Tomamu
Tomamu Family Hotels: A Year-Round Hokkaido Mountain Resort
From an indoor wave pool to the Unkai cloud-sea terrace and snow play, this Hokkaido resort area is best known for Hoshino Resorts
Tomamu is a mountain resort area spread across Shimukappu Village in almost the exact center of Hokkaido, known nationwide for being home to Hoshino Resorts Tomamu. Its biggest appeal is that families can enjoy it year-round: the Unkai Terrace, a cloud-sea observation deck, and Minamina Beach, one of Japan's largest indoor wave pools, during the green season, and ski slopes and a snow-sled park during winter. You can reach Tomamu from JR Tomamu Station or the Tomamu IC on the Doto Expressway, and enjoy a resort stay so well-equipped it's hard to believe you're deep in the great outdoors.
Tomamu's strength as a destination for families with young kids is that it isn't easily thrown off by bad weather. The indoor pool, Minamina Beach, has a kids' pool just 30 cm (about a foot) deep, and it welcomes children still in diapers, so even families with babies can enjoy water play. With a farm area where kids can interact with cows and childcare services on offer, this is an area well set up to welcome families with young children.
Hoshino Resorts Risonare Tomamu is an all-suite property where every room is over 100 square meters (about 1,076 sq ft) with a view jet bath and private sauna, and its luxurious stay is backed by thorough support for families with babies, including crib rentals, bottle/formula-pot loans, and baby-food service. Hoshino Resorts Tomamu The Tower stands at the heart of the resort, and under its "Tomamu Family Stay Project," it offers an outstanding range of family services, including childcare, free baby food at the buffet, and dedicated kids' spaces.
Around the resort you'll also find distinctive places to stay. Pension Ing Tomamu is a proper pension with its own hot spring, well known for auberge-style cooking made with local ingredients. Glamping Tomamu offers dome tents complete with air conditioning and bedding, so you can enjoy a year-round camping mood, plus a treehouse and other features where kids can play freely, all in your own private space for a family glamping barbecue. With cloud seas and water play in summer and snow play in winter, this is a quintessentially Hokkaido resort that shows a different face each season.
Highlights
- checkThe indoor pool Minamina Beach has a 30 cm-deep kids' pool that welcomes children still in diapers
- checkThorough support for families with babies, including childcare services and baby food
- checkYear-round fun: ski slopes and a snow-sled park in winter, the Unkai cloud-sea terrace in summer
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Travel tips
Since Tomamu is a resort where the facilities are spread out, visiting by car is convenient (shuttle buses and other transport are also available within the resort). The cloud sea at the Unkai Terrace is a natural phenomenon that appears only when weather conditions align, so plan with the mindset that seeing it is a stroke of luck. Winters get seriously cold, so pack warm clothing and snow gear for your kids. Because there's an indoor pool, families never have to worry about running out of things to do even if the weather turns bad — a reassuring point when you're traveling with children.
Best season
Enjoyable year-round: the Unkai Terrace and indoor pool in summer, skiing and snow play in winter. During the snow-free seasons, meeting the animals at the Farm Area is also popular.
Getting there
Accessible from JR Tomamu Station on the Sekisho Line, or Tomamu IC on the Doto Expressway. Many families travel here by car or JR from the New Chitose Airport area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you enjoy Tomamu with a baby?
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Yes. Hoshino Resorts Tomamu The Tower offers thorough support for families with babies, including childcare services, baby food at the buffet, and crib and stroller rentals. The indoor pool Minamina Beach has a kids' pool just 30 cm deep, and it welcomes children still in diapers.
Are there places to stay in Tomamu besides Hoshino Resorts?
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Yes. There are distinctive properties such as Pension Ing Tomamu, which has its own hot spring and is known for auberge-style cooking, and Glamping Tomamu, which operates year-round and offers dome tents complete with air conditioning and bedding. Both can be combined with the activities at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu.
How do you get to Tomamu?
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You can reach Tomamu via JR Tomamu Station on the Sekisho Line, or via Tomamu IC on the Doto Expressway. Since the facilities in this resort area are spread out, visiting by car is convenient.