Niseko backpackers guesthouse
Welcome to Nomad ( Translated by Hiromi and Todd )
Yubokumin is a family owned
Japanese backpackers guesthouse （Youth hostel style）only 5 minutes walk to the
ski lifts at Niseko Hirafu.
Yubokumin means Nomad in Japanese.
It's got Dormitory style room with
a cozy atmosphere and fabulous home style cooking.
We respect environment and try to
run Yubokumin in a green way by conserving energy and recycling etc it's our
little way of giving
our children a bright future.
<About Accommodation>
Yubokumin is owned and operated by
Kuni and his wife Michiko and 2 sons Yu and Sora. They are all very keen skiers
very well traveled
and speak basic English.
And like to welcome Westerners and
Japanese alike. Kuni also sometime snow boards and is a very keen motor bike
rider when he is not
hunting for powder he has been known to be seen swinging in the hammock
listening music.
Yubokumin prides itself on it's
intimate atmosphere and has a maximum of 12 people housed in 3 bedrooms.
Each room has bunk bed and Futons.
Rooms don't have TV and chair. We make only for sleep
We can accommodate male and
females in separate rooms.
SORA ３６０
<Prices>
Price per person per night
including breakfast and dinner:
Adult
\5000
Children under 13
\4500
Price per person per night No Food
included:
We don't have kitchen for guest
Adult
\3500
Children under 13 \3000
Kids ( 3-6 )
\1800
breakfast \500 dinner \1000
People staying 10 nights or more
\300 discount Adults under 22 \500 discount
Private
room is ＋\500 each （ For groups of 3 people or more. Excepting busy season）
<Payments>
Unfortunately we do not except
credit card or travelers checks.
Cash can be withdraw from ATM on
the arrival at Chitose airport or at the post office in Kutchan 8 Km away form
Yubokumin
Kuni and Yu
<Booking>
Please make booking by Email with
the following information
Name, Arrival and
Departure date and time, how many men how many women. contact telephone Number
,
Address and Passport Number. Details for airline e-ticket（ copy is best）.
Checkout and meals
Dormitory or private room,
Reservation money is
necessary for the reservation.
The cancellation two
weeks ago repays the full amount.
Reservation money
is \1000 / per person and per day ＋ｃommission
for remittance
Please send money in
PAYPAL.
There is no reservation money in
the reservation of one person.
But ｗe need your ｃredit card number and expiration date
Please inform us weather you will be continuing to stay with us
And if you will be requiring meals
24hrs in advance.
We can not make dinner about first
day because traffic is sometime late
But you can eat if you arrive
before noon.
*If you have any questions also
include these but please read our home page first.
<Cancellation>
As we are a small business and
space is of a premium.
We would really appreciate as much
notice as possible if cancellation should occur.
Yubokumin closes a couple times a
year depending upon conditions.
In general we are closed between
Mid Oct to end of Nov and Beg of May to the end of June.
Other times we sometimes travel so
please check by phone or email.
Sora 720 and Michiko
<Contact Details>
Tel: +81 136 22 2281
e-mail yubokumin@nifty.com
Address: 167 Yamada Kutchan-cho
Hokkaido Japan
< How to get to Yubokumin>
By car or bike: Take Hwy No.5 or
Hwy 66 to route 343 and turn into Hirafu Ski area. Turn left at Seiko mart
Yubokumin is about 200
meter on the left.
By train: Catch train from Chitose
to Sapporo and then Kutchan station then take a bus to Hirafu ski resort.
By bus: in wintertime there is a direct
bus service from airport and Sapporo railway station to the Hirafu ski area.
Pick up from the ski area is \300.
(Busy time zone cannot be pick up )
Check in 15:00 ( If you arrive before 15:00 or after 10:00. We can keep your
luggage )
Check out 10:00
<Meal>
Kuni's wife Michiko cooks with
love using traditional home style ingredients.
Dinner starts at 18:00 so please
try to be back home by 17:30 and let us know if you are going to be late as we
like to serve the meals
hot.
Dinner is mainly Western style and
Michiko changes a menu daily with over 20 different menus.
Breakfast is Japanese style.
<Resort Information>
5 minutes walk to the lifts and
open from 8:30 to 21:00.
We have discount lift tickets
available on the arrival.
We also have information about powder
and back country tours.
2 sons in our family Yu and Sora
can give you tips about best place for Mogul skiing.
We can organize ski and board
rentals on arrival.（\1000/per day） But We don't have big size
<Other>
Laundry Service \300 per load
including washing powder.
Skies, board and luggage can be
sent in advance by carriers and we will look after them.
Smoking is prohibited in the
bedroom but there is a smoking area upstairs.（after dinner 19:00-24:00 only）
People are invited to get together
for a drink a chat or a video after dinner between 21:.30 to midnight. It's
BYO.
Yubokumin also sells beer, wine and Japanese spirit.
<Summer time>
Niseko is also great in summer
with river rafting , hot springs and mountain biking, climb Mt. Yotei just to
name a few of many activities
available.
There is also superb motor cycle
riding and Yubokumin doubles as a rider house outside of winter.
Niseko Hirafu backpackers guest
house
Niseko Hirafu youth hostel style