[Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort in Kuttchan] Ski Resort Is As If Japanese Can Enjoy Myself at Foreign Ski Resort

Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort

Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort (ニセコグラン・ヒラフスキー場) is a large ski resort. 4 ski resorts, Niseko HANAZONO Ski Resort (ニセコHANAZONOスキー場), Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort (ニセコグラン・ヒラフスキー場), Niseko Village Ski Resort (ニセコビレッジスキー場) and Niseko Annupuri Kokusai Ski Resort (ニセコアンヌプリ国際スキー場) are at Mt. Niseko Annupuri (ニセコアンヌプリ) with 1,308 m in height, and the Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort is the largst ski resort in the 4 ski resorts. There are 24 ski cources, 12 ski lifts, Terrain Park and Mogul Run on the Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort with 1200 m in height, and a lot of skiers or snowborders come to enjoy the powder snow. The Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort is adjacent to Niseko Hirafu Onsen (ニセコ比羅夫温泉), and visitors can enjoy onsen as well as winter activities.

Niseko is a ski resort that boasts to the world, and the total amount of snow is world-famous. The average snowfall is 15 m, and Forbes Traveler in 2007 introduced to be the second ski resort in the world. Similarly, the Niseko is reported by "New York Times in 2011", too, and the New York Times featured an article on about the snowy quality, the onsen and scenery. Many non Japanese poeple such as Australian people visit here to enjoy the charm. Japanese people feel as if here has been a foreign resort, and I think here is the most closest foreign resort.

In the Niseko, Various things can be enjoyed all the year round. For example, Cherry blossoms can be enjoyed in a spring, trecking, ski gondra, rafting and hot air ballooning can be enjoyed in a summer, fall foliage can be enjoyed in an autumn, and snowshoes can be enjoyed in the winter. By the way, Only in the winter, Nonstop ski bus (New chitose airport) and Nonstop ski bus (Sapporo) run between New Chitose Airport or Sapporo and the Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort. In addition, Express Bus Niseko-go runs from Sapporo to Ikoi-no-Yuyado Iroha throughout the year.

Niseko Hirafu Onsen

Niseko Hirafu Onsen (ニセコ比羅夫温泉) is a hot spring resort in Kutchan town located in the southwestern part of Sapporo city, and is the largest resort in Niseko with various resorts. There is Niseko Grand Hirafu Ski Resort (ニセコ グラン・ヒラフ) that is one of Niseko United, and is called "Niseko Mountain Resort (ニセコマウントリゾート)". About 80 accommodations such as hotels, onsen inn, pensions and condominium are built around the ski resort. Except the accommodations, cafes, restaurants, convenience stores, supermarket, souvenir shops, sports shops, bars and Izakaya are built, and the resort shifted from short-stay type to long-stay type, and convenience goods are sold, too. Niseko has a lot of good restaurants that has a good reputation, Hand-made Buckwheat Noodles Ichimura (手打蕎麦いちむら), Kamimura (カミムラ), An Dining (杏ダイニング), Ruhiel (ルヒエル), Graubunden (グラウビュンデン), Gokoro (ごころ) and Guzuguzu (ぐずぐず) are popular in particular around here. Article is here

NISEKO

Niseko (ニセコ) is the general term for towns and villages around Mt. Yotei (羊蹄山) in the southwestern part of Sapporo city, and contains Niseko town (ニセコ町), Kutchan town (倶知安町), Kyogoku town (京極町), Makkari village (真狩村), Kimobetsu town (喜茂別町), Kyowa town (共和町), Rankoshi town (蘭越町) and Iwanai town (岩内町). The Niseko means "A river in a gorge" in Ainu language, and the origin of the word is Niseko Anbetsu River (ニセコアンベツ川). In a winter, skiing and snowboarding can be enjoyed, and rafting along Shiribetsu River (尻別川) can be enjoyed in a summer. It is one of the features that the Niseko has various nature such as the Mt. Yotei, Shinsen-numa Swamp (神仙沼) and Oyunuma Pond (大湯沼). In addition, tasty water from the Mt. Yotei and tasty ingredients are abundant. In a spring, cherry blossoms can be enjoyed, summer activities and nature can be enjoyed in a summer, fall foliage can be enjoyed in an autumn, and winter activities can be enjoyed in a winter, so tourists can enjoy the nature of Hokkaido including various onsen and tasty foods in Niseko throughout the year. Article is here