A Special Offer Exclusively for Jozankei Onsen Guests!
Work up a sweat on the slopes, followed by relaxing hot springs and delicious cuisine.
At Jozankei Onsen, you can enjoy a variety of activities this winter with ease!
Stay Overnight Hotel and lift ticket package for a smooth ski trip!
Hotel and Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort One Day Pass Package
- Pick up your One Day Pass (IC card) from the hotel front desk.
- Package benefits:
Relax in soothing hot springs after hitting the slopes.
Enjoy special services like one free hot drink.
Store luggage before check-in and after check-out.
*Availability of the above benefits varies by facility.
- Package time period: 2025-2026 ski season (expected to run until early May)
- How to book: Make a direct booking through the website of eligible hotels.
You can receive your IC card at the hotel front desk, so you don’t have to wait in line at the ticket counter at the ski resort!
What’s more, we offer special benefits only for package users! You can leave your luggage before check-in and go to the ski resort, or re-enter the hot springs after checking out, so you can enjoy the hot springs and snow resort to your heart’s content.
Shuttle Bus Direct access to the slopes via shuttle bus for hotel guests!
Jozankei Ski Liner
Return fare (tax included): Adult 2,200 yen / child 1,100 yen
- Return shuttle bus between Jozankei Onsen and Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
- Exclusive to hotel guests in the Jozankei Onsen area.
*Hotel guests are patrons of Jozankei Tourist Association affiliated hotels, traditional Japanese inns, recreation facility, campgrounds.
- Operating period: December 23, 2025 to March 22, 2026
- How to book: Online reservations (reservations accepted until 9:00pm the day before use)
The stress-free Ski Liner iThe Stress-Free Ski Liner is a shuttle bus that you can board from bus stops near your hotel. It’s available to anyone staying in Jozankei with advance reservation. Even if you’re driving to Jozankei Onsen, using the Ski Liner means you don’t have to worry about driving on snowy roads. With the Ski Liner, you can relax and even enjoy a beer at the ski resort! For a lighter, more convenient experience, we recommend “hands-free” skiing.
Ski Liner Calendar
■Operating hours
| Outward | Jozankei Onsen | Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. 1 | 9:00am departure | → | 9:45am arrival (approx.) | |
| no. 2 | 10:30am departure | → | 11:15am arrival (approx.) | |
| Inbound | Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort |
Jozankei Onsen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. 3 | 3:15pm departure | → | 3:45pm arrival (approx.) | |
| no. 4 | 4:45pm departure | → | 5:15pm arrival (approx.) | |
★The return trips on 12/31 and 1/1 will be changed to depart at 14:15 and 15:30.
*Bus operating times may be delayed due to weather, etc.
*Busses without advance reservations will be canceled.
■Operating area: Jozankei (including Koganeyu), Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
Click here for bus details
| Eligible for boarding | Guests staying in the Jozankei area *Hotel guests are patrons of Jozankei Tourist Association affiliated hotels, traditional Japanese inns, recreation facility, campgrounds. |
| Fare | Round trip: Adults 2,200 yen / Children 1,100 yen (tax included) *Payment by credit card in advance via the web |
| How to apply | Book the bus here ⇒ Jozankei Ski Liner Online Booking ★Online reservations are required until 9:00pm on the day before use. Return-trip reservations only. ★A return-trip can be reserved 1 month in advance until 9:00pm the day before use. ★Select your hotel on the booking form. We will show you the closest bus stop. |
| Notes | Notes about reservations: *Select an outbound bus (no. 1 & 2) and an inbound bus (no. 3 & 4). *Only busses no.1 and no.4 stop at Koganeyu. *Reservations will be closed when all seats are filled. Notes about taking the bus: *Please be sure to check the bus stop on the above map to make sure you are at the correct bus stop. (You will not be allowed to board the bus at bus stops other than the one you have reserved. Buses will pass by bus stops that do not have reservations.) *Ski and snowboard boots cannot be worn on the bus. *Skis and snowboards must be in a case before bringing them onto the bus. |
| Passenger capacity | Each bus takes 40 people on a first come, first served basis. Reservations will be closed when all seats are filled. |
[In the event that the ski resort is closed due to bad weather]
The bus will also be canceled. Check for details on the official Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort website.
[Cancellations]
If you wish to cancel your Ski Liner reservation, you must do so via the cancellation form.
The best powder snow! Gourmet food!
Active gear! Come enjoy Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort!
From pizza to the popular soft serve ice cream, the ski resort boasts a wide variety of cuisine!
山At the summit area, you’ll find a torii gate standing in the snow!
Enjoy fortune-telling slips and the view!
Enjoy the latest snow active gear!
Rentals Book at your hotel and go straight to the exclusive rental counter!
No need to bring your own gear!
Cut down on time too!
Access Premium Gate,
a rental counter exclusive to hotel guests!
*Hotel guests are patrons of Jozankei Tourist Association affiliated hotels, traditional Japanese inns, recreation facility, campgrounds.
- Skip the lines at the Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort rental counter!
- Book your skis, snowboards and wear until 10:00pm the day before, and pick them up the next day from Premium Gate, the rental counter inside Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort!
※Even if you have already completed advance rental reservations and payment through the official Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort website, you can still use the Ski Liner. However, you must apply for access to the Premium Gate. Please be sure to complete this procedure at your hotel front desk.
- Operating period: From the beginning of the 2025-2026 ski season.
- How to book: Make a reservation by filling out the exclusive form at the hotel front desk (reservations until 10:00pm the day before use)
*Rental fees can be paid at Premium Gate at Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort (cash is not accepted)
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