Start Your Day at Hanazono

Start your day’s adventure in complete comfort by taking one of the Hanazono buses from the main village of Hirafu directly to the 308 Day Centre.
The extensive use of natural materials throughout the facility offers up a feeling of luxurious warmth and provides an enviable vista to the natural environment surrounding the centre.
Use the spacious changing rooms and lockers to get ready and then treat yourself to a Lavazza coffee and muffin from the 308 Café.
Great Food – The 250 seat restaurant dishes up the famous Kani Ramen plus other sumptuous local treats to tempt the taste buds and satisfy the hungriest of alpine adventures.

Make your life easy by renting your gear from Demo equipment hire at 308 and make sure you take advantage of the free overnight storage.
Book the kids in for the a day of fun at the NISS Kids center and take a private lesson for yourself with a NISS pro.

Free Overnight Equipment Storage

Leave your equipment overnight at 308, we will mind it for you or get your board or skis waxed up for the next day of adventure.
Check in your equipment at Demo.

Hanazono 308 is in fact situated at 308 metres above sea level, or exactly 1,000 metres below the peak of Mount Niseko-Annupuri. That means exactly 1,000 vertical metres of non-stop pure perfect powder snow to be enjoyed, from the very top of Mount Niseko-Annupuri to the doorstep of Hanazono 308. It is an adventure that can only be found only on the most coveted side of Niseko mountain, the Hanazono side.

The lucky bells situated outside Hanazono 308 are mounted at 308 metres above sea level. They are available for all to ring—just for luck.

Entertainment & Activities

308 features daily entertainment at lunchtime and Après – DJ’s, live music and movies.
Our Resort Info TV with 19 screens in the center provides up to date information, services and entertainment all day long.
The kids will love the famous Kamonohashi show every Tuesday and Saturday at 1pm.
Happy hour every day from 3pm, beer, wine and shots.
Weekends are exciting at Hanazono with fun activities and plenty of giveaways.

Getting to Hanazono—308 Express—Family Friendly

We’ve made it hassle free to start your day during winter, Hanazono buses will be running guests to Hanazono 308. We have the entire Hirafu village and surround area covered with a bus every 20 minutes; they will operate through the upper and lower village to transport guests from their door direct to the new 308 Day Centre.

No one will have to wait or walk far to start their day, this service is ideal for the family or the keen POW enthusiast with the first bus arriving at Hanazono at 8:20am in time for first lift at 8:30am.