Akakura Wakui Hotel

♨️A seventh-generation family inn at 200-year-old Akakura Onsen

Niigata · Akakura Wakui Hotel

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An inn as old as the spa

• 🏯Akakura Onsen marked its 200th anniversary in 2016, and this inn has been in business since the spa first opened.
• 🍶It once doubled as a tofu shop under the name Kochikan, and is now run by the seventh generation.
• 🎨Several original paintings by Hatsuno Goto, a painter born here who passed away at 113, are displayed inside for staying guests.

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Free-flowing natural hot spring

• ♨️Water from the source at Kita-Jigokudani on Mt. Myoko travels about 6 km to fill one indoor bath each for men and women, kept free-flowing.
• 🌡️Each bath has two tubs: the larger one is a little hotter, the smaller one milder.
• 🧪The spring combines sulfate and bicarbonate types; bathing hours run from 2 pm to 9 am the next morning.

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Main building and annex rooms

• 🛏️There are 25 rooms; the main building has nine Japanese-style rooms of 12 or 8 tatami and four Japanese-Western rooms.
• 🌃The annex (new wing) has six Japanese-style rooms of 12 or 10 tatami and six Western twins, overlooking the floodlit night slopes in winter.
• 🛁All main building and annex rooms come with a bath, toilet, air conditioning and heating.

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Seasonal dinner

• 🍱Dinner on the standard half-board plan is nine dishes, changing with the seasons.
• 🍽️Meals are served in the dining room, and room-only or breakfast-only stays can be arranged on request.
• 🥢Day visitors can order a zaru soba set with tempura.

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Lobby and guest services

• 🖼️The lobby and first-floor corridor are lined with photos of Myoko through the seasons, taken by a regular guest.
• 📶Wi-Fi works in every room, the lobby and the dining room, and the lobby has an internet-connected PC and printer.
• 🐕A limited number of rooms let you stay with a small dog if you bring a cage.

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Strolling around Akakura Onsen

• ♨️Takinoyu, Akakura Onsen's public open-air bath, is open from 10 am to 4 pm.
• 🦶The free footbath park is open 9 am to 5 pm, with alternating hot spring and cold mountain-water pools.
• 🏛️Okakura Tenshin spent his final years here; Tenshin Park holds the Rokkakudo hexagonal hall and his bust.

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Ski slopes and access

• ⛷️The Kumado slope of Akakura Onsen Ski Area is a 2-minute walk, and the shuttle stop for Akakura Kanko Resort is 10 m from the door.
• 🚃Take the train about an hour from Nagano to Myoko-Kogen Station, then a 10-minute taxi; the inn will pick you up at the station if you tell them your arrival time in advance.
• 🚗It is 10 minutes by car from Myoko-Kogen IC, with parking for about 20 cars in front (800 yen per car on some ski-season dates).

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Main building and annex rooms

• 🛏️There are 25 rooms; the main building has nine Japanese-style rooms of 12 or 8 tatami and four Japanese-Western rooms.
• 🌃The annex (new wing) has six Japanese-style rooms of 12 or 10 tatami and six Western twins, overlooking the floodlit night slopes in winter.
• 🛁All main building and annex rooms come with a bath, toilet, air conditioning and heating.

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Seasonal dinner

• 🍱Dinner on the standard half-board plan is nine dishes, changing with the seasons.
• 🍽️Meals are served in the dining room, and room-only or breakfast-only stays can be arranged on request.
• 🥢Day visitors can order a zaru soba set with tempura.

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This family-run inn, open since the spa's founding, pairs untouched spring water with a location right next to the slopes. As the inn itself admits, the facilities are not modern, there is no open-air bath on site, and the annex's 3rd and 4th floors are reached by stairs.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

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Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 22:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Akakura Wakui Hotel?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Akakura Wakui Hotel located?

It is in Myoko. Address: 28 Akakura.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.