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It's Day 2 at Tommau The Tower!   Our room stay was inclusive of breakfast, and we headed down to the cafe to enjoy the buffet spread! There was a wide variety of western and traditional Japanese food selections. I liked the Tonkatsu Ramen and Mentaiko on White Japanese rice the best!  We checked out around 11am, and we left our luggage with the concierge. We began various snow activities as the bus to Sapporo was only in the evening. The resort provides a complimentary shuttle bus to the Gondola station, in order to visit the top of a snow covered area called the UNAKI TERRACE . We took the Unkai Gondola to the Terrace of the Frost Tree , and the ride took about 15mins. WOW! I was totally blown away by the unbelievable all-white scenery. The pure white trees covered in glistening snow against the backdrop of the mountains were SO picturesque! I couldn't believe my eyes! The Unkai Ter...

Hoshino Resorts TOMAMU is one of the most popular resorts in Hokkaido. The resort is located on the southern slope of Mt Tomamu in the center of the prefecture. It is a very popular ski resort that has to be booked months in advance, especially during the winter season. Hoshino Resorts TOMAMU has two main hotels - Tomamu The Tower and RISONARE Tomamu. We stayed at Tomamu The Tower , and it is located closer to major facilities and ski slopes. There is a lounge area for in-house guests to enjoy free drinks such as champagne, hot chocolate or tea/coffee. My lovely Melody followed us from Sapporo, Hakodate, Noboribetsu and then to Tomamu. We had a great road trip together in Hokkaido!    We stayed in a Classic Double Room, where I found that it was pretty spacious. It has a separated living area with a sofa and TV. The sleeping area had two futon-style Japanese beds which can be pushed together to make one huge futo...