Celebrate the festive season in Niseko Village this Winter, with visits from Santa Claus and traditional celebrations plus fireworks to bring in the New Year.
December 24, 2020 — January 2, 2021 FREE / ~¥1,500 for Sunrise Gondola Niseko Village, Higashiyama
24 December 2020
Come along to meet Santa Claus and share your Christmas wishes.
Visiting schedule:
4:30 pm: In the village, shopping and dining hub
5:00 pm: Hilton Niseko
5:40 pm: The Green Leaf Niseko Village
6:10 pm: Hinode Hills Niseko Village
6:40 pm: Higashiyama Niseko Village, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve
31 December 2020
Countdown to a new year at Niseko Village:
8:00 pm: Taiko Drums on the slope, The Green Leaf Niseko Village
12:00 midnight: Firework display at the village, shopping and dining hub
1 January 2021
Experience hatsuhinode 初日の出 (the first sunrise of the year) and bring good luck to the year 2021.
New Year Sunrise Gondola
Tickets can be purchased on 1 January 2021, from 6:15 am onwards at the Niseko Village Gondola Base (beside Hilton Niseko). Gondola commences at 6:30 am and returns at 7:30 am.
Tickets: Adults: ¥1,500 (15 USD), Children: ¥1,000 (10 USD)
*Event subjected to weather and snow conditions
11:00 am Mochitsuki and Amazake, Hilton Niseko
Booking sites
Information supplied by Vacation Niseko
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