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[Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort] Fall Foliage, Ski and Snowboard Can Be Enjoyed at Largest Ski Resort in Sapporo

April 23rd, 2017

CONTENTS

Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort in Winter or Autumn
- Winter Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
- Autumn Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
List of Accommodations

Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort

Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort (札幌国際スキー場) is the largest ski resort at Mt. Asaridake (朝里岳) with 1,280 m in height in Sapporo, and is one of most popular ski resorts in Hokkaido, and has been established sinc 1978. Kiroro Ski Resort (キロロスノーワールド) is at the opposite side of the Mt. Asaridake. Jozankei Onsen (定山渓温泉) is close to here, and a lot of tourists stay in the Jozankei Onsen. Winter business season is mostly from mid November to late April. In addition, the ski resort is well-known for beautiful fall foliage, and tourists visit here as one of Jozankei fall foliage tourist attractions. Autumn business season is mostly from mid September to mid October.

List of Direct bus services

Refer to following companies for the direct bus services.

Hokkaido Access Network Ski Bus(北海道アクセスネットワーク)	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

Jozankei Onsen

Jozankei Onsen (定山渓温泉) is a famous hot-spring resort in Sapporo city suburbs, and one of the 3 major hot spring resorts in Hokkaido together with Noboribetsu Onsen (登別温泉) and Yunokawa Onsen (湯の川温泉). Jozankei is called a back room of Sapporo (札幌の奥座敷), and 2.4 million people per year visit the Jozankei Onsen that is near the center of Sapporo for about 60 minutes. Oversea visitors increased in hot spring boom recently, too. Article is here

SAPPORO

Sapporo (札幌) that about 1,960,000 people live is the largest city in Hokkaido. Although there are various theories, its origin of the name is "Dry Big River (乾いた大きな川)" in Ainu language. A population of the Sapporo is the 4th largest city after Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya in japan, and the population accounts for 36 % of Hokkaido's population! So the Sapporo has been flourished as the center of the Hokkaido. The area of the Sapporo is 1,121.26 km2, and is about as big as Hong Kong, and is the 7th largest city in the Hokkaido. The Sapporo is also famous as a tourist city, and about 15 million people come. As for a climate, it is hot that temperature rises to nearly 25 degrees in a summer, but it is easy to live without moisture. I always feel a little cool. It is cold that temperature falls to nearly -10 degrees in a winter, and amount of snowfall sometimes has more than 1 m. Article is here

Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort in Winter or Autumn

The winter and the autumn can be enjoyed at the Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort.

Winter Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort

The top of the Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort at 1,100 m above sea level has 7 ski courses, Downhill Course (ダウンヒルコース), Family Course (ファミリーコース), Echo Course (エコーコース), Swing Course (スイングコース), Woody Course (ウッディーコース), Forest Course (林間コース) and Märchen Course (メルヘンコース). There are snowboard park such as Table Top, Hips and Rails, too, so those are popular with snowboarders. 2 gondla lifts, Sky Cabin 8 and Sky Cabin 6, and 3 ski lifts, Marchen Quard Ski Lift (メルヘンクワッドリフト), Echo Quard Ski Lift (エコークワッドリフト) and Woody Pair Ski Lift (ウッディーペアリフト) are built.

They have a lot of intermediate ski courses, and the courses are wide, so the courses are easy to ski or snowboard. The center of the Sapporo is far from here, but the ski resort attract a lot of skiers and snowboarders. In addition, the longest ski courses between the Forest Course and Märchen Course are 3.6 km length, and those are worth skiing.

Atmosphere of Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort

Ski lift tickets	Prices are here
Parking lot	Free parking lot is provided (2500 cars)
Regular closing day	09:00-17:00 * It changes depending on seasons
Regular closing day	From late April to late November
Telephone number	+81-11-598-4511
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	493 250 341*51

Autumn Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort

"Moving in the sky" can be enjoyed for about 15 minutes from the Gondra Station at the foot of the mountain to 360 Degree Panoramic Mountaintop Observation Deck (360度山頂パノラマ展望台) by the Sky Cabin 8 while looking over the fall foliage. Sahcho Cafe (山頂カフェ) and a lookout are built near the 360 Degree Panoramic Mountaintop Observation Deck, and a beautiful view can be enjoyed. The ski gondra is operated only in the fall foliage season.

Atmosphere of Fall Foliage Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Fall Foliage

lift tickets	Prices are here
Parking lot	Free parking lot is provided (2500 cars)
Regular closing day	09:30-15:30
Regular closing day	From late October to mid September
Telephone number	+81-11-598-4511
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	493 250 341*51

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around the Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Jozankei View Hotel(定山渓ビューホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel Milione(定山渓万世閣ホテルミリオーネ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Shika-no-Yu(ホテル鹿の湯)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hanamomiji(花もみじ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Jozankei Grand Hotel Zuien(定山渓グランドホテル瑞苑)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Jozankei Hotel(定山渓ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shogetu Grand Hotel(章月グランドホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Jozankei Daiichi Hotel Suizantei(定山渓第一寶亭留・翠山亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Jozankei Onsen Hotel Sankeien(定山渓温泉ホテル山渓苑)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Jozankei Tsuruga Resort Spa MORI NO UTA(定山渓鶴雅リゾートスパ森の謌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Nukumori-no-Yado Furukawa(ぬくもりの宿ふる川)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Spa and Estetique Suichokan(翠蝶館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Suizantei Club Jozankei(翠山亭倶楽部定山渓)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yukyu-no-Yado Shiraito(悠久の宿白糸)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Onsen Ryokan Kinawaso(温泉旅館錦和荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yi Feng Xiao Zhu Hot Spring Inn(温泉旅館一峯小築)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Okujozankei Onsen Kasho Gyoen(奥定山渓温泉佳松御苑)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten