GETTING HERE
DIRECTIONS TO SOTO MYOKO
1526-611 Futamata, Myoko,
Niigata 949-2101, Japan
+81 50-5532-9198(from outside Japan)
How to arrive to Soto Myoko
Car (recommended)
In the snow season, ensure your rental car is a 4WD with snow tires. Driving without snow tires in the Myoko area is dangerous. A four wheel drive vehicle is necessary.
Car Rental
In the snow season, ensure that your car has snow tires or all-season tires and is equipped with chains. A four wheel drive vehicle is necessary.
Car rental companies in Japan:
- Toyota Rental
- Kibeje Car Rental
- NICONICO Rent A Car
Nearby rental locations:
- (recommended) Joetsu Myoko Station, the Shinkansen station closest to Myoko, 40 minute drive to SOTO Lodge: multiple car rental companies
- Myoko Kogen Station, 8 minutes from the SOTO Lodge: Kibeje Car Rental / NICONICO Rent A Car.
- Nagano Station, one hour drive to SOTO Lodge: multiple car rental companies
By train
From Tokyo (2 hours, 50 minutes)
JR Tokyo Station or JR Ueno Station take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Nagano. Change to Kita-Shinano Line (Shinano Tetsudo) to Myoko Kogen. SOTO Lodge offers a bus service from and to Myoko Kogen station.
SOTO Lodge provides a shuttle service to and from Myoko Kogen station, but this is exclusively for guests who have booked individual rooms at SOTO Lodge. For guests who have rented out the entire lodge or SOTO House, it is advised to arrange their own transportation by car.
From Tokyo’s Narita Airport (4 hours)
Route 1: From Narita Airport, Keisei Train Station take the Keisei Skyliner to Keisei Ueno Station. Change to JR Ueno Station and board the JR Hokuriku Shinkansen to Nagano. At Nagano change to the Kita-Shinano Line (Shinano Tetsudo Line) to Myoko Kogen.
Route 2: From Narita Airport, JR Train Station, take the JR Narita Express to Tokyo Station. At Tokyo Station, board the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Nagano. At Nagano change to the Kita-Shinano Line (Shinano Tetsudo Line) to Myoko Kogen.
From Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (3 hours, 10 minutes)
Take the Tokyo Monorail to Hamamatsucho Station, then change to the JR Yamanote Line to Tokyo Station. At Tokyo Station, change to Hokuriku Shinkansen to Nagano. At Nagano change to the Kita-Shinano Line (Shinano Tetsudo Line) to Myoko Kogen.
Taxi
Chuo Taxi offers direct taxi service from Narita and Haneda airports, shared with other passengers or a private service.
Getting Around the Myoko Area
Having your own car is the most convenient way to get around the Myoko area.
SOTO Lodge also offers a shuttle bus service to nearby ski areas.
The shuttle bus services connect Akakura Onsen with different snow resorts .
The Mt. Myoko Shuttle connects Akakura Onsen, Akakura Kanko, Ikenotaira, and Suginohara ski resorts. A one way ticket is 1,000 Yen.
The Madarao Shuttle and the Lotte Arai Resort Shuttle connect Akakura Onsens with these ski resorts.