Akakura: Akakura Kanko and Akakura Onsen ski areas
Resorts · 赤倉観光・赤倉温泉 · Checked Oct 2026 for 2026–27
Two side-by-side ski areas above Myoko's main onsen village. One has the long runs and the gondola, the other has the night skiing.
Akakura Kanko (赤倉観光, Akakan for short) and Akakura Onsen (赤倉温泉) are separate companies with separate tickets, but the slopes sit next to each other on the same face of Mt Myoko and are connected. Myoko Tourism lists a joint ticket that covers both.
Akakura Kanko dates from 1937 and is known for the Akakura Kanko Hotel sitting on its slopes. Akakura Onsen spreads across three areas, Yodel, Kumado and Ginrei, below the hot-spring village, and runs night skiing in the Kumado area.
Personally I'd suggest Akakura as the base for a first Myoko trip: sleep in Akakura Onsen village, ski Akakura Kanko on the clear days and save Akakura Onsen's night session for the evening you are not soaking.
Best when
- You want restaurants, bars and onsen within walking distance of the lifts
- Mixed groups: easy groomers at Akakura Onsen, longer and steeper runs at Akakura Kanko
- You want night skiing (Akakura Onsen, Kumado area)
- Spring trips: Akakura Kanko plans to run to 5 May 2027
Skip when
- You only want deep, ungroomed powder all day: Seki Onsen is closer to that
- You want one long run from top to bottom: Suginohara's 8.5 km run is the one
- You bought Akakura Onsen's early-bird ticket and planned to ski Kanko: it is not valid there
Akakura at a glance
- Akakura Kanko season
- 19 Dec 2026 – 5 May 2027 (planned)
- Akakura Kanko hours
- 8:30–16:00
- Akakura Kanko lifts
- 6 (Myoko Kogen Skycable gondola + 5 chairs)
- Akakura Kanko vertical
- 760 m (740–1,500 m)
- Akakura Onsen season
- 12 Dec 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (planned)
- Akakura Onsen hours
- 8:30–16:30, night 17:00–21:00
- Akakura Onsen lifts
- 14 across Yodel, Kumado and Ginrei
- Akakura Onsen vertical
- 550 m (650–1,200 m), 17 courses
Terrain and who it suits
Akakura Kanko's own course list runs from the 750 m Hotel Beginner course (10°) to Joshi Kokutai, 1,700 m with a 22° pitch and the top often left ungroomed. Hotel A and Champion A are ungroomed advanced runs. Hotel B, 1,200 m at 17°, is described by the resort as its most popular course.
Akakura Onsen is the gentler of the two. Myoko Tourism puts its terrain at 50% beginner, 30% intermediate and 20% advanced, with terrain parks and areas for young children.
Lifts
- Myoko Kogen Skycable (Akakura Kanko) — 6-seat gondola, 2,607 m, 8:30–15:45
- Hotel 1st, 2nd and 3rd Quads (Akakura Kanko) — high-speed quads; the 3rd has a hood
- Champion 3rd Quad (Akakura Kanko) — hooded high-speed quad, 1,194 m
- Hotel 5th Triple (Akakura Kanko) — 765 m
- Yodel, Kumado and Ginrei lifts (Akakura Onsen) — 14 lifts: 5 at Yodel, 5 at Kumado, 4 at Ginrei
Lift lists and hours from each operator's 2026–27 season pages. Hours change with weather and daylight.
Lift tickets for 2026–27
2026–27 prices published by both operators.
| Ticket | Adult | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Akakura Kanko 1 day (to 22 Mar) | ¥7,000 | Junior high & 60+ ¥6,000 · Primary ¥5,200 |
| Akakura Kanko 4 hours (to 22 Mar) | ¥5,400 | ¥4,500 · ¥3,800 |
| Akakura Kanko 3 days in a row | ¥17,200 | ¥13,600 · ¥11,900 |
| Akakura Kanko spring 1 day (23 Mar – 5 May) | ¥4,000 | ¥3,500 · ¥2,500 |
| Akakura Onsen 1 day | ¥7,000 | Junior high & 60+ ¥5,600 · Primary ¥2,500 |
- Preschoolers ride free at both. Akakura Kanko also sells family packs, from ¥9,400 for one adult and one child.
- Akakura Kanko's early-bird adult day ticket was ¥4,000 in September and October and ¥4,500 from 1 November, on sale until 30 November.
- The joint Akakura ticket covering both areas was ¥8,500 for adults last season (2025–26, per Myoko Tourism). The 2026–27 joint price was not published when I checked.
With kids
Akakura Kanko has a netted Chibikko Hiroba (little kids' area) at the bottom of the Hotel slope for children not yet skiing, with snowman building and sledding.
Primary-school day tickets are much cheaper at Akakura Onsen (¥2,500) than at Akakura Kanko (¥5,200), which matters if your kids stay on the lower slopes.
Getting there
Both bases sit just above Akakura Onsen village, so most people walk or take their lodge's shuttle. See the Tokyo transfer guide for trains and buses to Myoko Kogen.
Where to stay
Where to stay near Akakura
Akakura Onsen village is the obvious base: lifts, onsen and most of the restaurants on this site are here.
Where to eat near Akakura
Akakura Onsen village has the biggest choice of dinners in Myoko Kogen.
All Myoko restaurants, with diet filters
Rental
Two hire shops in Akakura Onsen village:
Onsen after skiing
Akakura's day baths, close to the lifts:
Questions people actually ask
- Are Akakura Kanko and Akakura Onsen the same resort?
- No. They are run by different companies with separate tickets, but the slopes are connected and a joint ticket covering both has been sold. Akakura Onsen's early-bird ticket is not valid at Akakura Kanko.
- Does Akakura have night skiing?
- Akakura Onsen does, in the Kumado area, planned 17:00–21:00 for 2026–27. Akakura Kanko does not.
- How much is a lift ticket at Akakura in 2026–27?
- An adult day ticket is ¥7,000 at either Akakura Kanko or Akakura Onsen. Akakura Kanko drops to ¥4,000 for spring from 23 March.
Sources, checked Oct 2026
- Akakura official site
- Akakura Kanko: slopes and 2026–27 lift prices
- Akakura Kanko 2026–27 season notice (snownavi)
- Akakura Onsen 2026–27 season notice (snownavi)
- Akakura Onsen early-bird and season pass page
- Myoko Tourism: Akakura Kanko
- Myoko Tourism: Akakura Onsen
Prices and dates change. Check the resort before you travel.
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