Where to Eat in Akakura Onsen

Describing itself as a ‘snowsurf cafe restaurant bar’, this snug spot with a hipster-friendly interior is a hub for the local snowboard scene that it celebrates. English and Japanese-speaking staff are on hand to dispense tips and advice alongside a menu that changes each day but includes the likes of burgers, steak sandwiches, and pasta dishes. Full Circle’s full breakfast is highly recommended, while drinks-wise you’ll find Australian-sourced coffee (held by many to be the best in town) along with wines and craft beers.

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The pink illuminated sign of this delightful shop on the town’s main street glows like a vivid beacon to travelers and locals with a sweet tooth, who flock here for delectable homemade crepes and gelato to take out. Over 30 varieties of crepe are available, and Gelato Okura also serves as a gift shop offering everything from clothing to ‘maneki neko’ lucky cat effigies.

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This little wood hut, flanked by voluminous banks of snow in the winter sports season, offers juicy takeaway kebabs in both regular and spicy varieties. A kebab hut in the Japanese snow country, where the grilling is done to a reggae soundtrack; Kebab 501 is modestly sized but a paragon of cosmopolitanism!

This no-frills but comfortable shokudo (traditional Japanese canteen) serves a host of satisfying staples, with two of the most popular being its ramen and Hayashi Rice.
The former likely needs no introduction, while the latter is a European-influenced recipe consisting of beef stewed in a demi-glace sauce and served over steamed white rice. For the brave Koyama’s red spicy yakisoba, unusually fiery for a Japanese dish, is also recommended.

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The Hunter Lodge, located in the center of Akakura Onsen a three-minute stroll from the ski area, houses a restaurant and bar (open to non-guests) alongside its accommodation facilities.
As international as Kebab 501 in its own unassuming way, the lodge’s eatery offers traditional Japanese dinner dishes in a European ski lodge-style setting.
Given the temperatures here, our recommendations are the warming hotpot dishes such as sukiyaki and shabu-shabu: these also have a great way of drawing conversation out of diners as they sit watching the pot’s contents simmer.

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Akakura Onsen’s main street, which runs southwards down from Hunter Lodge, is home to several dining options, including noodle restaurant Udon no Fu; Indian curry specialist Manari; and Miyoshiya which specializes in katsu-don (pork cutlet rice bowls) and ramen.
For drinks head to Jack’s Bar Myoko, or grab something from the Daily Yamazaki convenience store to enjoy back at your lodgings.

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This is the largest of the restaurants out on Akakura Onsen’s slopes, located by the exit to the Champion No. 7 lift.
Restaurant Maple is another spot with a menu full of shokudo favorites, such as katsu-don and curry rice. Especially recommended is the tatsuta-don, consisting of marinated and deep-fried chicken served as a donburi rice bowl.

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新潟県妙高市田切216 ホテル第5リフト乗場下

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