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Hoshino Resort Tomamu opens the fantastic ice town “Ice Village”

2020.11.27

At Hoshino Resort Tomamu, one of the largest stay-type snow resorts in Hokkaido, the fantastic ice town “Ice Village” will open from December 10, 2020 to March 14, 2021. Ice Village is an ice town with 10 ice domes lined up on 3.2 hectares. This year, there will be an “Ice Milk Cafe” where you can enjoy “Tomam Milk” milked from cows raised in the resort, and an “Ice Fruit Shop” where you can taste frozen fruits. You can experience the fantastic world of ice that can only be realized by Tomamu, whose minimum temperature reaches 30 degrees below freezing.

Ice Village, a fantastic city of ice

Ice Village, which appears only on winter nights each year, is Tomamu’s winter tradition. Since its birth in the winter of 1998, we have been proposing experiences that can be enjoyed because it is cold. Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, winter events have been canceled one after another in Hokkaido. Not only guests staying at The Tower and RISONARE Tomamu, but also day-trippers can enter the Ice Village so that more people can enjoy the fantastic world of ice.

This year, the Ice Milk Cafe and the Ice Fruit Shop are newly opened. Take out the original menu and spend a relaxing time on the “Ice Terrace”, or admire the fantastic ice world at the “Ice Hotel” and “Ice Church”.

Corona measures in Ice Village

・ Wear a mask when serving customers
・ Use a cash tray when giving and receiving money
・ Admission is restricted at each dome to avoid congestion
・ Installed an ice village original alcohol dispenser for hand disinfection made of ice

1 Ice Milk Cafe [New] to taste rich Tomamu milk

Introducing an “ice milk bottle” made of ice with a height of 1 meter and a width of 50 centimeters. Customers who order “ice milk” can experience pouring directly into a glass of ice from the faucet of an ice milk bottle filled with plenty of Tomamu milk. It is a cafe where you can fully enjoy Tomamu milk, which has a particularly rich taste in winter.

Inside the dome, you can not only enjoy a drink, but also experience making milk gelato while mixing it on an ice plate.

Time: 17: 00-22: 00 (21:30 last order)
Price: Ice milk 1,000 yen, ice latte 1,300 yen (both with ice glasses)
Hot milk 500 yen, milk gelato making 1,000 yen, etc. (all tax excluded)

2 Ice fruit shop where you can enjoy cool fruits [New]

You can enjoy fruit ice that shave the whole frozen fruit and frozen fruit drinks that use plenty of fruit. There is also a menu that you can easily enjoy, such as frozen fruit skewers on skewers. We recommend taking out your favorite menu and enjoying it on the ice terrace.

Time: 17: 00-22: 00 (21:30 last order)
Price: Fruit ice 1,500 yen, frozen fruit drink (with ice glass) 1,000 yen
Frozen fruit skewers 500 yen, etc. (all tax excluded)

3 Ice terrace where you can spend time watching the fantastic world of ice

It is a terrace with a table and chairs made of ice. Snowflakes are designed on the ice that surrounds the terrace. Here you can relax with a takeaway drink or admire the fantastic ice world.

Time: 17: 00-22: 00

4 Full-scale bar made of ice "Ice Bar" [Power Up]

It is a bar where you can enjoy alcohol in earnest with an ice bar counter and a cellar. We offer more than 50 kinds of menus in ice glasses. This year, a new “Lemon Ice Cocktail” will be introduced, in which a blue cocktail and lemon acid are mixed and turned pink.

It features a refreshing scent of lemon and a refreshing taste. Cocktails in a glass of clear ice with a fantastic view are exceptional.

Time: 17: 00-22: 00 (21:45 last order)
Price: Drink with ice glass from 1,000 yen, lemon ice cocktail 1,500 yen
(All tax excluded)

5 Experience staying with your dog at an ice hotel [New]

An ice hotel where the ceiling and walls are all made of ice, and the dome with ice beds and chairs offers an accommodation experience limited to one group per day. You can fully enjoy the world of ice at the “ice open-air bath” and “ice bath” surrounded by birch forests. For the open-air ice bath, we use a hot spring pumped from “Yunosawa Onsen” in Shimukappu Village.

This year, your dog can also experience accommodation together. An ice mini dome and a dog run spread out beside the dome. We also have warm clothes for your dog so that it won’t get cold. At this ice hotel surrounded by birch forest, your dog can enjoy a fantastic world together.

Period: January 18-February 28, 2021
Price: 23,000 yen per person per night (excluding tax)
5,000 yen per pet dog (up to 2 dogs, tax not included)
Time: 22: 00-8: 00 the next morning
Included: One night at an ice hotel (including an open-air ice bath, an ice bath, an ice mini dome, and a dog run) Morning soup, sleeping bag, room wear
Capacity: 1 group per day (minimum number of participants 1 person, maximum 2 people)
Target: The Tower, RISONARE Tomamu (If you have a pet dog, RISONARE Tomamu Pet Room), elementary school students and above
Reservation: Official site 7 days in advance reservation required
Reservation acceptance start date: October 20, 2020

6 Ice church made of seamless single ice

The Ice Church is made of seamless single ice cubes with the idea that “the pure feelings of two people continue without interruption”. The altar, the cross, the virgin road, the chairs, etc. are all made of ice and snow. After the wedding, fireworks will be set up to celebrate the bride and groom, coloring the city of ice.

Time: January 18-February 14, 2021
Visit: 17:45, 19:45, 21:45, about 10 minutes each time
Wedding time: 14: 00 ~, 17: 00 ~, 19: 00 ~, 21: 00 ~

7 "Ice Atelier" where you can experience ice crafting

At the ice atelier, you can experience making things that take advantage of the cold environment. “Making an ice glass” is a crafting experience unique to Ice Village, where you can shave ice to create an original glass.

Time: 17: 00-22: 00
Price: Making ice glasses 1,500 yen (excluding tax)

8 "Ice general store" where goods with the theme of ice and snow are lined up

The ice general store is a general store that sells goods with the theme of ice and snow. You can buy miscellaneous goods, crafts and accessories made by Hokkaido artists, ice village original mugs, etc. on the ice shelf as a memorable item.

Time: 17: 00-22: 00
Price: Mug 1,545 yen (excluding tax), etc.

9 "Ice slide" and "ice rink" that can be enjoyed by children and adults

At the entrance to Ice Village, there is an observatory overlooking the entire city. An ice slide that slides down into the city from there, and an ice rink spreads beyond it. Both are popular activities that children and adults can enjoy.

At the ice rink created by the cold of nature, you can enjoy skating while admiring the fantastic scenery. Anyone can feel free to experience skating shoes as they are rented out.

[Ice slide]

Time: 17: 00-22: 00
Price: Free

[Ice rink]

Time: 17: 00-21: 45 (21:30 last reception)
Price: Skating shoes rental Adults 1,000 yen, elementary school students 500 yen (tax not included)

Overview of "Ice Village"

Period: December 10, 2020-March 14, 2021 (planned)
Price: Admission fee 545 yen (elementary school students and above, tax not included) * Free for The Tower and RISONARE Tomamu guests
Location: Hoshino Resort Tomamu Area
Time: 17: 00-22: 00 (Last entry 21:30)
Target: Available for both overnight guests and day-trippers
Remarks: The period and contents may change depending on the weather.
Each dome and experience will start in sequence.
There may be a limit on the number of people who can use each dome.

Highest level corona countermeasure declaration

[1] Hygiene management
At Hoshino Resorts, as part of our corona measures, we take the following measures in consideration of our customers’ health and public health.
・ Temperature measurement at check-in
・ In addition to normal room cleaning, cleaning and wiping with alkaline electrolyzed water inside the hotel
・ Alcohol for sterilization is installed in various places in the building
・ Rubbing alcohol for hand disinfection is installed in all guest rooms
・ Alcohol disinfection of fingers for all customers when entering the restaurant
・ High-temperature cleaning of tableware (plates, glasses) and cutlery (80 degrees or higher), disinfection cleaning of meal trays
・ Install partitions such as panels and vinyl sheets on the front
・ Wear a mask when serving customers in the hall
・ Thorough management of staff health and hygiene (temperature measurement and record confirmation before going to work)
[2] 3 Dense avoidance
We take the following measures to create a stay that avoids the three “denseness” of closed, dense, and close.
・ Implementation of 3 dense visualization services that show the degree of congestion in the large communal bath on a smartphone (partial)
・ Restrictions on admission and entry in places where congestion is confirmed during your stay
・ Manage restaurant congestion and decentralize entry time
・ At the time of check-out front payment, entry restrictions will be implemented as appropriate.
>[Hoshino Resort] Corona measures summary

Hoshino Resort Tomamu / Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Tomamu
It is a stay-type resort located in the center of Hokkaido. You can enjoy activities that allow you to experience Hokkaido throughout the four seasons, centered on the two hotels “The Tower” and “Risonare Tomamu”.
〒079-2204 Shimukappu-mura, Yufutsu-gun, Hokkaido Nakatomamu / Number of guest rooms 735
>Hoshino Resort Tomamu / Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Tomamu

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