AkakuraKankoHotel

Spectacular infinity-style open-air baths at 1,000 m above sea level and famous free-flowing natural spring water

Niigata Myoko City

Akakura Kanko Hotel is a historic luxury resort hotel in Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture. Perched on the mountainside of Mount Myoko at an elevation of 1,000 m, it offers sweeping panoramic views and mystical seas of clouds with nothing obstructing the scenery. In the large bath, guests can luxuriate in the famous Akakura Onsen, which springs from Mount Myoko, through abundant free-flowing natural spring water. The sauna facilities include a fully glass-walled dry sauna where you can look out over the majestic mountain range, as well as a gentle mist sauna exclusively for women. With a free private family bath, guestrooms with open-air baths fed by hot spring water, and first-class kaiseki cuisine, it delivers the ultimate relaxation grounded in long-standing tradition.

Hot Spring & Bath Information

Akakura Onsen

TypeNatural Hot Spring

Flow-through

A historic natural hot spring that springs spontaneously from the mountainside of Mount Myoko and is used luxuriously as 100% free-flowing natural spring water. Rich mineral deposits dance in the water, and a faint sulfur aroma lingers in this superb famous hot spring. Combining sulfate spring, bicarbonate spring, and sulfur spring components, it is a beautifying bath that helps keep the body warm after bathing and leaves the skin remarkably smooth. Bathing while gazing at the endless seas of clouds and vast natural scenery from the unobstructed large bath or the infinity-like open-air bath is pure bliss.

Sauna

Panoramic Dry Sauna

90°C

Sauna TypeDry Sauna

Stove TypeConvection Stove (Sauna Stone)

Capacity10people

Men'sWomen's

A highly distinctive dry sauna in the large bath area. The sauna room has glass walls, allowing you to take in the beautiful mountain scenery of Myoko Kogen and sweeping panoramic views of the seasons directly while staying inside. There is no TV, and the mild, high-quality heat gently surrounds your body as you are enveloped by natural silence and beautiful scenery, leading you slowly into deep perspiration.

Mist Sauna

50°C

Sauna TypeMist Sauna

Capacity4people

Women's

A mist sauna available only in the women's large bath area. Moist, warm mist wraps around your body, gently warming you through while adding moisture to your skin and hair. Even those who are not comfortable with high-temperature saunas can relax without feeling stifled, soothed by the pleasant, aromatic-like gentle humidity in a space that offers a private sense of comfort and relaxation for both body and mind.

Cold Bath

Cold Bath

18°C

Water QualityTap Water

Capacity2people

Men'sWomen's

A compact cold plunge bath installed right in front of the dry sauna. Clean water is supplied automatically, and its relatively mild, gentle coolness is one of its defining features. Even those who do not like intense cold can cool down comfortably and at their own pace, refreshing their heated body pleasantly after the sauna. For outside air baths, the chairs lined up on the terrace deck in the open-air area are exceptional, letting you soak in the natural breeze.

Business Hours

Monday
06:00〜00:00
Tuesday
06:00〜00:00
Wednesday
06:00〜00:00
Thursday
06:00〜00:00
Friday
06:00〜00:00
Saturday
06:00〜00:00
Sunday
06:00〜00:00
Holiday
06:00〜00:00

Closed Days: None

Address

〒949-2102 216 Tagiri, Myoko City, Niigata Prefecture

Hotel & Ryokan

Gender Access

Gender Separated

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Tattoos in the Communal Bath
No Tattoos

The above applies to the communal (shared) baths. At facilities with private baths or private saunas, guests with tattoos may still be able to bathe. Please check with the facility for details.

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