Niseko Backcountry Lodge
Niseko Backcountry Lodge is a pension or ryokan in Annupuri. Guests score it 7.8 out of 10 across 83 reviews, rating comfort highest at 8.3 (read 2026-09-09). It takes summer bookings, which most of the valley does not.
Slopeside lodge at Moiwa, Niseko — ski-in ski-out access to 16m of annual powder snow, breakfast included and a free shuttle to Annupuri.
- Among the cheapest quarter of places in Annupuri.
- A modest number of reviews — enough to say something, not enough for the score to be settled.
- Far enough from Hirafu that getting to the village is a deliberate trip.
Where it is
- Area
- Annupuri
- From central Hirafu
- 6.1 km
- Type
- pension/ryokan
Season and price
- Season
- Open in summer
- Quoted at peak
- ¥158,400 (~$1,003) for five nights About ¥31,680 (~$201) a night, read 2026-09-09. Prices are a five-night peak-season quote divided by five, read on the date shown on each page. They are not a nightly rate, and they are not what you will be quoted for your dates. Dollar figures are approximate, at ¥158 to the dollar.
- Photos on the OTA
- 34
Before you book
Drawn from what the record actually shows about this property — not from staying here. Where the data says nothing, neither do we.
- 01 The weak point is facilities, at 7.7
The overall score is an average, so a 7.7 sits hidden inside it while the best sub-score is 8.3. On a ten-point scale a gap that size is where the complaints concentrate — read what reviewers say about facilities specifically.
- 02 About 6.1 km from the centre of Hirafu
That is the distance to the only walkable restaurant district in the valley. Check the shuttle timetable before you plan an evening out — the last bus back decides it, and it thins out at the start and end of the season.
What guests rate
- Comfort
- 8.3
- Cleanliness
- 8.1
- Facilities
- 7.7
Scores read 2026-09-09. They move.
On the map
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What is around it
These are the fixed points of the valley, not distances from this door — we do not hold coordinates for individual properties and will not estimate them.
- Niseko Annupuri
- The mountain this side of the valley is named after.
- Niseko
- The municipality this side belongs to — Niseko town, not Kutchan.
- Mount Yōtei
- Across the valley, and the view most properties here are angled at.
- New Chitose Airport
- The airport almost everyone arrives through.
- Official site
- nisekobackcountrylodge.com
Questions
- Is Niseko Backcountry Lodge open in summer?
- Yes. It accepts summer bookings, which puts it in the minority here — most of Niseko closes when the snow goes. Facilities inside a property can still close out of season even when rooms do not, so confirm the bath and any restaurant separately.
- How far is Niseko Backcountry Lodge from central Hirafu?
- About 6.1 km (read 2026-09-09). That is the distance to the centre of Hirafu village, which is not the same as the distance to a lift — we publish the measure we can verify for every property rather than the one that flatters.
- Does Niseko Backcountry Lodge have its own website?
- Yes — nisekobackcountrylodge.com. Booking direct is sometimes cheaper than through a platform, and the property's own site is the only place its policies are stated first-hand.
- How much does Niseko Backcountry Lodge cost?
- It sits in the ¥ band — under ¥60,000 a night at peak (read 2026-09-09). Rates move with the season and with how far ahead you book, so treat the band as the shape rather than the number and check live rates.
- What do guests complain about at Niseko Backcountry Lodge?
- Its lowest published sub-score is facilities at 7.7, against 8.3 for comfort (read 2026-09-09). On a ten-point scale a low sub-score is relative rather than damning, but it is where the criticism concentrates.