Getting to Hoshino Resorts Nekoma
猫魔スキー場
The quickest drive to Hoshino Resorts Nekoma on record here runs about 110 minutes from Fukushima Airport, roughly 81 km. Without a car there is one documented public-transport route, around 150 minutes of travelling time. Every route below carries its own fares, timetables and operator booking rules, and the calculator at the top prices the whole trip for your group size.
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By car
- Rental car (national roads): Tokyo Haneda Airport — (National roads, 405 min) — Hoshino Resorts Nekoma
- Rental car (expressway): Tokyo Haneda Airport — 空港中央 — (磐越自動車道, 282 min · ¥7,740) — 猪苗代磐梯高原 — Hoshino Resorts Nekoma
- Rental car (expressway): Fukushima Airport — 須賀川 — (磐越自動車道, 118 min) — 猪苗代磐梯高原 — Hoshino Resorts Nekoma
- Rental car (national roads): Fukushima Airport — (National roads, 110 min) — Hoshino Resorts Nekoma
Rental car (expressway) · Tokyo Haneda Airport
Recommended The resort's own routeTokyo Haneda Airport → Hoshino Resorts Nekoma
Rental car (national roads) · Tokyo Haneda Airport
In snow season this road crosses more mountain terrain than the expressway route. It averages 4.9 heavy-snow days a season. Winter driving safety
Tokyo Haneda Airport → Hoshino Resorts Nekoma
- Winter tires/chains are mandatory (2WD vehicles risk getting stuck); ship luggage via Yamato Transport at least 2 days ahead.
Rental car (expressway) · Fukushima Airport
Recommended The resort's own routeFukushima Airport → Hoshino Resorts Nekoma
Rental car (national roads) · Fukushima Airport
In snow season this road crosses more mountain terrain than the expressway route. It averages 4.9 heavy-snow days a season. Winter driving safety
Fukushima Airport → Hoshino Resorts Nekoma
- Winter tires/chains are mandatory (2WD vehicles risk getting stuck); ship luggage via Yamato Transport at least 2 days ahead.
Driving safety on this route ~4.4× 22 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons ~2.7× 14 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
22 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
14 winter crashes on the rural approach over 6 seasons
↑ 700 m 4.9 Heavy-snow days / season
By bus & train
- Shinkansen + shuttle (via Koriyama): Tokyo Station — (東北新幹線, 80 min) — Koriyama — (NEKOMA South Area Shuttle, 70 min) — Nekoma Mountain
Shinkansen + shuttle (via Koriyama) Recommended Winter only Shinkansen, Bus 2h 30m ride time · ¥9,750 · 1 ⇄
- JR East Unreserved seats need no booking; reserved seats via Eki-net. Only Hakutaka services stop at Iiyama Station.
- The Koriyama shuttle is reservation-only (online, closes 30 min before departure) and runs just once a day.
- A no-reservation route bus also runs from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station (¥1,000 / ~45 min).