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NISEKO SPRING – Finally we have warm spring weather here in Niseko!!! But still we can ski!!!!
NISEKO SPRING – Finally we have warm spring weather here in Niseko!!! But still we can ski!!!! Great spring morning to see some of fresh green and melting snow up mountains, our long skiing season is over now. It’s time to go out and to do more in our green season!!!! We have so many activities to do through summer!!!! Such as rafting, cycling, MTB, fishing, kayaking, surfing, trekking, camping, golf and so on. I personally like summer than winter in Niseko, especially with summer fresh vegetables are the best!!
Spring Mt.Yotei
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Amazing Niseko season 2012-13 – Summer 2012 to Winter 2013
Amazing Niseko’s summer towards Winter 2013 – We had the best season ever!!!!!!!
We had an amazing season here in Niseko 2012 – 2013!! Photos are from mainly Niseko BC and some from Central Hokkaido BC. BIG Thank you for all the great sessions!! I would like to share with everyone!!! I’m already looking forward to another amazing season in Niseko 2013-14!!!! ARIGATO!!!!
Mt.Yotei with sunflower field.
Mt.Yotei sunrise with moon.
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SUNRISE SESSION – Just before going to work in Niseko.
SUNRISE SESSION – Just before going to work in Niseko. I had an amazing sunrise session with Yoshi Mizobuchi this morning! It was so pristine quiet and refreshing air with beautiful sunrise colour! Spring time in Niseko is one of my favourite season to do backcountry hike with warm and sunny weather. And just before going to work…….It’s Niseko life-style! And I’m late for work at 10:05am again!
Head light.
Yoshi Mizobuchi looking the Sunrising.
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Production of Niseko area guide: Wine&Dine 2012-13!!
The NPB is now accepting applications from local people who wish to advertise in the balued winter area guide Wine & Dine 2012-2013. Please read through and fill out the attached form and apply by Friday, 14 Sep. for further information, please see the file attached and page " Local business partners" in NPB website. For queries, please contact NPB secretariat: Tel 0136-21-2551.
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Pastel Hope Art Class @graubunden 3 Sep
Pastel Hope Art Class will be held on 3rd Sep at cafe graubunden. The lecture is carried out in Japanese. Participants is required to book in advance.
Date : 3rd September 9am - 11am.
Location : graubunden
Fees: 2500yen (Tea set fee included)For queries and resevations, please contact the graubunden: Tel 0136-23-3371
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The assonance of reading and music
A book reading accompanied by music will be held at Arshima Memorial museum. Come and enjoy the flow of Takeo Arishima’s famous writings along with the beautiful sound of the cembalo.
For logistical reasons, advance registration is required. We hope to welcome as many of you there as possible!
Have a look at the flyer here (in Japanese only)
When: September 1st 2012 (Sat) Doors: 13:30 Start: 14:00
Where: Arishima Memorial Museum
Entry: Free （museum and exhibitions require entrance fees）
Reader: Hidekazu Tamura （ＨＢＣ Announcer）
Musical performer: Miyuki Akira （Cembalo）
Contact Arishima Memorial Museum 44－3245 （Yamaguchi, Ito）
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Steam Locomotive Niseko operation service starts! 15 Sep
The popular seasonal train SL Niseko (Steam Locomotive Niseko) will start its service on 15 September.
Accompanied by beautiful autumn mountain views between Sapporo and Rankoshi, guests will enjoy a variety of events and special goods only sold on board.
[Service period] Sat, Sun, and national holidays between 17 September and 4 November
[Stops] Sapporo, Otaru, Yoichi, Niki, Ozawa, Kutchan, Niseko, Konbu, Rankoshi
[Ticket] Sapporo - Kutchan 2590yen (one way)
Sapporo - Niseko/Konbu 2900yen (one way)[Timetable]
Dep. Sapporo 8:31 → Arr. Otaru 9:17 → Arr. Kutchan 11:35 → Arr. Niseko 12:03 → Arr. Rankoshi 12:27Dep. Rankoshi 12:32 → Arr. Niseko 12:57 → Kutchan 13:16
Dep. Niseko 15:40 → Arr. Kutchan 15:59 → Arr. Otaru 17:47 → Arr. -
End of bicycle transport service on Fureai Shuttle Bus
On September 30th, the Fureai Shuttle bus service operating in Niseko Town will cease operations. Accompanying this change, the possibility to transport bicycles on the buses will also end.
A Demand Bus service, which will replace the Fureai Shuttle, will start operations on the 1st of October 2012. Bicycle transport on these vehicles will be possible. Information on the start of the service, method of transport as well as fees will follow soon. Thank you for using the Fureai bicycle transport system. We hope you will find the new service just as useful!
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Hilton Autumn Live Jazz Dinner Buffet 7 Sep@Hilton Niseko Village
Hilton Autumn Live Jazz Dinner Buffet
Enjoy live jazz and a delicious buffet-style dinner at this special dinner event.The Nori Nakaoka Trio, usually living and working in New Orleans, will be sure to enchant both seasoned jazz lovers and families alike with their gripping live performance. Dinner will be buffet-style and there will be a wide variety of dishes from New Orleans – the hometown of jazz – available to go with the music. Spend your most special night this autumn at the Niseko Hilton!September 7 2012 (Fri) 17:30-21:30 (Live performance 19:30-20:15, 20:30-21:15)
Bar & Grill Melt（Hilton Niseko Village 2F）
Entry: Adults: 4,000, children: 2,000For queries and reservations, pls contact the Hilton Niseko Village: TEL 0136-44-1111
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HIRAFU DOWNHILL MTB GUIDED TOURS NOW AVAILABLE!!
Rhythm Cycles has started to offer lift access Guided Downhill
Mountain Bike Tours using the Grand Hirafu summer gondola.
Finally you can enjoy the thrill of downhill mountain biking in Hirafu,
Niseko! To make a reservation or enquiry about this new service
including Downhill rental bikes please contact the shop directly
via email or telephone info@nisekocycles.com 0136-23-0164.
-SPECIAL OFFER!!
4hr lift ticket & guided tour: Regular price ￥4500 →Special price ￥3500Rhythm cycles
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Niseko Town asked the Hamano Institute Inc. to formulate a development concept for downtown Niseko and to examine how such a concept could be implemented. The results have been collated, and we’ll give a report on them.
Niseko Town asked the Hamano Institute Inc. to formulate a development concept for downtown Niseko and to examine how such a concept could be implemented. The results have been collated, and we’ll give a report on them.
Date & time: 6:30PM, Sep. 1 (Sat.)
Venue: Lecture Room #1 (2F), Niseko Chomin Center
Details: Please click here (in only Japanese).Contact: 0136-44-2121 (Mr. Yamazaki or Mr. Kurotaki, Town Planning Subsection, Construction Section, Niseko Town)
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Event program of the Hirafu Festival 25 Aug
Hirafu Festival 2012
Please note that there is a possibility of change in the schedule in advance.12:00 Hirafu Kids children's portable shrine preparations: meet at Yamada Shrine
12:30 Hirafu Kids children's portable shrine start to the Sun Sports Land
13:00 Hirafu festival starts
Marche', Stall, Free Market, Activities
13:00-13:30 Hirafu Kids children's portable shrine arrive at Sun Sports Land
13:30-14:00 Mochimaki for kid's
[Mochimaki is an event of scattering rice cakes for people who come to a Shinto ritual or Festival.]
14:00 Wind-instrument music performance by Kutchan High school
15:00 Trike race
16:00 Kid's dance performance
17:00
18:00 Bon Festival dance
19:00 Kid's lottery（100 ppl limited）
19:00-20:00 Mochimaki（19：30）
20:00-20:30 Youtei Taiko performance & Skyrocket
20：30 Finish
21：00 Withdrawal■Venue
Sun Sports Land Kutchan
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Riverside security course for adults, Shiribetsu River, September 2012
- Special river safety course held by the RAC guides.
* The head of CONE (Nature Experience Promotion Committee) will also be present.Activities in nature can be dangerous. In order to promote a lifestyle that is fun and safe at the same time, and explain the dangers of the river, guides will introduce you to all necessary safety measures.
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U.S. Kids Golf Tour & Camp 29.30 Aug@Niseko Village
Join U.S. Kids Golf at Niseko Resort in Hokkaido Japan for a one day golf camp followed by a Local Tour tournament. U.S. Kids Golf will have a Local Tour tournament at Niseko Village Golf Course, Hokkaido, Japan. Boys and girls ages 4 to 15, will compete for individual honors. A players age on September 30, 2012 will determine their age group for the event.
Date : 29 . 30 Aug
For further information and reservations, please see here.
*Closing Date
2012/09/17 (Mon)
May close before this date if full registrationTournament Director
Mr. John Barton, USGTF Pro*Please do not call the course for information about the tournament. Contact U.S. Kids Golf Japan Tel 072-981-4010 / Fax 072-987-8962 / email: tournaments@uskgj.com
Niseko Village Golf Course
Higashiyama-Onsen, Niseko-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 048-1592, Japan
TEL: 0136-44-2211
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LUPICIA's Weekend Market
Come and enjoy LUPICIA's Weekend Market this summer!
Date : 8/18(Sat.), 8/19(Sun.), 8/25(Sat.), 8/26(Sun.)
Time : 11:00AM-04:00PM
Place : La Villa LUPICIA*Event may be cancelled in the event of bad weather. We thank you for your understanding.
Special Menu
1) LUPICIA's tea cocktails (4 flavors)
2) Barbecues veg/sausage/seafood skewers for beer
3) Ham and Olive for wine
4) Home made ice cream (3 flavors)Dennis's fresh vegetables from Niseko Green Farm is specially available at the market!
We look forward to meeting you!For more information, please contact La villa LUPICIA.
58-5, Kabayama, Kutchan, Abuta, Hookaido, Japan
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Local business training course
In cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, the Niseko Chamber of Commerce is currently staging its Hokkaido Area Tourist Industry Vitalisation and Human Resources Development Project 2012. The project’s aim is to advance Japan as a tourist destination by helping people rediscover Hokkaido’s natural potential. Local businesses will learn how to make use of this potential in an effective way and cultivate their human resources accordingly.
As part of this project, a training course will be held for people operating a business, thinking about opening a business or developing new products and services in the Niseko area; or people who would like to gain practical knowledge, such as how to draft a business plan.
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Seminar: “Asia - the key to Niseko’s future”
Niseko is an international resort which receives many overseas visitors each year. Among these, the number of visitors from Asia is especially high.
Therefore, the topic of the upcoming Renaissance Seminar series, organized by the Niseko Chamber of Commerce as part of the “Hokkaido Area Tourist Industry Vitalisation and Human Resources Development Project 2012” will be “Asia – the key to Niseko’s Future”.In the first session, Shujo Ishimori, a leading figure in Tourism Studies, has been invited to analyze Japan’s role within Asia from the perspective of tourism and offer some thoughts on area development, as well as the cultivation of human resources following resort development.
The second session will put a clear focus on one country within Asia, namely China from the point of view of interpersonal communication. Effective communalization techniques that can facilitate encounters with China and the Chinese people will be pondered. -
Hilton Niseko Village: Dining Newsletter for September 2012
Hilton Autumn Live Jazz Dinner Buffet
Enjoy live jazz and a delicious buffet-style dinner at this special dinner event.
The Nori Nakaoka Trio, usually living and working in New Orleans, will be sure to enchant both seasoned jazz lovers and families alike with their gripping live performance. Dinner will be buffet-style and there will be a wide variety of dishes from New Orleans – the hometown of jazz – available to go with the music. -
Summer Food Festival of Hokkaido Tracks Holidays 15.16 Aug
Hokkaido Tracks Holidays will host a food festival for guests and local business partners on Aug. 15 (Wed.) and 16 (Thu.). With a bottle of beer, enjoy fresh local summer vegetables, local cuisine and barbecues. Bring your friends.
Contact: 0136-23-3503 (front desk of Hokkaido Tracks Holidays)
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Toilet facilities at Lake Hangetsu and the Mt. Yotei mountain trail entrance can be used again!
The toilet facilies at Lake Hangetsu and the Mt. Toya mountain trail entrance that temporarily went out of use on August 8th due to weather damage have been repaired and can now be used again.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Kutchan-town office
℡ 0136-56-8009 -
グラン・ヒラフWEB予約システムは9月１日から稼働予定です
12-13冬期シーズンの「グラン・ヒラフWEB予約システム」ですが、
現在リニューアル作業を行っており、9月１日を目処に開始予定です。
大変申し訳ございませんが、もうしばらくお待ち下さい。この予約システムは、ホテル・リフト券・レンタル・スクールがまとめて
予約＆購入（決済）が出来るシステムです。
（もちろん、単品の予約・ご購入も可能！）
複数の施設をまとめてご予約頂きますと、割引の特典もございますので
是非、「グラン・ヒラフWEB予約システム」をご利用下さい！詳しくはこちらのページでご覧下さい。
公開後は、"http://www.grand-hirafu.jp/reservation-jp/" で
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Summer Fest on Aug. 11th and 12th @Niseko Village Pure
Pure Ennichi (Festival games), Beer Garden, 'Koryuu' Japanese drum live performance, Balance rope pull, camp fire...etc.
Come join us with your friends and families!Date: 11-12 August 7pm-9pm
Location: Niseko Village PureFor queries, please contact the Niseko Village
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Extended Operating Hours! Niseko Grand Hirafu Gondola 11-19 Aug
Niseko Grand Hirafu will extend the hours of operation during 11-19 August as Summer special plan. Please refer the PDF flyer attached.
Period: 11 - 19 August
Tickets: The extended operating ticket fees will be the same as regular fees.
* As of the 20th of August regular operating hours will resume; 9:00-16:00For queries, please contact the the Niseko Grand Hirafu.
TEL 0136-22-0109 -
8/11-19 サマーゴンドラ特別延長営業します
今年で７年目の営業となり、多くの皆様にご利用頂いている
サマーゴンドラですが、もっと多くの方にご利用頂けるよう
お盆期間限定の時間延長営業を行います。期間 ８月１１日（土）〜８月１９日（日）※９日間
時間 ８：００〜１８：００（通常９：００〜１６：００）
料金 往復 大人1,000円・小学生 600円 ※通常料金と一緒
片道 大人600円・小学生400円 ※通常料金と一緒是非、この機会に標高８２０ｍからの絶景をお楽しみ下さい。
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Toilet facilities at Lake Hangetsu and the Mt. Yotei mountain
On August 5th, the waterworks facility in the area was damaged by striking lighting. As a result the toilet facilities at Lake Hangetsu and the Mt. Yotei mountain trail entrance cannot currently be used.
Repair works have been commissioned but will take several days as spare parts have to be ordered.
We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Another notice will be released as soon as the repair works have been completed.
Enquiries:
Kutchan Town Office Tourism division
℡ 0136-56-8009
