Hokkaido in January

[Gaijin 06]

Hi,

My friend I are planning to visit Hokkaido for a week in Janaury. I want to teach her to ski, any recommendations for nice hotels/ski resorts?

This place was recommended to me by a colleague - Niseko Higashiyama Price Hotel?

Also looking for other attractions around - might hire a car for a couple of days and drive around.. would be interested in a nice onsen, and any other tips that anyone can suggest!

I read about the Festival of Ice which looks nice

cheers
G06

[GaijinPunch]

If you're going for a week, I wouldn't sweat it, but the time I went boarding in Hokkaido, the package was for a nice resort, but was about 90 minutes by train away from the airport, or 3 hours by bus. Of course, the package only included a bus ticket. O_o It was only for a weekend as well so we wasted half a day on the bus.

[RockLee]

Sapporo Teine for skiing :
http://www.sapporo-teine.com/

Jyozankei is the hotspringplace ;)

http://www2.snowman.ne.jp/~jozankei/

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

I have been to only Hokkaido of summer.
Trip visitors from Australia seem to have increased in Niseko recently.
Therefore service by English seems to have increased with a hotel and a guide.
http://www.outdoorjapan.com/TO/0504/TO-2-niseko.html

hotel
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/hotel/viewhotel.php?hotid=62


Niseko Guide　
http://www.niseko.gr.jp/eigo.htm
http://www.outdoorjapan.com/areaguides/prefecturehokkaido.html#top

onsen
http://www.niseko-milky.com/english/onsen/

Ryokan in Hokkaido
http://www.ryokan.or.jp/hokkaido/list-e.html
Private ski guide and lesson
http://nisekopowder.com/index.htm

bus / train / car
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/travel/hokkaido-niseko.html

map Guide　(Japanese only)
http://www.niseko.org/guide/kanko_top.htm
map
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/map/index_map.html#
(niseko)
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/map/027_Niseko.html

link
http://www.shiribeshi.pref.hokkaido.jp/si-tssak/eng/english-index.htm

[Gaijin 06]

Thanks for the links guys! I will check them out, mucho gracias

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

ONSEN around Niseko.
Because there is much mixed bathing ONSEN, please be careful. :relief:
Bathing is not possible in ONSEN with a swimsuit. :bluush:

http://www.bepal.net/b_choi/img/mayu_01.jpg
http://www.bepal.net/b_choi/books_konyoku.html

An outdoor bath of Hokkaido
http://shandi.hp.infoseek.co.jp/

[Harvey]

are there any cool places in sapporo?

any konyoku?

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

"SAPPORO factory "
http://infoseek.amikai.com/amiweb/browser.jsp?langpair=2%2C1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.factoryhall.com%2F&translate=WEB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E7%BF%BB% E8%A8%B3&display=2&lang=JA&toolbar=yes&c_id=infoseek

白い恋人パーク(Ishiya Chocolate Factory)
http://www.shiroikoibito.ishiya.co.jp/english/index.html

Otaru Music Box Museum
http://www.otaru-orgel.co.jp/en/index.html

Art Style of GLAY
http://www.art-style-of-glay.jp/index_pc.html

Town information of susukino
http://www.susukino.gr.jp/

[zoop]

theres some good info here:
sweet wasabi (http://sweetwasabi.org)

[Hokkaidoguide.com]

also check http://www.hokkaidoguide.com !! but your already probably here. check anyway!