Four-star One MICHELIN Key Niseko Village, Niseko
Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Fifty rooms at the foot of Mount Annupuri in Niseko Village, with skis on at the door and Mount Yotei filling the windows.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- MICHELIN
- One Key, 2026
- Rooms
- 50 rooms and suites
- Opened
- December 2020
- From the airport
- About two hours from New Chitose
The hotel
The first Reserve in Japan.
Higashiyama opened in December 2020 as the fifth Ritz-Carlton Reserve in the world and the first in Japan, owned by YTL Hotels. It stands at the base of Mount Niseko Annupuri in Niseko Village, one of the four ski areas of Niseko United, with Mount Yotei across the valley. Nearly ten metres of snow fall here in a winter, and guests ski straight from the door.
There are only fifty rooms and suites. Polished marble, cedar and flame-brushed granite carry a design built on the old proverb kachou fuugetsu, flower, bird, wind and moon. Each guest has a personal host. In summer the slopes turn to hiking, cycling and riding, and two golf courses lie close by. Mornings start with bread and pastry at Yukibana, and evenings end by the fire in the Ume Lounge.
- Ski in, ski out Skis go on at the door for the runs of Niseko Village, with the rest of Niseko United and its backcountry beyond.
- Hot springs Indoor and outdoor onsen fed by natural hot springs, a private onsen to book, and three treatment rooms at Spa Chasi La Sothys among the gardens.
- Sushi Nagi An omakase sushi counter with its own bar, one of three places to eat and drink.
Rooms & suites
Yotei on one side, Annupuri on the other.
Every room has floor-to-ceiling windows on Mount Yotei or Mount Annupuri, and a soaking tub in the manner of an onsen.
- Rooms Yotei Reserve and Niseko Reserve King or twin beds, named for the mountain outside the window.
- Suites Yotei Suite and Higashiyama Suite A separate living room and dining area, and room to add further bedrooms.
Dining
Three places by the fire.
Restaurants and bars as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Yukibana Seasonal Hokkaido produce Bread and pastry in the morning, meat and seafood at night
- Sushi Nagi Sushi, omakase A counter with its own bar
- Ume Lounge Cocktails, whisky and izakaya dishes Around a fireplace
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome at any age. Under-sixes stay free in an extra bed.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Parking None at the hotel.
Getting there
Flying to Niseko.
New Chitose, Hokkaido's main airport, is about 110 kilometres away, roughly two hours by car. Private jets use the business aviation terminal at New Chitose, with its own customs and immigration.
- Tokyo 1 h 25
- Seoul 2 h 10
- Shanghai 3 h 15
- Hong Kong 4 h 50
- Singapore 8 h 10 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Higashiyama Niseko Village have?
- One, in the 2026 selection.
- Is the hotel ski-in, ski-out?
- Yes. It sits at the base of Mount Niseko Annupuri in Niseko Village, with the lifts at the door.
- Is the hotel open in summer?
- Yes. It opens all year, with hiking, cycling, riding and golf once the snow has gone.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Niseko?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Niseko, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Niseko
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Zaborin Fifteen villas by Makoto Nakayama in the Hanazono forest, each with hot-spring baths inside and out.
- Muwa Niseko Rooms stacked like building blocks above the piste, and an infinity onsen facing Mount Yotei.
- Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono A hundred rooms, some suites with their own onsen, and a mountain branch of Sapporo’s Molière.
- Sansui Niseko Fifty-three rooms on the slopes, and sushi from the team behind Miyakawa in Sapporo.
- Setsu Niseko Studios to four-bedroom suites, and five restaurants under one roof.
- SHIGUCHI Five rooms in old farmhouses moved here beam by beam and rejoined without a nail.
Staying at Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Niseko, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.