Hi,

Me and my friends are planning to go to Sapporo this July and we are looking for a traditional ryokan in Noboribetsu and Lake Toya with really nice outdoors and indoors hotspring. Any recommedations? When I try to google ryokan, it always list the usual hotels - such as Daiichi Takimotokan.

http://www.ryokan.or.jp/hokkaido/list-e.html has a big list. Also, google "noboribetsu ryokan" and you'll get loads of links to various places...just pick through them to find the ones you like.

Also, many places may not have an English language web presense, so they won't come up. If you can, searching in Japanese will give you better results. But t he liink above is a great start in English.

Hi KimJapan,

Thank you for your suggestions. Do you happen to have any recommendation on any particular ryokan that you stayed in Noboribetsu?

Cheers,
wishingstar

Sorry, haven't been there.

We stayed at the Niseko Grand hotel, many years ago. I don' know how it is now, but they had fabulous service and food at that time.