Kogen Hotel Taizai is a very traditional Japanese style ryokan with Japananese & western style rooms located along the main street. Taizan has a 100 % natural hot spring and a sauna in the communal bathroom that will sooth your body after a long day on the slopes.
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
Hotel features
Kogen Hotel Taizan - Niigata, Japan
Kogen Hotel Taizan - Niigata, Japan
Kogen Hotel Taizan - Niigata, Japan
Kogen Hotel Taizan - Niigata, Japan
Kogen Hotel Taizan - Niigata, Japan
Kogen Hotel Taizan - Niigata, Japan
Kogen Hotel Taizan - Niigata, Japan
Kogen Hotel Taizan - Niigata, Japan
MYOKO
Akakura - Seki Onsen - Suginohara - Ikenotaira
Niigata
The Mountain
Myoko is located in the Niigata prefecture and consits of Akakura (main village), Seki Onsen, Suginohara & Ikenotaira. You can travel by the mountain shuttle bus to go skiing and snowboarding in the other areas, but there is a fee to use this bus. 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 big town, but there are variety of resterants and bars to chose from.
Where to stay
The accommodation is mainly Japanese style, yet it still has enough English services such as English speaking lessons & day care and some western style accommodation options.
The Location
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.
13 January 2025
We really liked the Hotel. Angel and her family were great hosts. The renovated onsen was especially a highlight. The rooms were comfortable and the location is good with only a short walk to the ski lifts and a coffee shop right across the street. Breakfast very nice and we had a lovely dinner in the dining room one night. We would happily go back there and most likely will do so
Peter Nugent
4th January 2025
It’s a 3 stars hotel at best with no central heating and no en suite hot water.
Prefer something better next time,
Helen
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
Japanese Tatami room with en-suite (South Wing) can accommodate up to 4 guests
Rates from 16,800 yen per person per night including breakfast twin share
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 17,500 yen per person per night including breakfast quad share
