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Akakura Kanko at 660 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 08 Jan 2026
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | |
max °C | -4 | -6 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 2 | 2 | -4 |
min °C | -5 | -9 | -4 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -8 | 0 | -2 | -6 |
-11 | -14 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -13 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -6 | -8 | -11 | |
87 | 90 | 68 | 76 | 64 | 48 | 49 | 96 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 87 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 92 | 90 | |
100 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 1050 | 1700 | 1050 | 450 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 1100 | 1050 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).
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Akakura Kanko Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 7 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 2 of January has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Overlooking Lake Nojiri from the top of Akakura Kanko by Charlie Evans
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Akakura Kanko by Chris Ivin
Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Akakura Kanko at the specific elevation of 660 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Akakura Kanko. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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Resort name is also written as Akakura-Shin-Akakura.
Visitor Reviews of Akakura Kanko
Overall 4.1 Based on 3 votes and 3 reviews
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- Nicholas Klar from Japan writes:
Akakura is probably the area's most popular resort. It has a wide variety of terrain, good powder snow for much of the season and a cute little ski village for hot springs, bars and souvenir shopping. For more information search for 'akakura onsen' or try or http://myoko-nojiri.com/ski.htm (English)
Visitor Reviews of Akakura Kanko
Nicholas Klar from Japan writes:
Akakura is probably the area's most popular resort. It has a wide variety of terrain, good powder snow for much of the season and a cute little ski village for hot springs, bars and souvenir shopping. For more information search for 'akakura onsen' or try or http://myoko-nojiri.com/ski.htm (English)
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