Niseko, Hokkaido
Niseko (Japaneseニセコ 町, -chō ) is a town in the district Abuta, sub-prefecture Shiribeshi, Hokkaidō Prefecture in Japan.
Geography
It is located 35 km from the Sea of Japan and about 100 km west of Sapporo and is surrounded by several ski resorts. The average annual temperature is 7.4 ° C which, together with a rainfall of 131.1 mm annual average to very snow-sure ratios results (snow height up to 200 cm).
Niseko is also the name of a volcano in the north of the area of Niseko- chō. With the Yōtei is another volcano in the east of Niseko.
History
1895, the area was first settled in 1897 and as Karifuto (狩 太) part of the Mura Makkari (now Rusutsu ). 1901 she is called Mura Karifuto (狩 太 村, -mura ) of Makkari independent and 1906 2nd class municipality. 1910, the area Nisekoan from Kutchan and 1925 some areas of Bembe (now Toyoura ) is incorporated. 1950, the appointment is for Chō Karifuto (狩 太 町, -chō ) and in 1964 was renamed in Niseko (after Ainu: Nisey -ko ).
Tourism
Due to its location between mountains and the sea Niseko is exposed to the cold and dry Siberian winds that accumulate over the Sea of Japan with moisture. This moisture produced in the winter strong and persistent snowfall.
The ski resorts around Niseko be expanded strongly since the mid-1990s. Since that time, Niseko has become known for its snow-sure conditions abroad. It is increasingly visited by the Chinese.
A special attraction are the slopes are floodlit at night.
Ski Resorts:
- Niseko Grand Hirafu
- Niseko Higashiyama - (1898 m)
- Niseko Annupuri - ( 1309 m)
Traffic
- Train: JR Hakodate Main Line
- National Road 5
Adjacent Cities and Towns
In the sub-prefecture Shiribeshi:
- Kutchan in the North
- Makkari in the East
- Rankoshi, Isoya district, in the west
In the sub-prefecture Iburi:
- Toyoura in the south