Niseko Northern Resort An'nupuri to Reopen in December 2025 with Complete Renovation

Published: January 7, 2026
Niseko Northern Resort An'nupuri to Reopen in December 2025 with Complete Renovation

A New Space Where Nature Meets Relaxation: Complete Renovation of All 151 Guest Rooms, Private Sauna Suites Now Available

Niseko Northern Resort An'nupuri has completed a major renovation that blends natural warmth with playful design. All 151 guest rooms have been refreshed with a design that brings Hokkaido's rich nature indoors. The resort has also introduced new "Sauna Suites" featuring in-room sauna units, offering guests the ultimate relaxation experience.

Private Sauna Suite - Deluxe Suite Room (60 sq m)

Private Sauna View 1

Private Sauna View 2

Deluxe Twin Room (30 sq m)

The room design features bright, calming finishes with natural wood warmth as the base, accented with vibrant colors to create a cheerful atmosphere. Each room type is decorated with art and mirror ornaments featuring animals symbolic of Hokkaido, such as the Shima-enaga (long-tailed tit), Kita-kitsune (Ezo red fox), Ezo squirrel, and Steller's sea eagle, creating spaces where guests can feel connected to nature.

The standout feature is the 60-square-meter "Sauna Suite." In addition to a sauna unit, it includes a bathroom with a bathtub large enough to serve as a cold plunge, and a living room with a relaxation lounger, providing a complete "totonou" (perfect sauna recovery) experience for deep mind and body relaxation.

Niseko Northern Resort An'nupuri offers a new style of accommodation as a base camp for nature experiences, delivering delightful discoveries and healing to guests.

Design Planning: Kanko Kikaku Sekkei-sha Co., Ltd.
Interior Construction: Abe Kensetsu Co., Ltd.
FFE: Prestige Japan Co., Ltd.

Public Saunas Renovated with "Hokkaido" Theme

Experience a luxurious time to achieve the perfect "totonou" state while feeling the great outdoors of Hokkaido, with flora and fauna of Hokkaido and Niseko emerging in the space.

The renovated public saunas offer deep relaxation through comforting heat and refreshing outdoor air bathing with fresh natural air. Enjoy a blissful moment to reset your mind and body while gazing at the snowy landscape at Niseko Northern Resort An'nupuri.

Men's Sauna

Women's Sauna

New Sauna Information
Sauna Ikitai
Niseko Northern Resort An'nupuri

Natural Hot Springs Feature Indoor Baths and Snow-Viewing Outdoor Baths Plus Snow-Viewing Outdoor Cooling Area

An ultimate totonou experience in Niseko, embraced by snow and soothed by hot springs. After the sauna, reset yourself in the cold plunge filled with Hokkaido's natural well water. The ultra-soft water offers an exquisite sensation. Two natural hot springs and snow-viewing outdoor cooling areas to reset your mind and body. Experience a blissful moment while feeling the great nature of Hokkaido.

Natural Hot Spring - Snow-Viewing Outdoor Bath

Natural Hot Spring - Sodium Chloride Spring with Beauty Benefits

Authentic Sauna Stove Equipment Installed

The resort has introduced Japan's first EOS Sauna Dome 2 from the globally popular EOS brand. Self-löyly compatible, allowing guests to adjust humidity and temperature to their preference for an authentic sauna experience.

Renovation Supervised by a Sauna Legend!

Supervised by

Supervisor: Sauna Master [Dai Matsuo]

An entrepreneur and professional sauna enthusiast who runs multiple companies while producing sauna facilities nationwide. He became known as "Sauna Master" for guiding many people to the perfect "totonou" state. Together with Daisuke Akiyama (Sauna Master), he established the sauna creative collective "TTNE" and the "Japan Sauna Society," expanding activities across various sauna-related fields. He also serves as the world's first "Harvia Global Ambassador," developing innovative sauna spaces that integrate architecture and design both domestically and internationally.

Renovation Work Details

  • Interior renovation of all guest rooms
  • Installation of private saunas in 2 deluxe suites
  • Exterior work on accommodation building
  • Elevator renovation
  • Renovation of hot spring-attached sauna

Niseko Northern Resort An'nupuri

Exterior View

Fusion Restaurant Eclat

The restaurant features 180-degree views where guests can enjoy freshly prepared buffet from the open kitchen.

Natural Hot Spring with Outdoor Bath and Sauna

Enjoy the full charm of the natural hot springs. The sodium chloride spring is said to have beauty benefits, leaving skin smooth.

Hotel Lobby

The high-ceilinged hotel lobby with Nordic-style design invites guests into an extraordinary world.

Adjacent to Niseko Annupuri International Ski Resort

Step outside the hotel and you're on the slopes!

Nestled in the magnificent nature of Niseko-cho, Hokkaido, Niseko Northern Resort An'nupuri is a mountain resort that combines the beauty of four seasons with sophisticated Nordic-inspired spaces. The facility offers a restaurant serving cuisine made with local ingredients, natural hot springs, saunas, and spa treatments to heal mind and body.

In winter, it serves as a ski resort where guests can enjoy world-class powder snow, while in summer, outdoor experiences around Mt. Yotei and the Shiribetsu River are popular. Guest rooms range from standard to suite categories, all supporting a comfortable stay. Located approximately 10 minutes by car from JR Niseko Station and about 120 minutes from New Chitose Airport, access is convenient. Experience luxurious moments in harmony with nature at this hotel.

Facility Overview

Facility Name: Niseko Northern Resort An'nupuri
Address: 480-1 Niseko, Niseko-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 048-1511
Official Website: https://www.niseko-northern.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nisekonorthern/