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Hokkaido onsen · Hokkaido

Zaborin

坐忘林

  • Luxury ryokan
  • Signature
  • Private onsen
  • Scenic
  • Open-air bath in every room
  • Kaiseki dinner
  • Mountains

Fifteen-villa contemporary ryokan in a birch wood at Niseko Hanazono, each villa with private indoor and outdoor source-flowing onsen baths, and 'Kita kaiseki' dinners included.

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Overview

Zaborin is a small modern ryokan in a birch forest at Hanazono, part of the wider Niseko resort in western Hokkaido. It has 15 separate villas in Japanese or Western layouts, some with an extra 7-mat room for families, looking toward Mt. Yotei or the Annupuri hills. Each has two private baths, indoor and outdoor, filled with source-flowing water pumped from about 1,000 metres below the property. Dinner is chef Yoshihiro Seno's 'Kita kaiseki', a northern take on kaiseki using Hokkaido produce, served in the dining room; dinner and breakfast are included in the rate. Guests staying four nights or more get one irori dinner.

Why stay here

  • Private indoor and outdoor source-flowing onsen in every villa
  • Kita kaiseki dinners using local Hokkaido produce, included in the rate
  • Seven minutes from the Hanazono lifts with a free ski-season shuttle

Rooms

Number of rooms
15
Room types
Japanese-style (tatami) · Western-style · Suites · Detached villas
Open-air bath in the room
Every room

Onsen and baths

Natural hot spring water
Yes
Spring type
sodium bicarbonate-chloride spring, pumped from about 1,000 m below the grounds; rich in metasilicic acid
Open-air bath in the room
Every room

Dining

Kaiseki dinner
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Breakfast
Yes
Where meals are served
Dining hall or restaurant

Location and access

About 2 hours' drive west of New Chitose Airport; 15 min by car from Kutchan Station (free transfer on request at check-in/out); free shuttle to Hanazono ski area (about 7 min) in ski season. Private airport transfers can be arranged for a fee.

Prefecture
Hokkaido onsen · Hokkaido
Nearest station
Kutchan Station (JR Hakodate Main Line)
Station pick-up
Yes
Shuttle bus
Yes
Parking
Yes

Who it suits

  • Couples
  • Honeymoon
  • A special-occasion stay

Price information

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Does Zaborin have rooms with a private open-air bath?

Every room

How much does a night at Zaborin cost?

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Details checked against official sources on 2026-09-30.

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