I made the mistake of going at Chinese New Year which meant getting anything in the HIrafu upper village was near impossible, plus all the Japanese schools had block booked everything. My first choice was the Alpen, but this wasn't possible, neither was the Kogen, or any of the apartments. So I ended up paying >$320/night for a room which... more

We stayed in this hotel for a week in January 2008. We had booked via an agent (Ski Japan) and not been offered a choice of room types. The room we were given when we checked in was very small - not enough room for a ski hotel. There was enough floor space for two single beds and a hanging... more