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On their first Furano summer, Bon and Pon (bonpon511) wander Farm Tomita’s flower fields and take a morning balloon ride, all from their base at Fenix Furano.

Front Office Manager at The Vale Niseko and avid golfer Jessica Tan shares her tips for summer golf in Niseko.

Discover Niseko in summer, where private onsen chalets look out over Mount Yotei. Tee off at Hanazono, then chase soft serve through Kutchan and Hirafu.

Ride eight roller coasters, then float over Mount Yotei at sunrise. Rusutsu trades powder for Hokkaido's largest amusement park and 72 holes of golf.

When the powder melts, the racquets come out. Discover where to play padel in Niseko and pickleball in Rusutsu this summer.

Vote for us at the World Ski Awards 2026; Corniche Hirafu, The Vale Rusutsu, Niseko Kyo and Meigetsu Aki Niseko have all made the shortlist.

Stay 500m from Grand Hirafu's lifts in a cliff-set Lower Hirafu apartment. Haven Niseko runs studios for couples to four-bedroom penthouses sleeping eight.

Taste Hokkaido milk at its source, where one Niseko dairy family has kept the same soft serve recipe since 1996. Yuko Takai on cheese, cream puffs and cows.

Spend Silver Week in Hokkaido, where autumn colour arrives early and the air sits under 20°C. Onsen, golf and quiet trails in Niseko, Rusutsu and Furano.