Hoshino Resorts Tomamu is a mountain resort in Shimukappu village, in the middle of Hokkaido, on the JR line from Sapporo towards Obihiro and Kushiro. Its ski area has 29 courses, 5 lifts and a gondola, a longest run of 4,200 m and a summit at 1,171 m (base 586 m). Guests stay at the resort's own hotels — RISONARE Tomamu and Tomamu The Tower — or at Club Med Tomamu Hokkaido beside them, and Tomamu Station is 5–10 minutes away on the resort's shuttle bus. In summer the same mountain is known for the Unkai Terrace, a viewpoint above the sea of clouds.
The ski area is scheduled to run until 5 April 2027. RISONARE Tomamu's winter season ends with check-out on 1 April and Tomamu The Tower's on 5 April; the Resort Liner's last run from the airport is on 30 March.
The summer season brings the Unkai Terrace: in 2026 it opened from 13 May to 13 October, and the resort puts the chance of seeing a sea of clouds at about 40% over that period. It reopens on 13 May 2027.
The 2026 summer season at both hotels ended on 1 November; the winter season begins on 1 December.
The ski area is scheduled to open on 1 December 2026, together with the Frost Tree Terrace at 1,088 m. Ice Village — domes of ice that appear on winter nights — is planned from 20 December 2026 to 10 March 2027.
An all-suite hotel on a rise in the conifer forest: every suite is 100 m² or larger, with a view jacuzzi and a private sauna. The shuttle from Tomamu Station takes about 10 minutes.
The resort's landmark tower at its centre. The shuttle from Tomamu Station takes about 5 minutes, and the reserved-seat JR ticket machines (no cash) and the Toyota Rent a Car desk are inside.
Club Med's all-inclusive resort beside the Hoshino Resorts facilities, with the slopes right in front. Club Med sells its own airport transfer to guests (apply at least 14 days before departure) and includes it when the stay is booked with flights.
| Origin | Duration | RydAgent price (Alphard, up to 4) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Chitose Airport | ~100 min | ¥70,000 (~$467) | See full route details |
| Sapporo (your hotel) | ~125 min | ¥70,000 (~$467) | See full route details |
Take JR if you are one to three people with light luggage: it is ¥4,230 each, and the train itself is faster than the car. Book a RydAgent private car when you have ski bags and children, when your flight lands late or might be delayed (90 minutes' free waiting from actual landing), or when your group wants one vehicle to the hotel door (one HiAce takes up to 6 skiers with a suitcase and a ski bag each).
See full route details →From Sapporo Station, JR's limited expresses reach Tomamu without a change (every seat is reserved, and not every train stops at Tomamu), and the reservation-only Resort Liner stops at a list of Sapporo hotels. A RydAgent private car leaves from any address in central Sapporo at the time you choose, for the same fixed price back to Sapporo.
See full route details →If you can manage your bags through one change at Minami-Chitose, JR works well: ¥4,230 per adult with a reserved limited-express seat, 1 hour 7–25 minutes to Tomamu Station, then the resort's shuttle bus. Hokkaido Access Network's Resort Liner is reservation-only and runs daily from 1 December 2026; Club Med sells its own transfer to its guests. A RydAgent private car takes about 100 minutes door to door for ¥70,000 per Toyota Alphard (up to 4 passengers) or ¥77,000 per Toyota HiAce (up to 9 passengers).
| Option | Operator | Time | Price | Booking and limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR limited express via Minami-Chitose | JR Hokkaido | 1 h 7–25 min to Tomamu Station, then about 5 min (Tomamu The Tower) or 10 min (RISONARE Tomamu) on the resort shuttle | ¥4,230 per adult (fare + reserved limited-express seat) | One change at Minami-Chitose. Every seat on the trains that stop at Tomamu is reserved, and Tomamu Station has no ticket office, so buy before you travel (for the way back, the reserved-seat machines in Tomamu The Tower take cards, not cash). The resort's shuttle bus collects you at the station; if it isn't there, call it from the dedicated phone on Platform 2. |
| Hokkaido Resort Liner | Hokkaido Access Network | Timetable on the operator's site | Fare on the operator's site | Daily 1 Dec 2026 – 30 Mar 2027 from the airport (to 31 Mar back); every seat reserved; allow 45 min after a domestic landing and 90 min after an international one (the operator does not check connections); ski gear plus one other bag per person in the hold. |
| Club Med airport transfer (Club Med guests) | Club Med | About 120 min (Club Med's figure) | Set by Club Med; included when the stay is booked with flights | Apply at least 14 days before departure; the shared transfer does not run for every flight, and Club Med arranges private transfers on request. |
| RydAgent private car | Licensed commercial vehicles (green plates) and professional drivers | About 100 min, door to door | ¥70,000 per car (Alphard, up to 4 passengers) · ¥77,000 per car (HiAce, up to 9 passengers) | Fixed price per car, the same to RISONARE Tomamu, Tomamu The Tower and Club Med; flight tracked, 90 minutes' free waiting from actual landing; studless winter tyres as standard in the snow season, nothing to request. |
By train, 4 adults pay ¥16,920 and 6 adults ¥25,380 — far less than a RydAgent private car at ¥70,000 per Alphard or ¥77,000 per HiAce, and the train itself is faster than the car. What a private car adds is the whole trip in one vehicle: skis and suitcases go from the arrivals hall to the hotel door with no change at Minami-Chitose and no shuttle, and the pickup follows your actual landing. With a suitcase and a ski bag each, we recommend the HiAce for three or more skiers; one HiAce takes up to six.
One Toyota HiAce: with a suitcase and a ski bag each, one HiAce takes up to 6 skiers. RydAgent's fixed price from New Chitose Airport to Tomamu is ¥77,000 per HiAce (up to 9 passengers), about 100 minutes door to door, the same to RISONARE Tomamu, Tomamu The Tower and Club Med. By train the six of you would pay ¥25,380 in total (¥4,230 each), change at Minami-Chitose with your bags and take the resort shuttle from Tomamu Station. Seven or more skiers: book a second car or send bags ahead.
For one to three people with light luggage, the train: ¥4,230 per adult with a reserved limited-express seat, 1 hour 7–25 minutes with one change at Minami-Chitose, then the resort's shuttle bus from Tomamu Station. A RydAgent private car — ¥70,000 per Toyota Alphard (up to 4 passengers), ¥77,000 per Toyota HiAce (up to 9 passengers) — is worth it for families and groups with ski bags, for late or delay-prone flights, or when you'd rather not change trains with luggage.
JR's Ozora and Tokachi limited expresses run from Sapporo Station to Tomamu without a change. Every seat is reserved, and not every train stops at Tomamu (JR Hokkaido dropped the Tomamu stop from two evening trains in March 2025), so check JR Hokkaido's timetable, then take the resort's shuttle bus from the station. Hokkaido Access Network's reservation-only Resort Liner runs daily from 1 December 2026, in principle for guests of the Sapporo hotels it stops at. A RydAgent private car from central Sapporo is a fixed ¥70,000 per Toyota Alphard (up to 4 passengers) or ¥77,000 per Toyota HiAce (up to 9 passengers), door to door.
Yes. Hokkaido Access Network's Hokkaido Resort Liner runs daily from 1 December 2026 to 30 March 2027 (back to the airport until 31 March). Every seat must be reserved; the operator asks you to allow 45 minutes after a domestic landing and 90 minutes after an international one, and it does not check connections. Fares and times are on the operator's site. Club Med guests can also book Club Med's own airport transfer.
Yes. Ski and snowboard bags count as large luggage: an Alphard takes up to 4 passengers and 4 large suitcases, and a HiAce up to 9 and 9 with every seat taken; with fewer passengers, empty seats carry luggage too (passengers plus large bags up to 8 in the Alphard, 18 in the HiAce). So with a suitcase and a ski bag each, an Alphard suits up to two skiers and for three or more we recommend the HiAce; one HiAce suits up to six, and for seven or more we recommend a second car or sending bags ahead. Tell us how many bags and how long they are when you book.
Winter tyres, yes: from November to April, the snow season, every car we arrange runs on studless winter tyres as standard, so there is nothing to request and nothing to write in the booking notes. We don't promise tyre chains; that depends on the vehicle on the day.
Rides between New Chitose Airport or Sapporo and Tomamu can be booked online until 20:00 Japan time the day before, subject to availability. Rides that start at Tomamu — the way back — also need at least 24 hours' notice, because the resort is more than 50 km from the nearest partner base. For anything sooner, message us on WhatsApp and we'll check whether a car can be arranged.
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