Hokkaido
in Season
New York, New York,
January 26, 2011: Hokkaido is one of the destinations beyond
Tokyo that is opened to more travelers with much better access through the new
international flight service at Tokyo's inner-city Haneda Airport. With
abundance of nature Hokkaido has developed both adventure and indulgence
alluring for couples, families and group travelers both in summer and
winter. Just 1.5 hour flight from the capital city Tokyo through the new
hop-on hop-off connection at Haneda Airport, Hokkaido's dynamic and
nature-oriented activities are much closer. Adventure, nature, modern
resorts and design - Hokkaido geared up with all of these for year-around
vacation.
NISEKO: Listed in the
New York Times "The 41 Places to Go in 2011," Niseko
has been a world class ski resort with superior quality powder snow. The
mountain opened this season with the newly renovated resort hotel, the Greenleaf Niseko Village on
December 1, 2010. The Greenleaf features 200 guest rooms with peaceful
natural views, the best natural outdoor hot springs in Niseko, and access to
varieties of winter activities in Niseko Village Ski Area. The
ski-in, ski-out location also provides magnificent views from the roof-top deck,
lobby lounge and a restaurant to mountain lovers. Along with the existing
Niseko Hilton Hotel, the international resort will add another resort
soon: A luxury resort Capella Niseko is scheduled to open in August 2012, with an internationally famed architect Tadao Ando's
design.
Niseko's summer is outdoor activity
heaven: rafting, kayaking, horseback riding and more nature
activities. Varieties of activities are as large as the Rockies, and
design oriented resorts adds a unique touch to the summer memory. For more
activity menu, go to http://www.nisekotourism.com/en/.
TOMAMU:
Japan's winter wonderland is here: The large open central
Hokkaido turns to Ice Village with varieties of beautiful icy experiences from
ice hotel to ice bar.
Within a couple of hour driving from Hokkaido's
capital Sapporo, Tomamu Alpha Resort takes advantage of
serene lakes and open spaces, featuring unique relaxation to icy experience in
winter, and from adventure programs and dynamic sports activities to
breathtaking dining experience. The winter arctic weather over Hokkaido
creates perfect icy field for the ice playground for family travelers and
more: Ice Village, a hotel room built with crystal ice bricks, Snow Garden
Café with bonfires and s'more tables, Ice Bar inspired by Scandinavian way to
get warm with alcohol, Ice Chapel for mystique yet elegant wedding ceremonies,
and Atelier of Ice for ice
sculpture workshops. These all transform to different experience in
summer: The Chapel becomes Water Chapel designed by Tadao Ando with
breathtaking views of green forests and water behind the panoramic glass wall,
the mystique branch looking over "the cloud sea" which appears in the right
weather and temperature, and golf courses facilitate children to adults of any
level. Although Tomamu is rather inland, the Wave Pool housed in the glass
dome is unforgettable summer family experience.
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