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Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is rapidly gaining popularity as a safe and enjoyable activity for everyone from children to seniors, even first-timers. The most popular SUP tours in Niseko are offered from spring through fall, and the 1.5 hour course follows the Shiribetsu River at the foot of Mt. SUP niseko offers a wide variety of SUP courses, including one where you can enjoy SUP with your dog, and “Monster SUP,” where six people work together on a large board to paddle the course.

Niseko Mukava, a guide office specializing in private tours such as climbing Mt. Yotei and Niseko Annupuri and nature walks. Their easygoing winter snowshoe walks are popular, and you can go to places you cannot go in summer, look for animal tracks, and enjoy Niseko's winter nature by walking. Enjoy an outdoor experience worthy of the Finnish word “mukava,” which means “pleasant.

Located right in front of Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort, Niseko Backcountry Lodge is a reasonably priced winter-only lodging. Its prime location, with access to a variety of slopes including the nearby Niseko Annupuri International Ski Area, attracts skiers and snowboarders from all over the world. The friendly atmosphere of the inn is also a major attraction, allowing you to enjoy your stay alone or in a group.

Rusutsu Resort, one of the largest resorts in Hokkaido, is known for its skiing and snowboarding on 37 courses covering three mountains in winter, but it also offers a wide range of summer activities. There are 18 different menus including rafting, canoeing, trekking, and horseback riding, as well as more unusual activities such as fly-fishing lectures for beginners and moored hot-air balloon flights held in the early morning and evening. This is recommended for families or groups traveling together who want to enjoy their own favorite activities.

Noboribetsu is famous as one of the best hot spring resorts in Japan. Noboribetsu is a “hot-spring department store” where you can enjoy various types of hot springs, with hot spring hotels lined up around the source, Jigokudani. One of the most recommended activities in Noboribetsu is the “Night Adventure” organized by the Noboribetsu Gateway Center. This is a popular tour that can only be experienced in Noboribetsu Onsen, where you can walk through the Hell Valley by moonlight and the light of a hand-held cantera.