Kutchan · Winter only
Niseko Tabi-tsumugi Backpackers

Niseko Tabi-tsumugi Backpackers is a hostel in Kutchan. Guests score it 9.7 out of 10 across 161 reviews, rating cleanliness highest at 9.8 (read 2026-09-09). Like most of Niseko, it is a winter property and does not open in summer.
- Among the cheapest quarter of places in Kutchan.
- Enough reviews that the score is unlikely to move much.
- Closed in summer, when 3 other places in Kutchan stay open.
Where it is
- Area
- Kutchan
- Type
- hostel
Season and price
- Season
- Winter only
- Quoted at peak
- ¥112,960 (~$715) for five nights About ¥22,592 (~$143) a night, read 2026-09-09. Prices are a five-night peak-season quote divided by five, read on the date shown on each page. They are not a nightly rate, and they are not what you will be quoted for your dates. Dollar figures are approximate, at ¥158 to the dollar.
- Photos on the OTA
- 69
Before you book
Drawn from what the record actually shows about this property — not from staying here. Where the data says nothing, neither do we.
- 01 Winter only — it does not take summer bookings
Booking sites show summer dates here as unavailable, which reads like a demand problem and is a season problem. If you are travelling outside the snow season, start elsewhere.
What guests rate
- Cleanliness
- 9.8
- Comfort
- 9.8
- Facilities
- 9.8
Scores read 2026-09-09. They move.
On the map
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What is around it
These are the fixed points of the valley, not distances from this door — we do not hold coordinates for individual properties and will not estimate them.
- Kutchan Station
- In the town itself — the reason to stay here rather than uphill.
- Mount Yōtei
- The volcano the town sits beneath.
- Niseko Annupuri
- The ski mountain, reached by shuttle or bus from the town.
- New Chitose Airport
- The airport almost everyone arrives through.
- Official site
- tabi-tsumugi.net
Questions
- Is Niseko Tabi-tsumugi Backpackers open in summer?
- No. It is a winter property. Most of Niseko closes outside the ski season, and booking sites show those dates as sold out rather than saying the place is shut.
- Does Niseko Tabi-tsumugi Backpackers have its own website?
- Yes — tabi-tsumugi.net. Booking direct is sometimes cheaper than through a platform, and the property's own site is the only place its policies are stated first-hand.
- How much does Niseko Tabi-tsumugi Backpackers cost?
- It sits in the ¥ band — under ¥60,000 a night at peak (read 2026-09-09). Rates move with the season and with how far ahead you book, so treat the band as the shape rather than the number and check live rates.
- What do guests complain about at Niseko Tabi-tsumugi Backpackers?
- Its lowest published sub-score is cleanliness at 9.8, against 9.8 for facilities (read 2026-09-09). On a ten-point scale a low sub-score is relative rather than damning, but it is where the criticism concentrates.