Niseko Village · Winter only
Niseko Ski Lodge - Higashiyama
Niseko Ski Lodge - Higashiyama is a pension or ryokan in Niseko Village. Guests score it 8.4 out of 10 across 136 reviews, rating cleanliness highest at 8.7 (read 2026-09-09). Like most of Niseko, it is a winter property and does not open in summer.
Stay in a large Japanese lodge surrounded by nature in Niseko Higashiyama, at the base of Niseko Village Ski Resort. This lodge has a BBQ restaurant, 10 bedrooms, barista coffees, an indoor spa bath and views of Mt Yotei.
- Among the cheapest quarter of places in Niseko Village.
- A modest number of reviews — enough to say something, not enough for the score to be settled.
- Closed in summer, when 4 other places in Niseko Village stay open.
- Far enough from Hirafu that getting to the village is a deliberate trip.
Where it is
- Area
- Niseko Village
- From central Hirafu
- 3.4 km
- Type
- pension/ryokan
Season and price
- Season
- Winter only
- Quoted at peak
- ¥225,000 (~$1,424) for five nights About ¥45,000 (~$285) 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
- 76
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 Winter only — it does not take summer bookings
Booking sites show summer dates here as unavailable, which reads like a demand problem and is a season problem. If you are travelling outside the snow season, start elsewhere.
What guests rate
- Cleanliness
- 8.7
- Comfort
- 8.6
- Facilities
- 8.5
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 resort is built into the mountain’s southern side.
- Niseko
- The municipality it belongs to.
- Mount Yōtei
- Across the valley.
- New Chitose Airport
- The airport almost everyone arrives through.
- Official site
- None that we could find
- Managed by
- Niseko Ski Lodge Booked and run through a Niseko management company rather than a hotel front desk.
Questions
- Is Niseko Ski Lodge - Higashiyama open in summer?
- No. It is a winter property. Most of Niseko closes outside the ski season, and booking sites show those dates as sold out rather than saying the place is shut.
- How far is Niseko Ski Lodge - Higashiyama from central Hirafu?
- About 3.4 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 Ski Lodge - Higashiyama have its own website?
- Not one we could find. It is listed on booking platforms, and small chalets and pensions here frequently have no site of their own. That is normal rather than a warning sign, but it does mean the platform listing is the only description available.
- How much does Niseko Ski Lodge - Higashiyama 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 Ski Lodge - Higashiyama?
- Its lowest published sub-score is facilities at 8.5, against 8.7 for cleanliness (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.