No snow yet. Not open yet for 2026/27. We have not yet found an official opening date. Snow depth and the seven-day outlook appear once snow is on the ground or forecast.
A weather-model figure, worked out the same way for every ski area, and lower than what actually falls. Use it to compare ski areas, not against the resort’s own totals. How we measure →
Akakura Onsen is where Okakura Tenshin built a mountain villa in 1906, and where he died in 1913. The ski area is divided into named slopes such as Kumado and Yodel, and on Kumado park features are set along a long run with open views. Near Yodel there is a kids' snow park with a moving walkway. Sources: city.myoko.niigata.jp, akakura.gr.jp, niigata-kankou.or.jp (sources read 12 Oct 2026; an AI draft the site operator has not yet checked)
Modelled from weather data the same way at all 3,069 ski areas we cover. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
The tick marks the median across every Japanese ski area we measure. All four bars run the same way — longer is better.
The quality score leaves out how much snow falls (it uses temperature, frequency, rain and wind).
Within 50 km in a straight line. Ski areas in the same weather-model cell (about 30 km across) get the same figure.
| Ski area | Distance | Seasonal snowfall | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akakura Kanko Ski Resort | 1.1 km | 445 cmsame grid cell | 117 |
| Seki Onsen Ski Area | 1.5 km | 689 cm | 19 |
| Kyukamura Myoko | 1.6 km | 445 cmsame grid cell | 117 |
| Ikenotaira Onsen Alpen Blick Ski Resort | 2.8 km | 432 cm | 129 |
| Myoko Suginohara | 4.0 km | 357 cm | 268 |
Compare side by side with Akakura Kanko Ski Resort and Seki Onsen Ski Area →
Counted from the runs and lifts drawn on OpenStreetMap, within the boundary of the ski area. These are not the resort’s own published figures.
87% of the vertical on the runs descends to the north or east. Those slopes get the least sun, so the snow lasts longer.
Source: OpenSkiMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0). How finely ski areas are drawn varies by region, so treat the counts as indicative. Vertical is the difference between the highest and lowest points of the mapped runs and lifts.
The most snow falls in January. March brings 42% of January’s snowfall. That is a steeper fall than the median for ski areas in Japan (52%): the snow here is concentrated early in the season. For skiing, though, the amount matters more than the share: March brings 64 cm, more than the median of 46 cm.
Across the 12 winters measured, the average is 445 cm, and 5 of them fell short of it. The leanest was 2015/16 with 273 cm; the biggest was 2021/22 with 560 cm (2.1 times as much).
Snowfall each winter (December–March total). The dashed line is the average; the numbers mark the leanest and the biggest winter.
This ski area does not put a camera on its own slopes. The nearest live view is the road below.
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Myoko and Joetsu webcams & snow report — all 11 ski areas →
Total snowfall from December to March recorded at the 信濃町 weather station — 10.1 km from this ski area, 203 m below its mid-slope.
| Three-season average | 545 cm |
| 2023/24 | 550 cm |
| 2024/25 | 683 cm |
| 2025/26 | 403 cm |
The figure calculated on this page is 466 cm.
A weather station is not a ski slope. We picked one at a similar elevation, but it stands in a valley or a village. More snow falls on the mountain above it. We have not tried to guess how much more.
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency historical records
6 hot spring sources with published analyses lie within 5 km of this ski area, nearest first (the hottest is 92 °C).
| Source | Distance | Temperature | pH | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 関河原湯 | 1.2 km | 52℃ hot | 6.7 neutral | — |
| 白滝白瀧温泉 | 1.2 km | — | — | simple |
| 燕北地獄谷 | 2.9 km | 47.5℃ hot | 6.7 neutral | — |
| 新妙高新妙高 | 3.4 km | 28℃ lukewarm | 6.6 neutral | — |
| 赤倉・新赤倉元湯 | 3.7 km | 53.5℃ hot | 6.4 neutral | simple |
| 妙高・池ノ平南地獄谷A | 4.4 km | 92℃ hot | 5.6 mildly acidic | — |
These are analyses of hot spring sources, not a list of baths you can visit. They date from 1910 to 2005, many from decades ago, so today’s temperature and chemistry may differ. Names are as recorded in Japanese. Temperature and pH bands follow Japan’s standard for analysing hot springs.
Source: processed from the hot spring analysis data in the Geothermal Information Database (GRES-DB), Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
Within 20 km in a straight line, nearest first. Some lie over a pass that is closed in winter.
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tsubame Onsen燕温泉 | Hot spring town | 2.1 km |
| Mount Myōkō妙高山 | Mountain | 5 km |
| Lake Nojiri野尻湖 | Nature | 9.2 km |
| Mount Kurohime黒姫山 (長野県) | Mountain | 10 km |
| Mount Togakushi戸隠山 | Mountain | 17.3 km |
| Togakushi Shrine戸隠神社 | Shrine | 18.7 km |
Chosen from the places most read about on Wikipedia, favouring those with an English article. Based on the Japanese Wikipedia lists of sights in each prefecture, as compiled in travel-log-data (CC BY-SA 4.0). English names from Wikidata (CC0). The content of this section is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Getting there
Source: akakura-ski.com · checked 1 Nov 2026. Shuttle days and times change with the season; check the official site before you go.
We have not yet checked the family facilities (kids’ area, childcare, parking, rental) on the official site. See the official site ↗
Contains advertising. Property names and Rakuten Travel’s booking pages are in Japanese.
85 properties on Rakuten Travel lie within about 3 km of this ski area. The table shows the nearest 12 with a listed price.
| Property (links to Rakuten Travel) | Lowest listed (per person, tax incl.) | Rating | Distance | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 赤倉温泉 旅館 清水屋 | ¥5,500 | 4.14／5 89 reviews | 0.6 km | JR 妙高高原駅から車で10分/上信越道 妙高高原ICより車で10分 |
| 赤倉温泉 赤倉ワクイホテル | ¥5,555 | 4.63／5 243 reviews | 0.6 km | 上信越自動車道 妙高高原ICよりお車にて10分。 |
| 赤倉温泉 癒し温泉の宿 遠間旅館 | ¥8,950 | — | 0.7 km | 妙高高原駅よりお車にて約10分 |
| 赤倉温泉 赤倉ホテル | ¥10,450 | 3.93／5 367 reviews | 0.7 km | 妙高高原駅より車で10分、妙高高原ICより車で10分。国道18号線の信号「豊橋」より左上に曲がって、赤倉温泉街へ・・ |
| 赤倉温泉 スターホテル 赤倉 | ¥4,500 | 4.29／5 171 reviews | 0.8 km | 妙高高原駅・妙高高原ICより車で10分★ |
| 赤倉温泉 お宿 ふるや | ¥8,800 | 4.32／5 151 reviews | 0.8 km | JR 妙高高原駅よりお車にて10分 ※妙高高原駅までの送迎をご希望の方は「送迎希望」とご記入ください。 |
| 妙高高原赤倉温泉 香雲閣 | ¥18,500 | — | 0.8 km | 車:上信越道妙高高原IC下車、赤倉温泉へ7分/JR:信越本線妙高高原駅下車赤倉温泉行バスで20分、送迎も有り。応相談 |
| ゆの宿望月(旧赤倉パークホテル) | ¥6,600 | 4.13／5 82 reviews | 0.9 km | JR信越線 妙高高原駅より赤倉温泉行バスで赤倉温泉下車後、徒歩にて5分 |
| 赤倉温泉 ホテル無門 | ¥9,000 | 4.44／5 92 reviews | 0.9 km | 上信越道、妙高高原ICより10分、信越線「妙高高原駅」より10分 送迎:妙高高原駅⇔当館 片道1500円、往復3000円 |
| 赤倉温泉 ホテル太閤 | ¥16,300 | 5.00／5 459 reviews | 0.9 km | 妙高高原駅よりバス約20分、タクシー約10分/妙高高原ICより車約10分 ★注意★カーナビは「住所」で検索して下さい。 |
| スキーデモンストレーター金子裕之の宿、ホテル金甚 | ¥9,350 | 4.67／5 23 reviews | 1.0 km | 信越本線 妙高高原駅より車で10分 |
| 赤倉温泉 香嶽楼(こうがくろう) | ¥9,700 | 4.63／5 103 reviews | 1.0 km | 信越本線 妙高高原駅下車/上信越自動車道 妙高高原ICより7分 |
Prices are the lowest Rakuten Travel lists; a property name, or “Pick dates and guests” above, shows prices and rooms for your dates.
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31 places within 12 km of the slopes, as mapped on OpenStreetMap, many of them small inns and pensions. Many are not on booking sites — open the name for the website or the map.
Nearest: 0.6 km
Accommodation data: OpenStreetMap
Other booking sites: Booking.com ↗ · Agoda ↗ · Rakuten Travelad ↗
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