THE ladies of Niseko got the ball rolling for Niseko Golf Week at the Alpen Hotel Park Golf Course at the base of Grand Hirafu yesterday.

Tomoka Kakuta took first place in the Niseko Ladies Park Golf Open 2009 with an impressive one over par 34, collecting a swag of booty including a golf lesson courtesy of John Barton, a Groove Cycle

PLANS are coming together to rescue the soon-to-be-demolished homes on the site of Unitas 1 in Izumikyo 2.

Niseko Izumikyo Co. plans to clear the Unitas 1 site for its yet-to-be-disclosed project, which leaves multiple two-bedroom log cabins needing a new home.

Chris Lane, a company client advisor for Niseko Izumikyo

By Chris Lane
Izumikyo Company client advisor

IZUMIKYO Company has had a hand in the creation of the Niseko resort area since 1973. After successfully developing such integral sites as the Hirafu Middle Village, Izumikyo, St. Moritz and Country Resort, the pioneering developer is about to release what it calls its ‘newest