3.5km, branch off to the left onto Prefecture Road 2 (look for the sign on the left-hand side) and continue on that road for about 4.5km until reaching Route 459. Turn left onto Route 459 and continue for about 7km until reaching a road sign for Grandeco. The road signpost is for Lake Onagawako. Turn right at this point and follow the scenic road by the lake for about 8km up to the Grandeco Snow Resort base car park.

About 3 hours from Tokyo (Kawaguchi JCT)
About 2 hours from Utsunomita IC
About 2 hours from Sendai Miyagi IC
About 1 hour 40 minutes from Niigata Chuo IC

Parking

Car parking is available at the ski area base.

Parking is free on weekdays and 1,000 yen for the day on weekends and holidays. (Free for the base hotel guests).

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