Myoko

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Myōkō (妙高) is a city in Niigata prefecture, in the central Chubu region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

File:秋色の妙高高原と妙高山 (Autumn Colored Myoko plateau) 27 Oct, 2012 - panoramio - Mount Myoko

An introduction to Myoko

Myōkōkōgen merged with Arai City and Myōkō Village in 2005 to form what the city of Myōkō.

Myoko Tourist Office - 291-1 Taguchi Myoko-shi, Niigata

Get in

By plane

The nearest airports are:

Niigata - 2 hours 15 mins by car. By public transport, take a bus to Niigata station (25 min, ¥610) and then take the train (details below). Alternatively, Kubiki Hire operate Share Taxis once a day for ¥7000 per person one way; ask for Takada station, from where you can take the train (¥780, 50 min, Japan Railway Pass not valid).

Toyama - 2 hours by car. Buses connect the airport to Toyama station (25 min, ¥610).

Matsumoto (Domestic flights only) - 1 hour 45 mins by car. /airport/kurashi/kotsu/kuko/matsumoto/bus Buses connect the airport to Matsumoto Bus Terminal (30 min, ¥600), which is just across the street from the East Exit of Matsumoto station.

Of course, many visitors will prefer to fly into Tokyo, or perhaps Nagoya-Chubu Centrair International Airport|Centrair. If you are flying into Tokyo Narita Airport|Narita, you may be interested in the overnight bus between Narita and Nagano station, which is operated jointly by Narita Airport Transport and Alpico Kotsu and costs up to ¥6900 (cheaper outside peak periods). Changing at Nagano to the Kita-Shinano Line, you will reach Myōkō-Kōgen at 08:30.

Travel by train to Myoko

Until 2015, Myōkō was on the JR Shin'etsu Line. That year and the Shinkansen was extended from Nagano to Kanazawa, and services on the line are now run by the Shinano Railway and the Echigo Tokimeki Railway. The dividing point between the two is at Myōkō-Kōgen station, which is closest to the prefectural border.

Neither of these lines are part of the JR network, and therefore they are not valid with the Japan Railway Pass. The Railway Pass will get you as far as Nagano, Jōetsu-Myōkō, or Naoetsu; these stations are 45, 35, and 60 minutes from Myōkō-Kōgen respecively, and you will have to pay ¥830, ¥700, and ¥670 respectively to reach Myōkō-Kōgen. These prices are included in the totals listed below.

From Tokyo, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Nagano and then change there to the Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line to Myōkō-Kōgen (about 2 hrs 30 min, ¥8830 total). If you go via Jōetsu-Myōkō and the trains are less frequent and it will take longer, but if you have a Japan Railway Pass you will save ¥730.
From Nagoya, take the Limited Express Shinano to Nagano and then the Kita-Shinano Line (about 3 hrs 45 min, ¥7960 total).
This train stops at Matsumoto (from which it is about 2 hours and ¥7470 total), but from there you can also take a Shinonoi Line Local train to Nagano, which adds about 30 min but saves ¥2500.
From Osaka and there are two options:
Take the Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Nagoya and then the Shinano to Nagano and then the Kita-Shinano Line (about 5 hours, ¥22,530 total)
Take the Thunderbird to Kanazawa, change there to the Hakutaka on the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Jōetsu-Myōkō, then change there to the Echigo Tokimeki Railway (about 5 hrs 45 min, ¥21,780 total)
If you have a Japan Railway Pass, you will probably prefer the second option. However, if you are coming from the Chugoku|Chūgoku or Kyushu|Kyūshū regions, and wish to save yourself a change of train in Osaka, it may be worth paying up to ¥28,400 for a Nozomi train which will take you to Nagoya.
From Kanazawa and Toyama, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen Hakutaka service to Jōetsu-Myōkō and then the Echigo Tokimeki Line (2 hrs 45 mins and ¥6430 total from Kanazawa, 2 hrs 15 min and ¥7350 total from Toyama).
From Niigata and there are five Limited Express Shirayuki round-trips a day; these all run onto the Echigo Tokimeki Line, but stop short of Myōkō-Kōgen, at either Jōetsu-Myōkō or Arai. Travel to Myōkō-Kōgen should take 3 hrs 30 mins and cost ¥7090; the price and time is similar if you instead take the Shinkansen to Nagaoka and a local train from there to Naoetsu. Japan Railway Pass holders must pay ¥730 if they use the Shirayuki from Naoetsu to Arai.

By bus

No highway buses serve Myōkō. The nearest places served by highway buses are Nagano station, Takada station (for buses to Niigata and Tokyo), and Kida Bus Stop on the Hokuriku Expressway (which is 10 minutes walk from Kasugayama station on the Echigo Tokimeki Line).

Get around

What to See

Myōkō Sunshine Land. Usually open 09:00-17:00, and closed Tuesdays and Thursdays. This is actually just over the city border in Jōetsu; the nearest railway station is Sekiyama on the Echigo-Tokimeki Line, which is about 4km away. An all-purpose leisure land set in the grand natural surroundings. The park includes activities that both children and adults can enjoy, from the thrilling roller coaster to the 55 meter tall ferries wheel.

What to do in Myoko

Myōkō Kōgen gets about 13m of snowfall annually, making it an ideal spot for the avid skier and snowboarder. There are three major ski resorts surrounding the massive Mount Myōkō. Myōkō Kōgen is also one of the oldest ski resorts in Japan, with some hotels and onsens dating back to the 1930s.

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