Niseko area

Niseko sits 100 km southwest of Sapporo on the eastern flank of the Niseko mountain range, where four ski resorts (Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village, and Annupuri) connect across a single summit ridge to form Niseko United. Winter is the international draw, with consistent dry powder from December through April and an après-ski village concentrated at Hirafu. Summer reopens the gondolas for ridge hiking and the Niseko Recreation Forest boardwalks across Shinsen-numa marsh. The foothills below the mountain hold the Goshiki, Konbu, and Yukichichibu onsen, the Takahashi Farm dairy works, and the long view across to Mt. Yotei, the 1,898-meter volcano known locally as Ezo Fuji.