Kogen Hotel Taizan

Myoko

Kogen Hotel Taizai is a very traditional Japanese style ryokan located conveniently within
5 minutes walk to Akakura Kanko Resort or Akakura Onsen Ski Resort.

It is close to Myoko Snow Sports so it is very convenient if you need lessons.

Taizan has a 100 % natural hot spring and a sauna in the communal bathroom that will sooth your
body after a long day skiing/snowboarding.

Breakfast is included & free wifi at the lobby restaurant Onsen with jacuzzi sauna laundry


Breakfast Available
Communal bathroom
Japanese style rooms
Laundry
Onsen
Ryokan
TV in room
Table & chairs in room
Western style rooms
Wifi available

Japanese Tatami room with en-suite (South Wing) can accommodate up to 4 guests 

Rates from 15,200 yen per person per night twin share including breakfast
 

Combination room with en-suite can accommodate up to 5 guests

A western twin room with en-suite and a Japanese tatami room are inter-connecting. Perfect for families.

 

 

Rates from 15,800 yen per person per night quad share including breakfast

21st February 2023
 
Thank you for reaching out for feedback on our recent stay at Kogan Hotel Taizan.
 
Firstly let me say that the interaction with yourself has been excellent.  Your responses have always been timely, courteous and responsive to our needs.
 
Regarding the Hotel Taizan, 
 
We found the property very well located in the centre of the village, access is very easy.  The staff are very welcoming, polite, responsive and nothing is too much trouble.  They did have an English speaking staff member who removed that sometimes difficult language barrier.  The pick up and drop off service makes the  access from the local train very easy.  The staff were excellent!
 
The breakfasts were very good with plenty on offer for the westerners and the Japanese.
 
The hotel and rooms themselves are getting a bit tired and old.  While things are comfortable, the beds are very old and lumpy.  The rooms could do with some hooks so coats and things could be hung up when not in use. The bathroom facilities are adequate however the hot water takes far too long to get anywhere near hot!  The onsen was well presented but again getting tied and in need of some renovation.
 
Overall our stay was great and the people we interacted with were exemplary.  The owners are very hands on and work long hours to ensure their guest’s needs are met, we found them very friendly and they made up for the shortcomings in the facilities.  The hotel could do with a spruce up.
 
Would we go to Myoko Kogan again?  the answer is yes, would we stay at Hotel Taizan again? would depend on what else is available at the time.
 
Regards and Keep Safe 
Mark Collins

 

 

 

Mid January 2016

We had an amazing holiday in Japan, we are a family of 4 with 2 boys and it was such a great experience for us all.

Hisae's suggestions and recommendations with regards to accommodation and which mountains to visit were exactly what we were after, Japanese village culture and awesome snow !

We stayed at the Kogen Hotel Taizan in Myoko Kogen, a great location in the centre of the small village of  Akakura Onsen, only a few minutes walk to either of the ski areas. The hotel staff were very friendly and the interconnecting room we had was very large for Japanese standards.

Thanks Hisae :)Jodie 

 

 

 

  • Closest chairlift - Akakura Onsen Ski Area - Chuo Triple - 5 min
  • Closest train station - Myoko Kogen - 15 min
  • Restaurants & bars - 1 min
  • Ski school - 5 min

Myoko is in the Niigata prefecture and consits of Akakura, Seki Onsen, Suginohara & Ikenotaira. Other reosrts close by include Nozawa Onsen and Shiga Kogen. The main village is the Akakura area. You can travel by the mountain shuttle bus to go skiing and snowboarding in the other areas. We can arrange the Myoko Big 4 lift passes which are the common ski passes for these four resorts.

If it is possible to have one area that tickes all the boxes it is Myoko. Firsty, it has excellent snow, but also a varitey of runs to suit all levels. It is not a westernised like some Japanese resorts have become and still retains its Japanese culture, yet it still has enough English services such as English speaking lessons & day care and some western style accommodation options. It is not a big town, but there are plenty of resteraunts and bars to chose from.

It is about 90 minutes from Tokyo to Nagano station by Shinkansen bullet train and change to a local train which takes about 40 minutes to Myoko Kogen Station. We can arrange a pick up and drop off for Myoko Kogen station. But the easiest way to get there would be the direct airport transfers.