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Niseko-Hirafu is one of the major winter resorts and crowded with many tourists. Most of them come here for skiing and snowboarding but not all tourists do winter sports. "KIYOE GALLERY NISEKO" is best spot to experience the art of Hokkaido.

The gallery is in a luxury condo hotel "AYA Niseko" in main resort Hirafu. There are a lot of artworks created by Japanese artists, especially by artists who have a connection with Hokkaido. Maybe that's why all artworks harmonizes each other.

If you think that it's not a place where you just casually drop in, you don' need to feel like that. Anyone can drop in, hold to see, and feel art throughout your body. Every artworks are on sale and some are surprisingly reasonable. I am sure you can find something nice for your close friends or even for you!

KIYOE GALLERY can take your mind off your troubles, you feel comfortable.

KIYOE GALLERY holds events periodically such as cooking lessons, music concerts and workshops. Please check for more details in the website.

●KIYOE GALLERY NISEKO
Open：13:00 – 20:00
Winter：No regular holidays
Summer：See website
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TEL 0136-55-8107

In order to solve an issue that there is no direct public transportation available between the South Hokkaido area and Niseko in the existing circumstances, an experimental taxi/bus operation between Hakodate and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Stations and Hirafu Welcome Centre (a transportation hub of Niseko) is going to be carried out by Hakodate Taxi Ltd.

Operation details:

- Hakodate JR station ↔ Hirafu Welcome Center / 3 hrs 35 min

Adult 4500 JPY Child 2300JPY

- New Hakodate Hokuto JR station ↔ Hirafu Welcome Center / 2 hrs 50 min

Adult 4000 JPY Child 2000JPY

Bookings : 10am - 5pm, All year round *Please make a booking 3 days before departure date.

▶Contact: Hakodate Taxi Co,. Ltd TEL 0138-55-1111*Only in Japanese.

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Free magazine "summerlife" has published!
It's designed to introduce visitors to Niseko's non-winter charms to encourage year-round tourism for the long-term benefit of the region and its people. We are still in the middle of winter, it's perfect timing to show how Niseko is great and beautiful in summer, too. It is a work full of publisher's passion!

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We will teach you how to use the Avalanche Transceive!

■Date：17 Jan（Thu）、8 Feb（Wed）※Contents are same
■Time：12:30～3:30 pm
■Place： i GATE IKEUCHI niseko hirafu 2F
■Cost：￥800
■Booking：☎0136-55-8560　✉[email protected]

IBURI area's winter event will be held in Kutchan.
Flyer→27 Jan 2018 Iburi Event Flyer

●IBURI Food and Tourism Attractions
Date and time　27 Jan, 2018 11：30-14：00
Place Hotel Niseko Alpen 2F Slalom (This is limited only to restaurant user.)

・Tasting of SHIRAOI Beef
・Tasting of Scallops from IBURI
・MUKKURI Performance
・IBURI Sightseeing Brochures

●Traditional Ainu Dance & Instrument Performances
Date and time　27 Jan, 2018 16:00-19：30
Place hirafu188 (Free event!)

・Try playing Mukkuri, the Traditional Ainu Musical instrument
・Take photos in Ainu clothes
・Make some Jomon-style Accessories
・Presentation Panel Display

【Contact】
TEL 0143-24-9592 Email [email protected]