Nisekonoyado Tabinokosaten — Hotel in Kutchan

Lodge tabino kosaten is a homestay runs by a couple named Kyoko & Jijyo. The meaning of Lodge tabino kosaten is "Intersection where everybody meets" according to Jijyo where he would like all ppl from all around the would to meet to exchange life stories.||||On Arrival, Kyoko picked us up with a big welcome. The Lodge is 5 mins drive from the center of Niseko. She then offered us some nice japanese green tea and briefed us on what we could do in niseko. Our interests to Niseko is to SKI. Jijyo helps us to arrange all out ski passes and equipments at a reasonable price. We were very lucky as it snowed heavily throughout the week of our stay.||Food : Kyoko & Jijyo cook very delicious and healthy home-cooked japanese meals. We took the stay and meals package for most of our stays and try to eat out somedays to sample the local specialities.||Onsen: There are quite a few nice onsens around. Ask Kyoko & Jijyo for recommendation. ||Transport : Free shuttle will be provided every morning to the ski station as well as to the Onsen in the evening. There is a bus-stop outside the lodge with frequent shuttle to and fro the Lodge. Some nights, we took a stroll back (15mins)||Ski : This is one of the best ski resorts I have been especially the Grand Hirafu. I have visited few Ski Resorts in NZ/Europe||Activities in the evening : Onsen or Hang around chit-chatting with Kyoko & Jijyo to get to know more about Japanese cultures. Don't forget to buy some Sake, Soucho and Japanese Beer to sample together.||||Kyoko & Jijyo, We would like to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your hospitality. We hope to come back to see you both soon...

Tabinokousaten is a little building near Niseko. It has a cosy, homey atmosphere to it. You would almost feel at home there. The owners, Jijo and Kyoko, really make an effort to. The lodge is pretty near to the slopes (if you're there to ski or snowboard). You can take a short bus ride there. The food in the area is good and there's a wide variation, from Japanese restaurents to pizza places.||||We didn't know how to get to Tabinokousaten, so Jijo actually came to pick us up from the train station in his own van. Jijo got us all settled on the skiing side, introducing us to ski school people.||||We made arrangements to have a traditional Japanese dinner one evening. The dinner, on our last day there, was fantastic and helped us to experience what it's like to eat a real home-cooked Japanese dinner. ||||Jijo and Kyoko speak some English, more than enough to communicate. The rooms are adequate and have electric heaters and bedding and are big enough to accomodate 2-4 people. Not much in them, but...

We want to shout a very big THANK YOU to Jijyo and family for the warm service that included transport from the inn to and from kutchan station, to grand hirafu ski slopes and to nearby onsens. ||Walking back to the inn from the main shopping/restaurants area was a breeze. The location of the inn is within 5 minutes walking distance from a convenience shop, many restaurants and an activity centre. ||Breakfast was generous, healthy and delicious everyday. ||The inn is very clean and well maintained. Rooms come with a heater and thick blankets, so we were always warm and toasty. We booked a twin loft room which had a space above our beds for chilling out. ||Towels, shampoo, facial foam, bath liquid, toothbrushes and toothpaste were all provided for. ||Wifi signal is strong. ||Emails were replied very quickly. ||Please set up a Facebook page so that more people will know of your wonderful...