Akakura Kanko Resort Ski Area

赤倉観光リゾートスキー場
Akakura Kanko Resort Ski Area location

Myoko City, Niigata

新潟県妙高市

Location & access

Akakura Kanko Resort Ski Area is a ski area located in Myoko City, Niigata.
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Getting to Akakura Kanko Resort Ski Area

By public transport

Train
27km from Joetsu Myoko Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line
4.2km from Myoko Kogen Station on the Shinetsu Honsen line

Akakura Kanko Resort is just over 4km from Myoko Kogen Station which is on the Kita Shinano Line and Myoko Haneuma Line local train lines. Both of these train lines begin/end at Myoko Kogen Station.

Taxis are available from the station.

Bus

There is a regular shuttle bus service between the town area of Akakura Onsen and the ski area. The service is free for people using the ski area. The bus leaves the Akakura Onsen town area at the following times:

8:00am - 10:00am (circular service)
10:30am
11:00am; 11:30am; 12:00pm; 12:30pm (weekends, holidays and New Year only)
1:00pm
1:30pm
2:00pm
2:30pm
3:00pm
3:30pm
4:00pm
4:30pm

The service runs from 14th December 2024 until 23rd March 2025.

There is also a local city bus.

By road

Car
4.4km from the Myoko Kogen IC on the Joshinetsu Expressway
10.8km from the Shinano-machi IC on the Joshinetsu Expressway
12.5km from the Nakajo IC on the Joshinetsu Expressway
Nearest national route: Route 18 (2.6km away)

The most convenient exits of the Joshinetsu Expressway for getting to Akakura Kanko Resort are Myoko Kogen IC when approaching from the south and Nakago IC when approaching from the north.

From the Myoko Kogen IC exit, turn left at the traffic lights onto Route 18 and head north for about 1.3km. Turn left onto Prefecture Road 39 which is signposted as Akakura Spa and follow the signs to Akakura Kanko Resort. The ski area is on the left side of the road.

From the Nakago IC exit, turn right onto Route 18 and head south for just over 9km until reaching the Tagiri traffic lights with a turn off to the right signposted as Akakura and Shin Akakura. At these traffic lights turn right and follow the road up to another junction. Turn left at that junction and the entrance to Akakura Kanko Resort is about 150m on the right hand side.

Parking

There is parking by the base of Akakura Kanko Resort for 1,000 vehicles.

Parking is free every day of the season.

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