Ski in Niseko

Bus from Sapporo · Night skiing

Rusutsu Resort

A resort with hotels, reached from Sapporo (near Sapporo Station) by the Rusutsu Express bus in about 105 minutes. From 28 November 2026 the winter bus is paid: ¥3,000 each way, booked online by 15:00 the day before. An adult 1-day ticket in the regular season (19 December 2026 to 14 March 2027) costs ¥16,700 at the counter and ¥13,200 online, so it pays to buy ahead. The season is planned from 28 November 2026 to 31 March 2027, and at the start and end of the season the 1-day ticket is cheaper. There is night skiing from mid-December to 30 March 2027, from 16:00 to 20:00, and an adult night ticket costs ¥4,000.

¥16,700 · ≈ $106MapsSourceTickets on Klook

✓ Price checked October 2026

Niseko · Night skiing

Niseko Annupuri

One of the four Niseko ski areas, about 10 minutes by bus or taxi from JR Niseko Station, or about 3 hours from Sapporo on Chuo Bus's Niseko highway bus. An adult 1-day ticket in the peak season (24 December 2026 to 28 February 2027) costs ¥7,800, and in the regular season (12 to 23 December 2026 and 1 to 22 March 2027) ¥7,500. The season is planned to open on 28 November 2026, and the resort's ski school runs until 5 May 2027. In the peak and regular seasons there is night skiing from 16:30 to 19:30, and a night ticket costs ¥3,700. If you also want to ski Grand Hirafu, you can buy a joint ticket for all four Niseko areas, and there is also a joint ticket for Annupuri and Niseko Village.

¥7,800 · ≈ $49MapsSourceTickets on Klook

✓ Price checked November 2026

Winter (December to March) · Good with kids (ski school in English)

Niseko: a ski day in Hirafu powder, apres-ski in a fridge, and an onsen in the snow

The resort that became Asia's international ski destination: 15 meters of dry snow a season, 4 resorts on one mountain on one ticket, Mount