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.