Supermarket tour Christmas Special @ Supermarket Lucky Kutchan branch

Shopping tour organised by the Supermarket Lucky in Kutchan!! Supermarket Lucky Kutchan branch provides shopping tour for foreign customer with tasting service Christmas Special menu "Snow crab shabushabu". For further information, please contact the Supermarket Lucky, TEL 0136 213 677

Time and Date: 1:30pm, 24 December, 2014

Venue: Supermarket Lucky in Kutchan town

e-mail: [email protected]

by Alister

Tha Vale Cellar Bar Winter Specials

The Vale Cellar Bar is now open from 6pm until late with a large range of cocktails, whiskeys (including Yamazaki 18 year old whiskey which has recently been awarded "Worlds Best Whiskey"), wines, beers, ciders and ales on offer! Try their classic cocktails and many variations on these classics with a Japanese twist, such as their signature cocktail "Cherry Blossom Margarita".

Feel free to drop in and enjoy your apres-ski with the bar's distinguishing fantalicious drinks!

Please see drink menu and flyers for each night's special.

The Vale Cellar Bar (Tel: 0136 215 833, email: [email protected])

by Alister

HANAZONO Resort New Year Events 2015

Let's celebrate the New Year at HANAZONO!

  • 1 January, 2015 @9am - Kagami-biraki (a traditional Japanese ceremony, featuring the opening of a sake barrel, and associated with good luck) @ HANAZONO308
  • 2 January, 2015 - New Year Fun Jump (See event flyer for more details)

HANAZONO Resort Snow Season Activities (Tel: +81 (0)136 21 66 88)

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2014-15 Winter Events in Annupuri Ski Resort

    • Snow Candles (20-25 Dec)
      Jumbo Quad #1 boarding area will be lit up with candles.

 

    • First Run (1-4, 11-12 Jan; 7:20～8:20)

 

    • Christmas presents (24-25 Dec)
      Santa Claus and Nicky give presents to kids on the slope!

 

    • New Year's Eve FREE night rides (31 Dec; 20:30～23:15)

 

    • Torchlight Skiing, New Year's Countdown, Fireworks (31 Dec)
      Let's celebrate the new year with fabulous fireworks!

 

    • Ski Day (12 Jan)
      10% discount applys to the first 20 customers at Nook Annupuri Rental corner, 10% off discount apply to the first 10 customers at Annupuri Ski&Snowboard School

 

    • New model skis test-ride event (22 Mar)

 

    • Kid's Service Day (5-6 May)
      1,000yen/Annupuri 8-hour lift pass for elementary school students
      1,000yen/Kids special lesson (booking required)

 

    • Lady's Day (Every 3rd Wednesday from Jan - Mar and 3 Mar)
      Special lunch pack

 

  • Annupuri Kid's Day Special Lessons (Every 3rd Sunday from Jan - Mar)
    Free lift and gondola rides in the Annupuri resort for elementary school students (*1,000yen deposit required)

 

Annupuri Ski Resort  (Tel: 0136-58-2080)

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Photo Exhibition "Skiing in backward Mt. Youtei", Yoichi Watanabe

Venue : Ogawara Shu Art museum

Date: 29 November, 2014 ~ 12 January, 2015

Opening hours：9:00am ~ 5:00pm

Artist talk by Yoichi Watanabe: 20 December, 2:00pm-

by Alister

Hilton Niseko Village Bags ‘Top Ski Resort hotel in Japan’ Second Time and Inaugural ‘Japan’s Best Golf Hotel’

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Niseko has won all categories for Japan at "World Ski Awards" .

The 2nd Annual World Ski Awards winners were announced in Kitzbühel, Austria, and Niseko United honorably won Japan's Best Ski Resort for two consecutive years!

Launched in 2012, World Ski Awards aims to drive up standards within the ski industry by rewarding the organisations that are leaders in their field. World Ski Awards is the sister organisation of World Travel Awards, often referred to as "the Oscars of the travel industry".

This year, the following local facilities also received awards as follows:
Japan's Best Boutique Hotel 2014
*The Vale Niseko won Japan's Best Ski Chalet 2013

  • The Vale Niseko World's Best Boutique Hotel 2014
  • Hilton Niseko Village Japan's Best Ski Hotel 2014 (second straight year)
  • Sekka KanJapan's Best Ski Chalet 2014

    The evenings awards were topped off with a special award to local legend Mr Akio Shinya chief of the Niseko Avalanche Research Institute in Niseko, for his mamoth efforts in the ski industry of Niseko over many years and for his contribution to mountain sports in general.

    Please see other winners from the following link.

    World Ski Awards 2014 

by Alister

Niseko has won all categories for Japan at "World Ski Awards" .

The 2nd Annual World Ski Awards winners were announced in Kitzbühel, Austria, and Niseko United honorably won Japan's Best Ski Resort for two consecutive years!

Launched in 2012, World Ski Awards aims to drive up standards within the ski industry by rewarding the organisations that are leaders in their field. World Ski Awards is the sister organisation of World Travel Awards, often referred to as "the Oscars of the travel industry".

This year, the following local facilities also received awards as follows:
Japan's Best Boutique Hotel 2014
*The Vale Niseko won Japan's Best Ski Chalet 2013

  • The Vale Niseko World's Best Boutique Hotel 2014
  • Hilton Niseko Village Japan's Best Ski Hotel 2014 (second straight year)
  • Sekka KanJapan's Best Ski Chalet 2014

    The evenings awards were topped off with a special award to local legend Mr Akio Shinya chief of the Niseko Avalanche Research Institute in Niseko, for his mamoth efforts in the ski industry of Niseko over many years and for his contribution to mountain sports in general.

    Please see other winners from the following link.

    World Ski Awards 2014 

    Press release  

by Alister

Chirstmas Mass at Kutchan Catholic Church, 25 December

Let's say Mass for Chirstmas at Kutchan Catholic Church.

Due to the only priest in the region being scheduled to celebrate the mass in Otaru on the 24th, this year's Mass in Kutchan will be held on the 25th instead of on Christmas Eve.

Date and time: 25 December, 18:30pm-20:30pm

Mass will be followed by a celebration party. Let's share the joy of the birth of Christ!!

For more information, please call Kutchan Catholic Church (Tel: 0136 22 1099) after 3pm.

Church address: 1-132, Kita5 Nishi 1, Kutchan Town

by Alister

Chirstmas Mass at Kutchan Catholic Church, 25 December

Let's say Mass for Chirstmas at Kutchan Catholic Church.

Due to the only priest in the region being scheduled to celebrate the mass in Otaru on the 24th, this year's Mass in Kutchan will be held on the 25th instead of on Christmas Eve.

Date and time: 25 December, 18:30pm-20:30pm

Mass will be followed by a celebration party. Let's share the joy of the birth of Christ!!

For more information, please call Kutchan Catholic Church (Tel: 0136 22 1099) after 3pm.

Church address: 1-132, Kita5 Nishi 1, Kutchan Town

by Alister