Your Travel Experience with ARRIVAL
Day 1
ARRIVAL
Roll in at your own pace, grab your lift pass, dump the bags and let the trip begin. The ski lift is three minutes away. The outdoor onsen is waiting. The fireplace lounge is exactly as good as it sounds. The week starts now.
Day 1 - 8
Kogakuro Ryokan
Three minutes from the ski lift at Akakura Onsen Ski Resort and right in the heart of Akakura Onsen village, Kogakuro is a warm family-run ryokan that offers the most authentically Japanese base available in the Myoko area. Spacious traditional tatami rooms with futon bedding and Western twin rooms also available. Select rooms include private en-suite bathrooms. A beautiful outdoor onsen surrounded by snow in winter. A cosy indoor lounge with a fireplace. An on-site restaurant and bar for the nights when nobody wants to go further. And the whole of Akakura Onsen village, with local restaurants, bars and shops, steps from the front door. Warm hospitality, genuine local character and great value. The kind of place that makes a ski week feel like a proper Japanese experience. Room types: Twin Room and Japanese Room. Confirm your group size and configuration when you submit your quote request. Facilities: On-site restaurant, bar, free WiFi, outdoor onsen, fireplace lounge.
Day 2
Myoko Ski Pass
Multiple resorts, one pass, the freedom to ski wherever the snow is best each day. Akakura Onsen for long cruising runs and consistent terrain. Ikenotaira for deep tree runs and quieter lines. Akakura Kanko for variety and vertical. Seki Onsen for a different mountain entirely. Your QR code arrives 30 days before check-in. Number of ski days customisable, confirm in your quote request.
Day 3
Return Airport Transfers and Daily Shuttle
Return transfers from the airport to Kogakuro included. Daily shuttle runs from the ryokan to the lifts. Additional transfers available between the ryokan, restaurants and the mountain throughout your stay. Confirm transfer requirements when you submit your quote request.
Day 4
Ski and Snowboard Rental
Available for the full duration of your stay. Confirm boot size, equipment preference and ability level in your quote request and the ARRIVAL team will have everything sorted before you arrive.
Day 5
Lessons
Available for all levels from complete beginners through to those working on specific technique. Flag in your quote request and we'll build lessons into your custom itinerary.
Day 6
Exploring Akakura Onsen Village (Encouraged)
Off the mountain, Akakura Onsen village is steps from the ryokan and has everything you need and nothing that feels unnecessary. Convenience stores stocked better than most supermarkets. Ramen spots with six seats and a chef who's been making the same broth for twenty years. Izakayas where you point at things and they're always good. A few bars that get livelier than they look from the outside. Wander without a plan.
Day 7
Onsen Sessions: On-Site and Beyond (Encouraged)
The outdoor onsen is right on site at Kogakuro, no research, no travel, just straight in after the mountain. Surrounded by snow in winter and genuinely unlike anything you'll find at a standard ski hotel. Myoko Kogen also has several onsens across the broader valley worth exploring throughout the week. Slide into water hot enough to revive your body for the next day, stare at the steam rising into the cold mountain air. One of the non-negotiable parts of any Japan ski week. ARRIVAL will point you toward the best ones before you arrive
Day 8
Departure
You'll leave with tired legs, likely a few new friends and that post-trip haze where normal life feels deeply unmotivating. That's the Myoko effect.