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A Hirafu walking day: hand-made soba, onsen and yuzu-salt ramen

A Hirafu day you can do on foot: lunch at a soba house in an old wooden building, a break at an onsen facing Mt Yotei, and the ramen everyone queues for in the evening.

checked 2026-09-29

1
Teuchi Soba Ichimura
about 60 min
A soba shop in a red-and-black wooden house — cold seiro and duck soba are favourites, and it gets busy at lunch. Hours change by season.
2
Yumoto Niseko Prince Hotel Hirafutei
about 90 min
A natural onsen in the Hirafu hot spring area, with an outdoor bath, sauna and lie-down bath facing Mt Yotei. Prices go up in the winter high season.
3
AFURI ramen + dumpling Setsu Niseko
about 60 min
The Niseko outpost of Tokyo ramen shop AFURI, known for its yuzu-scented salt ramen. It's popular, so go a little outside peak times.
4
Walking at night in winter
Hirafu's slopes freeze at night and get slippery — wear shoes with grip.