Hirafu Welcome Center — Local services in Kutchan

This is an awesome idea. The bus dropped us off here where we were warm and cosy. The only thing we can fault is that the guy in the carpark was supposed to get is to wait inside for our hotel bus buy kind of just ignored is and walked off.

A person from out hotel was supposed to meet us here and take us to the hotel to check us in and get settled. We missed them though because we were so early and the hotel was just down the road.

When we left our hotel dropped us off here and a guy from the welcome centre made sure we got on the correct bus and understood where we were going and how long between rest stops etc.

Overall Hirafu was excellent. Definitely the best village on...

Went for a ski trip in late February 2018. There are a few famous ski resorts around Harifu and Niseko area. The snowfall wasn’t great this year but we had a chance to experience 1-2 days of heavy snowfall which made our trip worthwhile.

Slopes at Harifu were varied from greens to blacks. Pretty ideal for almost any type of skier or snowboarder.

Seems like the snow hasn’t been consistent these couple of years so it will be good to double check the snow forecast before planning your trip.

If all fails, the food at Hokkaido will...

This place was a disaster. No communication regarding the shuttle or rather lack of. Told it eas cancelled by one employee then told we missed it by the idiot at the front desk. It turns out it was cancelled by said idiot didnt seem to lnow what day of the week it was, let alone what she was supposed to be doing. Far too busy scrolling through Insta to care. A lot of the issues here could easily be resolved by employing people suitable for the job, not a kid that lacks the maturity to cope with having to...