Risonare Yatsugatake, a resort hotel in the nature-rich Yatsugatake area of Yamanashi, will hold Christmas events from December 1 to 25, 2026. Santa Claus appears every day on the hotel's main street, Piment Street (ピーマン通り), where Christmas illumination is lit. The lineup also includes Christmas sweets making and Christmas wreath making for parents and children, as well as a stay plan with a "Delivery Santa" (デリバリーサンタ) visit to the guest room, so families can spend a Christmas stay at the hotel.
Santa Claus Visits Piment Street
Santa Claus appears every day on Piment Street, where a tree made of wine bottles is lit up. Visitors can chat with Santa Claus and have their photo taken with him while the street glitters with illumination.
- Period: December 1 to 25, 2026
- Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Eligibility: Hotel guests and day visitors
- Location: Main street "Piment Street" (ピーマン通り)
Christmas Sweets Making at Risonare Kids Studio
Risonare Kids Studio (リゾナーレキッズスタジオ) offers a limited-time Christmas sweets-making experience. Children put on Christmas-colored costumes and combine cream puffs into the shape of a Christmas tree to make a cream puff tree. After decorating it freely with strawberries and Christmas-themed parts, the original cream puff tree is complete. The whole family can eat it together afterward, which makes it a way to create Christmas memories.
- Period: December 1 to 25, 2026
- Price: ¥2,800 (tax included)
- Times: 9:30 AM, 10:35 AM, 1:00 PM, 2:05 PM, 3:10 PM (50 minutes per session)
- Eligibility: Hotel guests aged 4 to 10
- Location: Yatsugatake Activity Center (八ヶ岳アクティビティセンター)
Making an Original Christmas Wreath as a Family
For a limited time during Christmas, the Yatsugatake Activity Center holds a Christmas wreath-making activity. Participants freely combine Christmas-themed parts such as holly leaves, pine cones, and ribbons to make a one-of-a-kind wreath.
- Period: December 1 to 25, 2026 (irregular days off)
- Price: From ¥2,500 (tax included)
- Hours: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (last entry 4:30 PM)
- Eligibility: Hotel guests and day visitors
- Location: Yatsugatake Activity Center (八ヶ岳アクティビティセンター)
A Stay Plan With "Delivery Santa" Gift Delivery
An accommodation plan with "Delivery Santa" (デリバリーサンタ) returns this year. In this program, Santa Claus comes to the guest room and hands over a present that the guest left with the hotel in advance. Photos of the child's smile on receiving the present can become a special Christmas memory from the trip.
- Period: December 1 to 25, 2026
- Price: From ¥20,600 per person (based on 4 guests per room, per adult, tax and service charge included). The rate is for a 1-night, 2-day stay by 2 adults and 2 preschool-age children (with bedding).
- Included: Accommodation, Delivery Santa, and a free pass to the pool "Il Mare" (イルマーレ) during the stay
- Reservations: Required in advance through the official website, by 3 days before the stay
- Capacity: 6 groups per day
- Website: https://hoshinoresorts.com/ja/hotels/risonareyatsugatake/
Sample Schedule for a 1-Night, 2-Day Christmas Stay
Day 1
- 1:00 PM: Christmas sweets making at Risonare Kids Studio
- 3:00 PM: Check-in
- 5:00 PM: Dinner at the buffet and grill restaurant "YYgrill" (separate charge, reservation required)
- 6:30 PM: Stroll along Piment Street and take photos with Santa Claus
- 8:00 PM: Delivery Santa
Day 2
- 7:00 AM: Breakfast at the buffet and grill restaurant "YYgrill" (separate charge)
- 9:00 AM: All-weather indoor pool "Il Mare" (イルマーレ)
- 10:30 AM: Christmas wreath making at the Yatsugatake Activity Center
- 12:00 PM: Check-out
"Wine Resort Christmas 2026" Overview
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Period | December 1 to 25, 2026 |
| Hours | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM (illumination from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM) |
| Price | Free admission |
| Eligibility | Hotel guests and day visitors |
| Location | Main street "Piment Street" (ピーマン通り) |
About Risonare Yatsugatake
Risonare Yatsugatake is a resort hotel set amid the vast nature of Yatsugatake. Its concept is "a town where a mountain vacanza comes true" (山岳のヴァカンツァが叶う街); "vacanza" is the Italian word for vacation. Inside the facility, which evokes an Italian mountain city, guests find rooms where they can relax as if living there, activities set in the great outdoors, and meals featuring local wine.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Address | 129-1 Kobuchizawa-cho, Hokuto, Yamanashi (postal code 408-0044) |
| Rooms | 172 (check-in 3:00 PM, check-out 12:00 PM) |
| Rate | From ¥25,000 per night (per person, based on 2 guests per room, tax and service charge included) |
| Access | About 5 minutes by car from JR Kobuchizawa Station (free shuttle bus available) |
| Website | https://hoshinoresorts.com/ja/hotels/risonareyatsugatake/ |
