Akakura Hotel

Quirkiness of the artwork and decor. Staff were so friendly. The BEST Onsen - to sit under a cherry tree with snow falling was magical. So handy to the ski lifts and village

Location, staff, and private onsen

If you're skiing in Myoko you can't go wrong with this place. It's a hybrid western/japanese style hotel. The rooms were clean and comfortable. 3 of us shared a room with 2 beds and a good sized tatami. It was a little pricier than some basic Ryokans we stayed at, but considering the quality of breakfast, the number of hot springs on sight, and the free shuttle from the door, it ended up being pretty reasonable. Avoid trying to eat western style foods at the breakfast or you will surely be disappointed. We are advanced skiers and enjoyed Kanko for 4 days straight, 2 on the mountain after 108cm of fresh pow, and 2 skinning up above the top chair once that fresh snow was skied out. Despite what the web indicates, there are tonnes of touring options from the top of Kanko. We could have just bought a single up pass the last couple days, though being able to use the top lift to extend your ski down is pretty useful. Be careful trying to ski back to the hotel at the end of the day, it's very easy to overshoot the town by quite a long way and add a 45 minute hike when your legs are already rubber. If you get it right you can ski pretty much right to the door of the hotel. Ping pong table was great. We were feeling pretty cheap at the end, and had a few suppers on our table in the room, followed up by hot springs and ping pong. . . no need to leave and spend more money!

Great onsen , location , good food & good access to Ski area & restaurants