Trip plan
The Niseko & Rusutsu plan
Where you sleep, how you move, what you do and what to know. Follow them in order and you have a Niseko trip.
1 Sleep
One room for a big family in Niseko & Rusutsu: past the four-person wall
The bigger the name, the sooner it stops at four. The answers are a maisonette sleeping seven and a whole house three minutes away.
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2 Travel
New Chitose Airport to Niseko & Rusutsu: the real costs for six
The direct shuttle charges children the adult fare. Going via Sapporo unlocks a free bus and changes the round trip by 40,000 yen.
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3 Explore
A day in the snow at Rusutsu that works without skiing
Lift passes for everyone come to 44,500 yen a day. Send the non-skiers to the kids park and it falls to 12,000.
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4 Know
Snow gear for families with children in Japan: rent or bring
Rent the skis and boots. Past three days, buying the wear is cheaper. And children’s sizes stop at 140 cm.
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