“Seki Onsen Ski Resort is the perfect place for back-country skiers…with plenty of options for off-piste skiing, often in neck-deep snow.”
Qantas Travel Insider

Seki Onsen Ski Resort, Myoko Kogen

Seki Onsen Ski Resort Information

 One review stated Seki Onsen as, “a resort which understands the needs of the powder hounds” in an area that, “…can provide Japan’s best powder snow skiing”. Don’t go here unless you have a pair of telemark skis, an avalanche beacon, a St. Bernard and a very alert skiing partner! But seriously, the appeal of Seki Onsen Ski Resort (関温泉スキー場), open as late as May, is its soft and pure powder snow. In January 2008 Seki Onsen was Japan’s only resort represented in the Travel Channel’s “Skiers World” series (Episode Five). Seki Onsen is a family owned resort and the home ski area for Masanori Takeuchi - a well-known Japanese snowboarder (see video below).

Although small, it’s best not to ski off-piste here unless you are really sure what you’re doing. Skiers and snowboarders love its 100% natural powder making it a freeriders paradise. Between its topography and ample snowfall, this is arguably the best place in Japan for powder runs. Seki Onsen Resort is perfect for those who desire a genuine back-country skiing experience with the best free-riding possibilities in Japan – and without the crowds. To top it off the local Seki Onsen village is unique, surrounded by traditional streets of days gone by and dotted with hotsprings.

Before you get too stoked and ready to go though, if it hasn’t snowed for a day or two in Seki Onsen the piste can get tracked out quickly. Hence timing is everything to avoid disappointment!

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Seki Onsen Resort Stats:

Longest Run: 1,500 metres
Half Pipes: Yes
Terrain Parks: Yes
Cross-country available: Unknown
Elevation: 1,200 metres
Vertical Drop: 310 metres

Seki Onsen Ski Runs:

Lifts: 2 Trails: 10 (Beg:20% Int:50% Adv:30%)

Seki Onsen Ski Resort Contact:

Phone: 0255-82-2316 | Website (Japanese)

Seki Onsen Access:

Nearest station: Sekiyama

Twenty minutes by taxi from Sekiyama Station on the JR Shinetsu Honsen line.

Shuttle: There is a shuttle between Akakura Onsen and Seki Onsen every weekday. The bus leaves the Akakura Onsen Bus Terminal at precisely 8.30am and returns from the Seki Onsen Ski Area parking lot at 4pm – so don’t be late! The service will started operating last season on 9th Jan, 2012 and the cost was 1,000 yen each way. See here for more information on the Seki Onsen shuttle

Seki Onsen Access Map

Seki Onsen Webcam

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Seki Onsen Ski Video

Seki Onsen Accommodation Options:

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Click here for a hotel map and more places to stay near Seki Onsen Ski Resort
	Uguisu no Hatsune Ryokan is a traditional style ryokan that provides an open-air onsen with natural red hot spring water. Ski-drying room & internet connection available. Long-term guests are welcome & major credit cards. Map to Uguisu no Hatsune Ryokan Read or leave a review of Uguisu no Hatsune Ryokan here
	National Park Resort Village (a.k.a. Qkamura / Kyukamura)  This government organisation is nationwide and has affordable accommodation located in the Seki Onsen National Park. Click here for a Kyukamura map
	Yoshinoya Ryokan Enjoy natural hot springs and homemade meals. Located a minutes walk from Seki Onsen Ski Resort. Map to Yoshinoya Ryokan
	Tomiya Ryokan Located in Seki Hot Spring, this secret hot spring hidden in the mountains is known as the “hidden spring” of the military leader Kenshin Uesugi. Click here for a map to Tomiya Ryokan
	Nakamuraya Ryokan This hot springs inn will have you feeling as if you have returned to your own home. An easy walk to the ski lifts in winter. Map to Nakamuraya Ryokan

Seki Onsen Photo Gallery

Plus check out this Seki Onsen photo journal - some back country shots in and around Seki Onsen with another smaller photo gallery here.