Unkai Experience. Didn’t get to see with a 40% rate. It’s like a lottery. Hotel guest get to enter for free with a shuttle bus arriving from the entrance lobby for pick up. The gondola takes a mere 5 mins to reach the top. Once you are there, there is a cafe that fills up quickly. Couple of vantage points. Then the rush to visit the other amenities for an instagram shot.

Visited on 7 Aug 2025. It opens at 5am, last cable car up is at 8am and the last cable car down is 9am so plan your sleep timing accordingly. The weather was not the most ideal when I went there but the mist dissipate to form the sea of clouds that everyone went there for. So if you have time, do wait in the cafe. You might end up liking the experience. The different spots are several minute walks away from each other with the rope bed, wedge deck and swing being uphill. Also the staff stationed at the ropebed can help you take group photos. Definitely worth the extra effort to come here.

The gondolas open early in the morning at 5:00am, but they often operate earlier, and during busy times there is a numbered ticket system, so it is advisable to arrive by 4:00am or 4:30am at the latest if possible. I arrived at around 4:40am and the gondola was already running, numbered 101, and I was able to board the gondola at around 5:20am. The view from the cloud walk on the deck jutting out from the cliff was fantastic, not only on the tower side but also on the west side of the valley, where the cloud sea covered the whole valley. We stayed two nights again, this time hoping to see a sea of clouds, and enjoyed a good view on the first day with clear skies ☀️. We were very happy to see a sea of clouds on the second day. The day before, the cloud sea rate was 30%, but we were super lucky. ✌️

This place will either be great or ordinary depending on your luck and the weather. We arrived at 0600 and there was already a queue of around 45 minutes to buy tickets and take the cable car up, so definitely plan ahead and check their website as it'll be updated with the probability of cloud formation and queue times. Generally, the earlier the better as the clouds tend to dissipate even before 0800. On a good day though, once you're up there it's a beautiful walk and experience to be above the clouds. You'll also get some fairly unique photos too.

Amazing! Quite lucky today as yesterday there was no unkai despite higher probability than today. Very well organized, the queue at 4.30am already at least 100 people in queue. There is about 40 lots at gondola base for parking otherwise plenty more a few steps away. Do not follow google map to drive here!!! You need to take the gondola

Place wanna visit again, hard to see cloud sea if u visit just 1night 2 days, recommend to visit more than a few days and try every dawn for it. We visited in early july and the sun rises at 3:45, need to go at the first time when the lift counter opens, at 4:30 to the front, unless u need to wait for more than 30 min to 1:30hours if late. Beautiful scenery, worth visiting.

Amazing place with very beautiful and attractive landscape 🌄 Even if you can't meet full cloud sea, it's worth to see the beauty of nature 🧗

Visited here and was pretty cool. Ramenshop, general store, post office. Ice skating. Slides for the kids..only a few places open tho. Cost 600 yen if you have to pay

Got a free pass from hotel as we are their guest. Tourist attraction = expensive Fireworks is behind the chapel, which lasted to 45sec 1 marshmallow are at 500¥ per piece. Yes, 500¥ for 1 Good thing is they have toilets

We were not able to stay at the Hoshino Resort because we were too late in our search for lodging there, but we were happy to come here to play. However, the slides and ice skating were not open as it was too early in the season. (As of 12/23) They are supposed to open from the beginning of next month. There were many other things under construction, so it seems that new stores and tents will be built next year or in the near future.

A pretty unique experience for us. The whole village is make of ice in this winter wonder land. Church, bar, shops, ice skating rink… design to entertain different age group of people. But it’s really cold that we just can’t stay that long. Kids are loving it and having giggling all the time while running around there. It must be an eye opening experience for them. Winter wonderland!

If you're looking for a truly unique experience, make sure to check out the Ice Village! The igloos are amazing to explore, and the children will have a blast on the slides. While the ice skating may be closed, there's still so much to see and do here. Just be prepared for quite a bit of walking - there are quite a few steps to navigate. And don't forget to try the drinks! They're served in ice glasses, which is an experience in itself. Just make sure to bring some money along - you won't want to leave without trying one. Beside, look for the right time to go, you will experience fireworks and visit the church in the middle of the ice lake. Definitely highlights of the whole ice village. Get your boots ready and go!! There are few shuttle buses to take you from around to there.

Not much to see as half of the attraction were not open. Only tried the ice slide, it was fun and very cold. Entrance fee 600yen each. Seems to be an attraction of the resort rather than an attraction by itself. No clear sign or direction of where to enter and park your car. Park at Mizunokyokai Parking Lot 水の教会 駐車場, walk into the Tomamu Resort. Walk toward the left, before the restaurant, purchase your entrance ticket to ice village then proceed a level down the stair, walk to ice village. Its cold, do dress adequately.

One of the free admission places offered when you stay at Hoshino Tomamu. Unfortunately, not all of the attractions were open during my visit on March 1st, 2023, and I wasn't sure what the reason was for that. There are a total of 9 igloos within the ice village if I remember correctly. The first igloo was a Seicomart convenient store, the second was a dessert shop where we received free mango smoothies, and the third was an ice bar. The fourth igloo was a gift shop, and the remaining igloos were equipped with tables and chairs made from ice. While the ice village is small, it's quite beautiful. One thing to note is that the igloo dome is not built from ice, which was a bit disappointing, but it was still interesting to see. There were also some fireplaces to BBQ marshmallows, which were sold from the dessert igloo. Overall, it was a good experience, but it was quite crowded during my visit.

Had cool experience here! We came unprepared, but there was activities for noobies like us. We went for the snow cart -- perfect activity for beginners. Snow was powdery. Skiers and snow boarders were polite. Lanes were clearly marked.

I recently had the pleasure of staying at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, and we mostly enjoyed this stay We loved the ice village and access for kids (and kidult activities such as sledding) We’re a family with kids and there were plenty of time to do with kids. For the skier family you might need a bit more time to get organised What we liked - From the moment we arrived, the staff were warm, welcoming, and attentive to our every need. - The resort itself is beautifully designed, lots of enclosed walk ways making it easy to navigate the reaper facilities ave restaurant. - Room: Our room was spacious, comfortable, and had a stunning view of the surrounding mountains. And importantly some bay window space that you can try some laundry on - Skiing - great! fairly short runs but when there is powder this resort really transforms. - Food: good but prepare yourself for average 3500-5000 yen per person for dinner. Lunch OSS around 1500-2000 depending on what you choose. That days serving sizes are generous. - The snow- so fluffy and we were lucky to have hit a snow week so lots of powder skiing - Indoor pool- I mean heated pool in snow under cover - amazing - Childcare - really loving and caring teacher who accommodated the need for our kid to have lunch but still cost around ¥3500 per hour Didn’t like: - Food options were centralised between the towers ands risonaire so every dinner requires a walk in the walkways- which is lovely unless you have young tired kids which makes them feel longer than needed - Ski lessons- limited English slots and only my for 2 hours so you’re popping around the resort to meet pick up times - Daycare- expensive but generally available. Really kind teachers. About 3500 yen per hour as at Jan 2025 - not linked to the ski school so you have to do the pick up drop off yourself - Dinner wait times- for the cheaper options really long wait queues - esp if you have a kid asking when it’s our turn - Ski hire- limited information on the ski hire - in summary as at 2025 - for normal carve skis it’s about ¥3000 per day - really cheap but also really heavy which makes skiing on powder a lot of work. If you want higher spec skis go to the Tomamu resort centre (a 5 mins resort bus away) - where ski rental double to 6000+ per day but you’ll get proper powder skis / all mountain skis- this was not quite available on the site to read - Onsen - off site to have to take a bus to get there and though the buses run frequently it’s annoying to wear full snow gear after skiing to catch a bus - that said it is nice and quiet most of the time for this same reason - Limited on piste dining- really interesting spot in the it’s the first mountain I’ve been on where on piste dining was limited - most dining options were at the bottom of runs which make it really family friendly if you have non skier but also lines were long All in all a really great ski trip as there are mainly new skiers on the mountain so if you like the more advanced routes it’s usually quite free. Might not go back til the kids can ski independently though as the lessons time are a killer for pick up and drop off

This place was very nice, beautiful. Shuttle service is good, ski in and ski out. Only reason why I out 3 stars is you can’t get reservations to the best restaurants unless you book 30 days in advance. They have other walk in restaurants but you kinda get tired of the same food if more than 2 days. Staff is very friendly though and the hotalu village is super cool.

Went in January and it was very crowded. Overall experience was good and my the ice village is worth visiting. Lots of activities in the resort. The room however is due for a revamp. Pretty old amenities and interior.

Far less crowded than the likes of niseko. Slopes have plenty of pow, albeit having less variety. Resort area is nice and modern. Equipment rental is also really speedy, you can just charge to your room. Only downside perhaps is the lack of eating options.

Rental shop: 1-2 stars. The rental equipment was very poor quality, clearly used beyond the expected life. Staff seemed disinterested and annoyed - did not properly size the bindings and lacked boot and helmet sizes. They also did not offer individual goggle rentals. This was on a sleepy weekday. Slopes: 3-4 stars. We did not receive legendary Hokkaido powder, but the resort is very nicely laid out with many features and fun runs. The lifts are fast and the mountain isn’t crowded. Food: 4-5 stars. Very yummy, lots of great food options.

Love love love this resort so much 🥰♥️ They have everything you need for winter vacation ♥️ Ski, snow mobile, snow rafting, horse riding, etc. They even have swimming pool and onsen and also ice village where you can see fireworks everyday at 7 pm 😍 So many restaurants you can choose for bfast, lunch or dinner 👍 Been to hokkaido several times, but i think this is the best hotel that i've ever been to ♥️👍

Altering having a bad experience in The Hal, we had to bet on this restaurant as it was the buffet spot recommended online. We know it had a kick butt view, and it was famous for its French toast and sushi rice bowl. We went SUPER early (6:10am) to make sure we get an ideal spot so my gf can take pictures to her heart’s desire. We manage to be the first to arrive, and shortly after others appeared. Alright! Food! So for their sushi bowl, it’s one of those cube cuts of random seafoods mixed into some sort of slime. Then you scoop up the slime and pour it onto your bowl of rice. Sorry, it’s not good. You get different texture as you chew, but essentially everything taste the same. So… NOT recommended French toast! It was good! Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. They had this whipped cream that went very well with the French toast. I had 3-4 pieces during breakfast Everything else was mediocre. The food choices will seem like a lot at first, but turns out they double up on the same foods in different islands. So there are two sushi rice & udon island, two salad island

This restaurant was recommended by one of the staff when I asked them which was their favourite restaurant for breakfast, it did not disappoint. I have never had a breakfast buffet with such a large variety of food selection with some highlights: poke with various seafood, french toast station, soft serve ice cream. The restaurant is very open with high ceilings and floor to ceiling windows on 2 sides. Great views from anywhere in the restaurant.

Wah the best meal we had in Hokkaido trip. Good taste and plenty of delicious meat. Definitely will came back.

On May 11, 2025, my wife and I arrived well before 08:00 to queue up for a chit#16 to wait. As all seats in the waiting area were taken, we had to stand waiting. When we got a clear up table for two at 08:10, we spotted that the many unseated tables were cleared up. For those unoccupied tables near us, no staff attended to them until 08:45. Thus, making the guests wait was totally unnecessary if the management would do its job.

Located within the Risonare Resort Tomamu, Forest Restaurant Nininupuri offers a buffet that really impressed me with both the variety and the quality, especially for the price. There’s a great selection of both Japanese and Western dishes, and everything we tried was fresh and well-prepared. A little tip: always leave room for the Hokkaido soft serve ice cream at the end — it’s a must! What really sets this place apart though are the stunning floor-to-ceiling windows that look out into the surrounding forest. It creates such a calm, peaceful atmosphere and makes the dining experience feel extra special. Highly recommend if you’re staying at Tomamu.

Good dinner buffet for a good price. We went for dinner and the price for each adult is 3900 yen. You have one hour and a half to eat your fill with all the options in the restaurant. We have seafood area (mainly shrimp, scallops, diced raw Salmon/ cooked salmon as well, octopus); meat like beef, cooked lamb cooked live and portioned Infront of you by the chefs, chicken and potatoes; carbohydrates like alot of potatoes, cheese 🧀; Fried food like chicken, french fries, hot dog; other miscallaneous dishes like pickled salmon, crab miso soup, picked fish, soba noodles etc. My favourite station being the drinks and the dessert as there's alcohol, more than 7 sodas, any drink you'd want; the dessert station include 5 different kinds of cake portioned to one bite size pieces (flavours include Tiramisu, strawberry, matcha crunch, unbaked cheesecake, brownie) and an unsweetened ice cream 🍦 area. You can make coffee as well, cappuccino (this is good), cafe latte, cafe au lait or multiple selection of tea (green tea, earl grey, English breakfast etc). The meal was delicious and filling, definitely recommend the ice cream and the beef 🍖 as it's the best in the restaurant. Their breakfast buffet I believe was 2900 yen. Would like to try it as well since their dinner buffet was delicious 😋.

We came here for both buffet breakfast and dinner. Huge sitting area but the ceiling height glass windows in snowing temperature makes the heating inadequate. Both western and Japanese breakfast menus are served. Dinner attraction is the BBQ beef, pork and chicken. Tips: arrive at 5 pm to avoid long lines.

HAL offers all-you-can-eat snow crab legs, which is a real treat. The buffet items are refined and not overly abundant—great for those who struggle with too many choices. Compared to buffets in Taiwan, the price is quite reasonable, and the value is solid. Don’t miss the dreamy cotton candy among the desserts!

If in the end of this review and the other bad ones, you still decide to come to this restaurant… make sure you make a reservation otherwise it can be a long wait. (We made a reservation and waited for like 5 mins only) So! Food! The choices were few and the quality was low. I saw a review from over a year ago, where the theme is “salmon and crab”. So it happens, it was also this theme when we went. As you can imagine everyone flocked over to grab those crab legs, which were mediocre. As for their salmon, they were cut up in chunks and was probably pour it out of some bag. Next to that were some scallop meat too. There was also a salmon hand roll option, and that concludes our cold seafoods / sashimi section! They had this steak that tasted alright, but the texture was way off. Probably soaked in tenderisers for days. But the taste was ok! They had about 4-5 Chinese food selection, and it’s suppose to be hot foods, but it was room temperature…. Which pretty much was cool It’s really not worth the time or the money, I recommend going to the little restaurants in the resort area. Like that ramen shop was actually good. By the way! If you are going in the winter season, there is a tube that allows you to walk from the tower to the Hal. And it is “indoor” but do not be mistaken, that tube is still cold as hell. So remember to wear enough clothes when going over

It’s a “Crab and Salmon” themed buffet dinner, yet the salmon is presented “rudely” in large chunks and piled up like watermelon cubes. The crab legs are not exactly fresh, and so salty that it covers up all the crab taste. Shrimps are fresh but tiny. Service from some staffs are good, some can be better. Alas! The soft serve ice cream compensates some of the disappointment.

Hal is better than Nininupuri for breakfast. It’s more premium in my opinion - staff show you to an assigned seat (you need to find your own in Nininupuri), the oyako salmon don is made individually for you, pastry selection is more diverse and the French toast tastes better too! More premium selection of morning beverages than Nininupuri too. The French toast is the BEST I’ve ever eaten.

There are 3 options for breakfast in Hoshino Resorts Tomamu the Tower This place, “Hal” is the BEST for variety of foods, taste and the view is nice Very spacious and super comfortable This place offers the lunch and dinner buffet for reservation only, except for breakfast it’s no need a reservation If you have children, and do not have breakfast voucher, only add ¥1,000 per person Extremely RECOMMENDED and it’s s a must place for breakfast

Buffet was expensive for what it offered; not many choices. Crab and steak station was popular but didn’t taste good at all, the steak was overcooked and crab not fresh. Can’t compare to the buffet we had at other onsen hotels/resorts. Did not have fresh fruit; cakes were poorly presented in large glass tubs instead of small cut pieces. Overall disappointing. Only thing we enjoyed was the crab miso soup.

Very high value and popular buffet breakfast place! Serve both western and Japanese style breakfast menus. The rich Hokkaido styled ramen and thick toast topped with Hokkaido fresh cream always have long lines. But we like the traditional Japanese breakfast the most: grilled salmon and mackerel, a large variety of appetizers, miso soup and plain rice! But one puzzle: why fruits seem to be of limited supply for some reason?! Nevertheless, we had breakfast here 4 times in 5 days!

Very disappointed! The room is old and smells. All the things in the room, including the mattresses, the hangers, the fridge, the slippers, are all very cheap. The restaurants are overpriced—the foods provided by the buffets do not have many varieties. Services are below average. Nearly all activities requires extra money. What’s the point of by paying high price staying here? Definitely won’t come again and do not recommend.

This was by far the worst hotel experience I have had in the past few years. We are very looking forward to spending time at this hotel with our whole family. But the hotel was overcrowded everywhere – from the lobby to the restaurants – making it feel chaotic rather than relaxing. Service was extremely poor. Nobody helped with luggage, when the room was cleaned it was always around late afternoon around 3pm-4pm. The room itself was very old, with a tiny bathroom and a low ceiling. The bathtub was partially blocked, and despite informing the front desk multiple times, nobody came to fix it. Communication was another huge issue. Hardly anyone, including the front desk staff, spoke proper English. Every question had to be answered via a translator app, which made even simple requests frustrating. There were many activities, including welcome drinks, that seemed to be for Japanese guests only, as all information was in Japanese with no English version. If this hotel is designed only for Japanese guests and the staff is not trained to communicate in English, they should make that very clear on their website to avoid misleading international travelers. Additionally, the hotel was overcrowded all the time. Breakfast at some restaurants had a 30-minute wait, and many restaurants required reservations. However, by the time we arrived for our four-day stay, it was impossible to get a reservation at any of them. Overall, this was a terrible experience, and I would not recommend this hotel to anyone expecting good service or an international standard of hospitality.

Travel to and from the hotel was convenient, with easy access by bus or train, and a complimentary shuttle service to Tomamu Station. The staff were very friendly and attentive. The room was clean and equipped with basic necessities. There are plenty of activities available in the area, including bus tours to Biei and Furano. The highlight of our stay was the easy access to witness the breathtaking Unkai at sunrise.

Visiting Hoshino Resort in Hokkaido during the off-season is definitely a great deal — the price is about half of what you would pay during peak season. Although the resort has been around for quite a while, the entire property is impressively well-maintained. We stayed in one of the older Twin Towers, but the room was still very nice and comfortable. There are several restaurants on-site to choose from, and the food is both delicious and reasonably priced. The resort also offers a variety of attractions and scenic spots to explore, so there’s always something to see or do. In my opinion, a stay of three days and two nights is just the right amount of time to enjoy everything the resort has to offer without feeling rushed.

Rooms big for japan but very dated 90’s vibes… the hotel facilities are good and the location is very nice for summer activities. The breakfast was terrible. For a large hotel charging 50,000¥ + a night for 2 people you would expect a better quality and much better selection for breakfast. zero fresh fruit (only canned fruit - very cheap of them), zero fresh bread or egg station and terrible coffee . Extremely poor glad we only stayed 2 nights.

My seven year old had a blast of a time here during winter in end March this year. Rooms are a bit dated but the view is phenomenal. Must have breakfast at Ninipuri. The snow view is magical. They have shuttle bus to get you around the area as the area is quite huge. We didn’t get a chance to experience the swimming pool as we only stayed one night. So highly recommended to stay for two nights! Also the soup curry was delicious. Activities during winter are also available here. We had fun time sledding and also snowmobiling

I would describe Tomamu the Tower as an embarrassment to the Hoshino brand. The moment we pulled up into the driveway, we started wondering if we had made a mistake coming here - and our worst fears were confirmed. The place is absolutely packed to the max with mostly overseas tourists. The carpark is almost always full and I had a long walk back to the lobby in heavy rain after parking. The hotel had clearly aged and was nowhere near the condition it should have been considering its price. The toilets are old and noisy, at times the water would not stop running after flushing. Moreover, mobile reception was poor from the room - beware if you are planning to do some work while you are here. The service: worst experience we had over an 11-day trip around Hokkaido. A lot of the staff members struggled to understand basic English. We requested a knife to slice fresh fruits that we had bought and were told that knives are “out of stock”! Well, we found an endless supply of knives at the restaurant. She could have given us any reasonable explanation - but don’t treat your guests like idiots. There were 3 restaurants to choose from for breakfast and at check-in, the staff recommended “Nininupuri”. The buffet was miserable - the best part was the cold udon. Everything else was ordinary at best, if not below average. The seafood bowl was tasteless and did not seem fresh. The second morning we tried buffet restaurant Hal which was better but extremely crowded. The best part of our stay - a nice dinner at Jingisukan King restaurant (see separate review). Overall, I see no reason whatsoever to visit here unless you are desperate for disappointment.

If you ever stay in the Tomamu Hoshino Resort in Hokkaido, you must visit the Green Kitchen Restaurant which is located just across the Tower building, a 3 minutes walk. It serves a wide variety of western food and the prices are reasonable. Two chefs whip up a wide selection of food that are excellent and they use fresh ingredients. And it's got a fantastic view to go along with your meals.

Above average price and food quality

Great food and view and service WOW

Good

Excellent

(Translated by Google) Prices and tastes unique to tourist destinations. Looking at the table, most people are leaving. There's also the fact that it's a large amount. . Do children's lunches need to be improved considering the price? I think so. I would like to see more handmade or organic products. (Original) 観光地ならではの値段と味。 テーブルを見るとほとんどの人が残している。量が多いというのも、あるけど。。 お子様ランチは値段考えると改良しなければならないのでは？と思う。手作りかオーガニックを増やして欲しい。

(Translated by Google) We ordered burgers for 2980yen and salmon and wild vegetable pasta for 2480yen. It's really delicious, compared to my experience at the shack shake burger in New York. Originally, we didn't consider this restaurant for dinner at all. We came here because of the recommendation of our ski instructor. It was really great and we shared it right away! (Original) 我們點了漢堡2980yen跟鮭魚野菜義大利麵2480yen。真的超級好吃的，比擬我在紐約shack shake漢堡的體驗跟驚艷。原本我們完全沒考慮這個餐廳吃飯，是滑雪教練的推薦才過來用餐，真的超棒，立刻上來分享！

Altering having a bad experience in The Hal, we had to bet on this restaurant as it was the buffet spot recommended online. We know it had a kick butt view, and it was famous for its French toast and sushi rice bowl. We went SUPER early (6:10am) to make sure we get an ideal spot so my gf can take pictures to her heart’s desire. We manage to be the first to arrive, and shortly after others appeared. Alright! Food! So for their sushi bowl, it’s one of those cube cuts of random seafoods mixed into some sort of slime. Then you scoop up the slime and pour it onto your bowl of rice. Sorry, it’s not good. You get different texture as you chew, but essentially everything taste the same. So… NOT recommended French toast! It was good! Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. They had this whipped cream that went very well with the French toast. I had 3-4 pieces during breakfast Everything else was mediocre. The food choices will seem like a lot at first, but turns out they double up on the same foods in different islands. So there are two sushi rice & udon island, two salad island

This restaurant was recommended by one of the staff when I asked them which was their favourite restaurant for breakfast, it did not disappoint. I have never had a breakfast buffet with such a large variety of food selection with some highlights: poke with various seafood, french toast station, soft serve ice cream. The restaurant is very open with high ceilings and floor to ceiling windows on 2 sides. Great views from anywhere in the restaurant.

Wah the best meal we had in Hokkaido trip. Good taste and plenty of delicious meat. Definitely will came back.

On May 11, 2025, my wife and I arrived well before 08:00 to queue up for a chit#16 to wait. As all seats in the waiting area were taken, we had to stand waiting. When we got a clear up table for two at 08:10, we spotted that the many unseated tables were cleared up. For those unoccupied tables near us, no staff attended to them until 08:45. Thus, making the guests wait was totally unnecessary if the management would do its job.

Located within the Risonare Resort Tomamu, Forest Restaurant Nininupuri offers a buffet that really impressed me with both the variety and the quality, especially for the price. There’s a great selection of both Japanese and Western dishes, and everything we tried was fresh and well-prepared. A little tip: always leave room for the Hokkaido soft serve ice cream at the end — it’s a must! What really sets this place apart though are the stunning floor-to-ceiling windows that look out into the surrounding forest. It creates such a calm, peaceful atmosphere and makes the dining experience feel extra special. Highly recommend if you’re staying at Tomamu.

Good dinner buffet for a good price. We went for dinner and the price for each adult is 3900 yen. You have one hour and a half to eat your fill with all the options in the restaurant. We have seafood area (mainly shrimp, scallops, diced raw Salmon/ cooked salmon as well, octopus); meat like beef, cooked lamb cooked live and portioned Infront of you by the chefs, chicken and potatoes; carbohydrates like alot of potatoes, cheese 🧀; Fried food like chicken, french fries, hot dog; other miscallaneous dishes like pickled salmon, crab miso soup, picked fish, soba noodles etc. My favourite station being the drinks and the dessert as there's alcohol, more than 7 sodas, any drink you'd want; the dessert station include 5 different kinds of cake portioned to one bite size pieces (flavours include Tiramisu, strawberry, matcha crunch, unbaked cheesecake, brownie) and an unsweetened ice cream 🍦 area. You can make coffee as well, cappuccino (this is good), cafe latte, cafe au lait or multiple selection of tea (green tea, earl grey, English breakfast etc). The meal was delicious and filling, definitely recommend the ice cream and the beef 🍖 as it's the best in the restaurant. Their breakfast buffet I believe was 2900 yen. Would like to try it as well since their dinner buffet was delicious 😋.

We came here for both buffet breakfast and dinner. Huge sitting area but the ceiling height glass windows in snowing temperature makes the heating inadequate. Both western and Japanese breakfast menus are served. Dinner attraction is the BBQ beef, pork and chicken. Tips: arrive at 5 pm to avoid long lines.

HAL offers all-you-can-eat snow crab legs, which is a real treat. The buffet items are refined and not overly abundant—great for those who struggle with too many choices. Compared to buffets in Taiwan, the price is quite reasonable, and the value is solid. Don’t miss the dreamy cotton candy among the desserts!

If in the end of this review and the other bad ones, you still decide to come to this restaurant… make sure you make a reservation otherwise it can be a long wait. (We made a reservation and waited for like 5 mins only) So! Food! The choices were few and the quality was low. I saw a review from over a year ago, where the theme is “salmon and crab”. So it happens, it was also this theme when we went. As you can imagine everyone flocked over to grab those crab legs, which were mediocre. As for their salmon, they were cut up in chunks and was probably pour it out of some bag. Next to that were some scallop meat too. There was also a salmon hand roll option, and that concludes our cold seafoods / sashimi section! They had this steak that tasted alright, but the texture was way off. Probably soaked in tenderisers for days. But the taste was ok! They had about 4-5 Chinese food selection, and it’s suppose to be hot foods, but it was room temperature…. Which pretty much was cool It’s really not worth the time or the money, I recommend going to the little restaurants in the resort area. Like that ramen shop was actually good. By the way! If you are going in the winter season, there is a tube that allows you to walk from the tower to the Hal. And it is “indoor” but do not be mistaken, that tube is still cold as hell. So remember to wear enough clothes when going over

It’s a “Crab and Salmon” themed buffet dinner, yet the salmon is presented “rudely” in large chunks and piled up like watermelon cubes. The crab legs are not exactly fresh, and so salty that it covers up all the crab taste. Shrimps are fresh but tiny. Service from some staffs are good, some can be better. Alas! The soft serve ice cream compensates some of the disappointment.

Hal is better than Nininupuri for breakfast. It’s more premium in my opinion - staff show you to an assigned seat (you need to find your own in Nininupuri), the oyako salmon don is made individually for you, pastry selection is more diverse and the French toast tastes better too! More premium selection of morning beverages than Nininupuri too. The French toast is the BEST I’ve ever eaten.

There are 3 options for breakfast in Hoshino Resorts Tomamu the Tower This place, “Hal” is the BEST for variety of foods, taste and the view is nice Very spacious and super comfortable This place offers the lunch and dinner buffet for reservation only, except for breakfast it’s no need a reservation If you have children, and do not have breakfast voucher, only add ¥1,000 per person Extremely RECOMMENDED and it’s s a must place for breakfast

Buffet was expensive for what it offered; not many choices. Crab and steak station was popular but didn’t taste good at all, the steak was overcooked and crab not fresh. Can’t compare to the buffet we had at other onsen hotels/resorts. Did not have fresh fruit; cakes were poorly presented in large glass tubs instead of small cut pieces. Overall disappointing. Only thing we enjoyed was the crab miso soup.

Very high value and popular buffet breakfast place! Serve both western and Japanese style breakfast menus. The rich Hokkaido styled ramen and thick toast topped with Hokkaido fresh cream always have long lines. But we like the traditional Japanese breakfast the most: grilled salmon and mackerel, a large variety of appetizers, miso soup and plain rice! But one puzzle: why fruits seem to be of limited supply for some reason?! Nevertheless, we had breakfast here 4 times in 5 days!

At around 3:30pm on May 10, 2025, my wife and I came because we knew there was no need to queue. I tried to frequent its shop in Sapporo twice times but thought the long queuing time wasn’t acceptable as I’m not particularly fond of curry. After sitting, I just ordered a vegetable soup curry to the degree of 1/10 and heeded our daughter’s advice to have fried broccoli as a side dish. It turned out that I tasted the most delicious curry stuff I have never had in my life!

Find the curry is slightly on the salty side. Soup curry portion is reasonable sausage is way too small. Like kids size. Meat of the tonkatsu is tough and not properly cut. So part of the meat's veins are not be to eaten. English menu available.

First time trying soup curry. Not bad. Didn’t add more spice since wasn’t expecting much kick. The disappointment was with the cream cheese ice cream- among the 3 cream cheese ice cream I ate in Hokkaido, this ranked last.

Nice curry meal to eat at a snow resort. Keeps your body warm and full. Do prepare to wait during peak periods as the place is small.

Their soup curry was really tasty! But since it’s a chain, I was surprised it’s more expensive here than in Sapporo. 😂 Maybe it’s just the countryside factor.

Tried the Hokkaido style soup curry for the first time at Soup Curry Garaku within Hoshino Tomamu and it was delicious! We ordered the chicken, vegetable, and pork belly and all three were great. The chicken was incredibly fresh and tender, while the pork belly had a melt-in-your-mouth softness that was just heavenly. Since we couldn't get a chance to try it in Sapporo due to the always long queue, we decided to have it here. We visited during an odd hour (around 4pm) and there were quite a few empty tables, which made for a peaceful and enjoyable dining experience. Highly recommend for anyone looking to try Hokkaido style soup curry.

Food is really good but the line is kinda ridiculous. Avoid peak hours which is basically anytime after 6pm for dinner. The queue at lunch looks better? The sausages are great and soup curry is amazing! Get the rice with extra cheese.