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Akakura Onsen (Niigata): Location, Nearest Station & Distance from Tokyo

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Akakura Onsen is a hot spring (onsen) area in Myōkō, Niigata Prefecture. It is about 197 km from Tokyo Station and 343 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Akakura Onsen
Photo: alonfloc, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeHot spring
Name in Japanese赤倉温泉
LocationMyōkō, Niigata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Myōkō-Kōgen Station – about 4.3 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 197 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 224 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 283 km (straight line)
Established1816
Coordinates36.89519, 138.17278
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.akakura.gr.jp/

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