Niseko Grand Hirafu
The largest of Niseko’s ski resorts, on the eastern slope of Mount Niseko Annupuri, with a gondola, pistes of various levels, night skiing and the village of Hirafu at the base, facing Mount Yotei.
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In the destination Niseko (Kutchan; Niseko) — Japan.
In the photo: Kutchan seen from the Asahigaoka hills.
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The city
Kutchan is the main town in the Niseko area, between Mount Yotei and Mount Niseko Annupuri. The center, next to the station, has shops and services; about 5 km away, Hirafu village sits at the base of the Grand Hirafu resort and nearby Hanazono. Mount Yotei, with summer trails up to the crater, rises to the east of town.
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The local experience
The largest of Niseko’s ski resorts, on the eastern slope of Mount Niseko Annupuri, with a gondola, pistes of various levels, night skiing and the village of Hirafu at the base, facing Mount Yotei.
An almost perfectly conical volcano, 1,898 meters high, nicknamed the “Fuji of Ezo,” dominating Niseko’s landscape and with summer trails up to the crater at the top.
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