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MUWA Niseko
Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan · Independent · Accessible Luxury
MUWA Niseko won World's Best New Ski Hotel at the 2024 World Ski Awards, then a MICHELIN One Key in both 2024 and 2025, a rare double for a Hirafu newcomer. The 113-room gable-roof lodge sits ski-in/ski-out at the foot of Grand Hirafu with infinity onsens aimed at Mount Yotei. Dining includes HITO by TACUBO and Sukiyaki HIYAMA. Robb Report Hong Kong later named it a Best of the Best 2026 winter retreat.
- 113 rooms
- Opened 2023
- Neighborhood: Grand Hirafu
About MUWA Niseko
- World Ski Awards named it World's Best New Ski Hotel in 2024.
- It holds a MICHELIN One Key for both 2024 and 2025.
- Ski-in/ski-out rooms range from slope-side studios to five-bedroom penthouses.
History
MUWA Niseko opened as a ski-in/ski-out wellness hotel at the foot of Grand Hirafu in Kutchan, Hokkaido, with Japanese gable-roof architecture and 113 rooms from studios to penthouses. World Ski Awards named it World's Best New Ski Hotel in 2024. The Michelin Guide awarded a One Key in 2024 and again in 2025.
Restaurants and bars
- HITO by TACUBO ヒトバイタクボ — Restaurant · Italian
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- World's Best New Ski Hotel (World Ski Awards) (2024)
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