トマム ザ・タワー ｂｙ 星野リゾート
$100.23
01 · Overview
เกี่ยวกับ Tomamu
At Tomamu, the people who never touch a slope tend to have the best day of anyone. Grandma soaks in the open-air onsen with snow falling around her, the toddler splashes in the heated indoor wave pool while palm trees sway and real snow piles up on the far side of the glass, and after dark the whole family wanders the lit-up Ice Village together. There is even a terrace built around the sea of clouds for the days the mountain shows off. All of that happens while you take your time out on a wide, gentle green run with the kids, laughing, no pressure to chase anything. That is a Tomamu day, and it is honestly lovely.
Prefecture
Hokkaido
Town
Shimukappu
Level
Advanced (400–600m)
Vertical Drop
585 m
Steepest slope
35°
Longest run
4.2 km
🗺 · Trail Map
Tomamu Trail Map
Colour-coded trails + lifts + gondolas mapped via GPS · Zoom in and click to see trail names
Hoshino Resorts TomamuInteractive trail map · zoom + pan + click
LEGEND
Easy / Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert / Freeride
Lift / Gondola
38 trails · 9 lifts
★ Editorial Guide
💛 Why travelers love this resort
At Tomamu, the people who never touch a slope tend to have the best day of anyone. Grandma soaks in the open-air onsen with snow falling around her, the toddler splashes in the heated indoor wave pool while palm trees sway and real snow piles up on the far side of the glass, and after dark the whole family wanders the lit-up Ice Village together. There is even a terrace built around the sea of clouds for the days the mountain shows off. All of that happens while you take your time out on a wide, gentle green run with the kids, laughing, no pressure to chase anything. That is a Tomamu day, and it is honestly lovely.
This is the resort you pick when half your group does not actually want to ski, and that is its whole charm. Niseko sells deep powder to the people who hunt it. Tomamu sells a full, happy day for everyone, the non-skiers included, with a few easy green runs on top for whoever wants them. A Hong Kong instructor has been teaching here since 2018, and the hotel crowd is overwhelmingly Asian beginners, so you will be in good and familiar company. The snow is genuinely good. It is just not Niseko-deep, and if you came for a relaxed family trip rather than a powder hunt, you will not even notice.
📊 Honest scorecard, friend to friend (1 to 10)
Family with young kids10/10Kids Park, wave pool, ski school from age 3 to 5 up
Beginner-friendly9/10Tower Mountain greens are wide, gentle, and right by the hotel
Access from airport9/10About 90 to 100 minutes from New Chitose by direct bus or train
English signage8/10Strong English across the resort, it is built for foreign guests
Mandarin support8/10Certified Mandarin and Cantonese instructors via partner schools
Onsen scene8/10Kirin-no-Yu open-air bath, free for hotel guests
Food variety (Asian palate)8/10Around 20 outlets, Japanese, Korean, ramen, buffets
Powder Snow quality7/10Cold, dry, lovely light snow. A touch less volume than Niseko, plenty for a great day
Vegetarian options6/10Buffets give you plenty to build a plate from, even without a dedicated veg menu
Crowds (lower is better)6/10Slopes stay quiet most of the time, livelier when Japanese school groups visit
Korean support5/10A Korean restaurant is here, and on-mountain Korean instruction is still growing, so book an English instructor and you are set
Value for money5/10Hotel and food run high, lift tickets are mid-range, and the early-season deals close the gap nicely
Thai support4/10No dedicated Thai instructors yet, so an English-speaking instructor or a translation app has you covered
Apres / nightlife4/10The Ice Bar is a fun night out. This is a cozy early-night place, not a party town, and that is part of the appeal
Halal availability3/10Not confirmed on-site yet, so bring your own or pre-arrange and you will eat well
🎿 The terrain, honestly
Tomamu is two linked mountains served by 6 lifts and 29 runs. Tower Mountain, the one right in front of the twin hotel towers, is mostly beginner ground, and it is genuinely excellent at it. Wide greens, a fenced practice zone, and a magic-carpet ease make it the perfect spot to set down a five-year-old or a first-timer and watch them light up.
Tomamu Mountain, reached by gondola, holds the variety. You get reds and blacks up top plus the resort's expert-only tree zones. One friendly heads-up from a Taiwanese instructor's guide: the green connector run coming down off Tomamu Mountain is dead flat, and snowboarders tend to get stuck on it. If you ride a board and you are past beginner level, just take the red or black line down instead and you will sail through.
The off-piste is gated rather than a free-for-all, which is actually a nice safety touch. The expert zones open via the yukiyama app: you download it, sign a waiver, wear a helmet, and the app GPS-tracks you. The snow up here is the dry, cold, central-Hokkaido kind. Beautiful on a good day. Just think of it as a different flavor from the bottomless coastal dumps, and you will enjoy it for what it is.
🍽️ 5 things to eat (real names + prices)
Buffet Dining hal
the big international buffet and your easy default for family dinner. Hokkaido produce, crab in season, and the kids adore it. Expect roughly Y4,000 to Y7,000 per adult depending on plan.
CAMARO Steak Diner
Hokkaido beef done as a proper sit-down steak dinner. Save this for your splurge night in The Tower.
Ramen TAKEZOU
the yuzu ramen is the standout and a reviewer favorite. Around Y1,000 to Y1,500 a bowl, and worth the walk.
Salmon bowl at the buffet breakfast
simple, fresh, and the thing people end up talking about later. One family's child breakfast ran about Y1,400.
An ice glass of
something at the Ice Bar: the drink is secondary, the glass made of actual ice is the moment. Budget Y1,500-plus and treat it as a fun experience rather than dinner.
🏨 Where to stay (picks across price ranges)
💎Luxury · RISONARE Tomamu. Every room is a 100-plus square meter suite with its own jacuzzi and sauna. This is the one HK and Singapore families book for the wow factor and the space to spread three generations out in comfort.:
⭐Mid-range · Tomamu The Tower. The twin towers give you more rooms at a friendlier price: , with full access to the wave pool, onsen, and Ice Village. Most foreign families land here and love it. A two-night minimum applies, which suits the place perfectly.
💰Budget · there is no true budget bed inside the resort: , so for cheaper sleeps you stay near Tomamu Station or in Shimukappu town and commute in. You trade away the free-shuttle convenience, so just go in knowing that and you can plan around it.
🔰Best base for first-timers · Tomamu The Tower. You are steps from the beginner greens and the ski-school meeting point: , and the Y500 hotel-guest lift discount quietly adds up over a few days.
🚄 Getting there from Asian cities (no rental car)
Everything routes through New Chitose Airport (CTS) near Sapporo. Almost no Asian family rents a car for this, and the good news is you really do not need to.
From Sapporo: limited express train, about 100 minutes, around Y5,880, seat reservation required.
Friendly tip: book the airport bus seat before you fly. It sells out on peak weekends, and since departures are only every two hours, a delayed flight can mean a wait. A quick booking ahead saves you all of that.
Direct bus · about 120 minutes: , around Y6,000 one way, reservation required, with departures roughly every two hours in ski season. This is the easiest option with luggage and kids in tow.
Train · ride to Minami-Chitose: , transfer to the limited express to Tomamu Station, about 100 minutes total, around Y5,880 one way and covered by the Japan Rail Pass. A free hotel shuttle meets you right at Tomamu Station.
🇹🇭 Bangkok · nonstop flights to CTS run seasonally: (check Thai AirAsia X, Thai Airways, ZIPAIR seasonal); otherwise transit Tokyo or Osaka. Land at CTS, hop the direct bus.
🇸🇬 Singapore · Scoot and others fly toward CTS via transit or seasonal nonstop. Same easy CTS to Tomamu leg.:
🇭🇰 Hong Kong · HK Express and Cathay serve CTS directly in winter. This is one of Tomamu's strongest source markets: , so you will feel right at home.
🇭🇰 Taipei · direct CTS flights are common in winter: (China Airlines, EVA, Tigerair). Lovely and easy.
🇰🇷 Seoul · frequent CTS flights from Incheon. Then the bus or train as above.:
💡 ทิปจากคนใน
- Stay at least two nights. The resort sets a two-night minimum anyway, and trust me, one night is not enough to fit skiing plus the wave pool plus the Ice Village. Give yourself the room to enjoy it all.
- Hotel guests get the gondola, the Ice Village, the onsen, and the wave pool free, plus Y500 off lift tickets. Day visitors pay Y600 just to enter the Ice Village. Staying on-site is where all the value lives.
- The Ice Chapel only runs roughly Jan 20 to Feb 14. If that ice-wedding photo is on your wish list, plan your trip inside that window and you are golden.
- Book early-season (Dec 1 to 20) or the Apr 1 to 5 spring tail for Y5,000 adult lift tickets instead of Y7,700. Same mountain, real saving.
- Eat dinner before 8 PM and hit breakfast right at opening, because the 8:30 AM lines get long. Easy timing trick, big payoff.
- Snowboarders: skip the flat Tomamu Mountain green connector and take the red line down instead. Much smoother ride.
- Download the yukiyama app before you arrive if you want the tree zones, since you cannot enter them without it. Two minutes now saves a headache later.
- Free shuttles loop the resort every 15 minutes, so you never have to lug gear far or ski back to your room. Wander freely.
⚠️ ข้อควรระวัง
- The famous "sea of clouds" is a summer and autumn thing, not a winter one. The Unkai sea-of-clouds runs May to October, and even then it is about a 40 percent chance. In winter the gondola terrace gives you frost-covered trees and big mountain views instead, which is genuinely beautiful in its own right. Just let your group know what to expect and everyone enjoys it more.
- Keep some cash on you. Big hotels and main outlets take cards, but smaller stalls and some activity counters can be cash-preferred, and there is no foreign-card ATM density up here like in a city. Withdraw yen at the airport before you leave CTS (Seven Bank or Japan Post ATMs accept foreign cards) and you are sorted for the whole trip.
- A note on tattoos: Kirin-no-Yu is a public bath, and under standard Japanese onsen rules visible tattoos can be an issue. If you have ink, cover it or have a quick word with the front desk about options, and you will still get your soak.
- Pick the right lift passes. If half your family is not skiing, simply skip lift tickets for them, since the pool, onsen, and Ice Village are all free for hotel guests anyway. Easy money saved.
- Give your arrival day some breathing room. A flight delay plus a bus that runs every two hours can mean a wait, so padding the schedule keeps day one stress-free.
- Plan your evenings as onsen soaks and cozy early nights rather than bar-hopping, since nightlife here is really just the Ice Bar. Honestly, after a full day, that is exactly what you will want.
★ ก่อนไปต้องรู้
- It runs pricey and the food can get repetitive. The hotel, the suites, and many restaurants are priced for a luxury stay, and several reviewers note the buffet spread barely changes between venues. Lean on the early-season lift deals and mix in ramen and steak nights, and you keep both the budget and the menu feeling good.
- The mountain is on the smaller side for keen skiers. Six lifts, 29 runs, one flat connector to route around, and gated trees mean strong skiers can see most of it in a day and a half. Pair the skiing with the onsen, pool, and ice attractions, though, and the days fill up beautifully.
- The headline winter scenery is easy to misread. The sea of clouds is not a winter event, and the Ice Chapel only runs for about four weeks. If your trip falls outside late January to mid-February, just build your photo plans around the frost-covered gondola terrace and lit-up Ice Village instead, and you will still come home with stunning shots.
📷 Photo Spot
📸 The Ice Chapel and Ice
Village domes after 5 PM when they light up. Blue hour, around 5 to 6 PM, gives you the best light. This is the signature Xiaohongshu shot.
📸 The gondola top terrace
at sunrise for frost-covered trees and the mountain panorama. You will wake early, around 5 AM, but the light is absolutely worth it.
📸 The Ice Bar interior, ice
glass in hand, lit from inside the dome.
📸 Mina-Mina Beach wave pool
from the upper deck, palm trees and waves against the snow outside the glass. A fun contrast shot people always love.
📸 The twin Tower hotels lit
up at night, shot from the base of the beginner slope.
📅 สภาพหิมะในแต่ละเดือน
Late November · not open yet. Lifts start Dec 1.
December · the early-season Y5
,000 lift deal runs until the 20th, the snow base is still building early on, and the Ice Village opens Dec 10. Great value and fewer crowds.
January · cold
, dry, reliable powder, the heart of the season. Ice Chapel opens around Jan 20. It gets busy with foreign families as Lunar New Year approaches.
February · peak snow and peak crowds
, especially Lunar New Year week when HK, Taiwan, and Chinese families arrive. Book months ahead and expect top rates, and you will land the best of the season.
March · still good snow into mid-month
, the Ice Village runs to Mar 14, and crowds start easing. A smart shoulder-season choice.
April 1 to 5 · the spring tail
, with the Y5,000 lift deal back, softer snow, and the season closing Apr 5.
⚖️ Compare to alternatives
🎿Choose Tomamu if you want a self-contained luxury family base with a wave pool, onsen, and ice attractions, plus gentle beginner skiing. Choose Niseko if powder and a real apres-ski town with Western dining are your priority and your group has intermediate-plus skiers.
🎿Choose Tomamu over Rusutsu if you love the idea of the Ice Village, the wave pool, and the polished Hoshino hotel product. Choose Rusutsu if you want a bigger, more varied mountain with more terrain while keeping strong family facilities.
🎿Choose Tomamu over Furano if you want everything within walking-or-shuttle distance inside one resort. Choose Furano if you would rather have a real town nearby, cheaper food options, and quieter, very dry snow.
02 · Live Conditions
Snow · Forecast · Lifts
❄️ Snow Report
Aug 7, 2026- New snow 24h0 cm
- Base depth0 cm
- Current temp25°C
- Wind (gust)42 m/s
- Weather🌤️ Partly cloudy
📅 7-Day Forecast
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🚡 Area & Lift Status
Total lifts: 6
- Gondola2
- Hooded chair1
- Chairlift3
03 · Trails
Trails · Powder + Cruisers
Beginner
9 runs
31of total
Intermediate
12 runs
41of total
Advanced
6 runs
21of total
Expert
2 runs
7of total
Total runs
29
Longest run
4.2 km
Steepest slope
35°
04 · Where to Stay
Where to Stay
View all hotels →リゾナーレトマム
$154.03
グランピングステイトマム
$119.60
クラブメッド 北海道 トマム
$131.05
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05 · Lift Tickets
Lift Tickets · Lessons · Thai Instructors
📋 Lift ticket prices not yet set
🎫 Buy in advance via Klook
Skip the line · QR code · 30-day cookie
💡 Estimated from Resort.pricing · partners often have extra promos · final price at partner site
👨🏫 Ski Instructors (Thai/English)
📋 No ski instructors listed yet — please contact the resort directly
06 · Getting There
Tokyo → Tomamu
⭐ Recommended
JR East Pass
Tohoku Shinkansen · Reserved seats
- ⏱ ~2 hr 35 min
- 📅 5 consecutive days
- ♻ Reserved seat included
Highway Bus
Shinjuku → Local · Express
- ⏱ ~6 hr 30 min
- 🌙 Overnight option
- 📶 Wi-Fi + reclining seats
Nearest airport
New Chitose Airport (Sapporo) (CTS)
- 📍 112 km
- 🚗 99 min (drive)
- 🚆 Train available
07 · Gear & Insurance
Gear Rental · Travel Insurance
⛷ Ski Gear Rental
Gear rental prices not yet set
🛡 Ski Travel Insurance
Covers ski accidents · medical · lost luggage · flight delays
- Coverage฿2-5M
- Medical evacuation✓
- Ski/snowboard cover✓
- Heli-rescue / off-pistePro plan
08 · Local Tips
Local Tips from Insiders
Stay at least two nights.
The resort sets a two-night minimum anyway, and trust me, one night is not enough to fit skiing plus the wave pool plus the Ice Village. Give yourself the room to enjoy it all.
Hotel guests get the gondola, the Ice Village, the onsen, and the wave pool free, plus Y500 off lift tickets. Day visitors pay Y600 just to enter the Ice Village. Staying on-site is where all the value lives.
The Ice Chapel only runs roughly Jan 20 to Feb 14.
If that ice-wedding photo is on your wish list, plan your trip inside that window and you are golden.
Book early-season (Dec 1 to 20) or the Apr 1 to 5 spring tail for Y5,000 adult lift tickets instead of Y7,700. Same mountain, real saving.
Eat dinner before 8 PM and hit breakfast right at opening, because the 8:30 AM lines get long. Easy timing trick, big payoff.
Snowboarders: skip the flat Tomamu Mountain green connector and take the red line down instead. Much smoother ride.
Download the yukiyama app before you arrive if you want the tree zones, since you cannot enter them without it. Two minutes now saves a headache later.
Free shuttles loop the resort every 15 minutes, so you never have to lug gear far or ski back to your room. Wander freely.
09 · FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tomamu a good choice if half our family does not want to ski?
Yes, this is exactly what Tomamu is built for. Hotel guests get free access to the Mina-Mina Beach indoor wave pool, the Kirin-no-Yu open-air onsen, and the lit-up Ice Village, so non-skiers can have a full day without ever touching a slope. You can simply skip lift tickets for anyone not skiing, since those facilities are free anyway, and free shuttles loop the resort every 15 minutes to get everyone around.
Can my kids learn to ski at Tomamu as total beginners?
Tomamu is one of the friendliest places in Hokkaido to start, thanks to Tower Mountain's wide gentle green runs right outside the hotel door, plus a fenced practice zone and a magic carpet. The ski school takes children from about age 3 to 5 and up, and you can book a Mandarin, Cantonese, or English instructor in advance. Stay at Tomamu The Tower and you are just steps from both the beginner greens and the ski-school meeting point.
How do I get to Tomamu from New Chitose Airport without renting a car?
Almost no one rents a car for Tomamu, and you really do not need to. The direct bus from New Chitose takes about 120 minutes and costs around 6,000 yen one way (reservation required, departures roughly every two hours in ski season), which is easiest with luggage and kids. Alternatively, take the train via Minami-Chitose to Tomamu Station, about 100 minutes and 5,880 yen one way, covered by the Japan Rail Pass, with a free hotel shuttle waiting at the station.
Can you actually see the sea of clouds at Tomamu in winter?
No, and it is worth knowing before you go. The famous Unkai sea of clouds is a summer and autumn phenomenon that runs May to October, and even then it only appears about 40 percent of the time. In winter the gondola top terrace instead gives you frost-covered trees and big mountain views, which is genuinely beautiful, especially the sunrise shot around 5 AM. Build your photo plans around that and the lit-up Ice Village and you will still come home with stunning shots.
Is Tomamu better than Niseko for a family trip?
For a relaxed multi-generational family trip, many people prefer Tomamu because everything is self-contained: one ticket, two hotels, a wave pool, an onsen, and an Ice Village, all reachable by free shuttle. The snow is genuinely good, just not as deep as Niseko's, and the beginner greens on Tower Mountain are excellent for nervous first-timers. Choose Niseko instead if your group skis at an intermediate level or higher and you want deep powder plus a real apres-ski town with Western dining.
10 · Reviews
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