Summit 1,309 m / Highest point accessible by lift: 1,200 m
Artificial lighting (including in tree runs) open daily during season
Facts
NISEKO (ニセコ) ACCESS
LOCATION
Abuta District, Shiribeshi, Hokkaido, Japan
INTERNATIONAL ACCESS
116 km from Sapporo New Chitose International Airport (approx. 2.5 hrs in winter)
AIRPORT BUS
Direct services ¥2,400 / person one-way: Chuo Bus, Donan Bus. Read more...
Japan Rail from Sapporo to Kutchan, via Otaru or Nakayama Toge. Read more...
TRAIN STATION
Ski resort is 6 km (10 min by road) away from Japan Rail station in Kutchan town
RENTAL CAR
Plenty of options from New Chitose International Airport. Read more...
LOCAL BUS
Bus from Kutchan train station to Niseko (outside Seiko Mart convenience store)
TRAIN ACCESS
Information provided for reference only. Some details may have changed.
SKI FACTS - NISEKO UNITED
1 ski pass gives access to 3 connected resorts: Grand Hirafu, Higashiyama, Annupuri
SKI RUNS
57 runs over 47 km of groomed pistes (2,191 acres). Longest run: 5.6 km
DIFFICULTY LEVELS
Beginners 30%, Intermediate 40%, Advanced 30% of total ski runs available
SKI LIFT SYSTEM
38 lifts (35 chairs lifts, 3 gondolas) + 5 magic carpets for kids
NISEKO ‘UNITED’
RESORT FACTS
BASE ELEVATION
300 m (Don’t let this fool you. It snows like nowhere else on the planet.)
ACCOLADES
First voted into the world’s top 10 ski resorts in 2006 by Forbes Traveler
SKI SEASON
150+ days / year: slopes usually start operating late November, often well into May
June - late Sept. Golf, hiking, rafting, mountain biking, kayaking...etc. Read Escapes...
DINING
“The Barn by Odin” connected to Kimamaya + range of restaurants within 500 m radius
LOCAL BUS
From Kutchan train station to Niseko (by Seiko Mart conv. store). Free after 18h00.
SISTER CITY
St. Moritz, Switzerland since 1964
SUMMER SEASON
OPERATING HOURS
8h30 - 21h00 daily during ski season
TOP ELEVATION
NIGHT SKI
Free shuttle bus 9h00-21h00 accessible directly from the door step of Kimamaya
SKI ACCESS
