Journal | 2026
Across Hokkaido there are auberges where you can eat what the sea and the hills give. If you have only one night, you want a house that satisfies on the cooking and on the room alike. Here are the things worth looking at when you choose one in Hokkaido. If you would first like to know what an auberge is, see What is an auberge.
Five things to look at
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The cooking
Cooking is what an auberge exists for. Which ingredients, served in what style, and how much of it comes from nearby. Start by finding out what you will actually eat there.
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Location and access
The distance from an airport or a main station decides how easily the trip goes together. If you are using the stay before or after a flight, weigh how close the airport is; if the stay itself is the point, weigh the view and the setting.
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How the rooms are made
Whether there is a bath and what kind, the outlook, the quiet. How good the hours in the room are varies a great deal from house to house. Read the description of the fittings, not only the photographs.
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The price
An auberge includes the cooking, so it costs more than a room-only inn. Check what the rate is with dinner and breakfast, and what that rate includes, then see whether it fits your budget.
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The number of rooms
The fewer the rooms, the quieter the house and the closer the attention each group receives. Do you want liveliness, or quiet? Choosing the size to match is the sensible way.
Choosing by purpose
For an anniversary or a birthday, a small house where you can be quiet suits best. The question to ask is whether the size will leave the two of you undisturbed. There is more on this on our anniversary stays page.
If you are stopping partway through a trip around Hokkaido, closeness to the airport is the practical thing. Little time goes on the road, and the night can go to the food and to rest instead. For the route from the airport, see 30 minutes from New Chitose Airport.
Mori no Auberge Mitsu, on the same five points
Auberge Mitsu stands in the forest of Atsuma, in Hokkaido, and takes three groups a night. Set against those five points: the cooking is a Japanese creative omakase course made from ingredients that reach us directly from the fishermen and farmers of Atsuma. The location is about 30 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport. The rooms are three, each with its own indoor goemon-style soaking tub. The price is a guide of from around ¥28,000 per person per night with dinner and breakfast, based on two people sharing a room, with final rates shown on the booking site. And the size — three groups a night — is what keeps the place quiet.
Guests rate us well in their reviews, but what matters more is that you spend the night here yourself, with the cooking and the silence at the centre. We would be glad to be one of the houses on your list when you choose an auberge in Hokkaido.
Frequently asked questions
How should I choose an auberge in Hokkaido?
Compare five things — the cooking, the location and access, the way the rooms are made, the price, and the number of rooms — and you will find the house that suits you. Start from what you will eat there, then choose by what brings you.
What kind of auberge in Hokkaido suits an anniversary?
For an anniversary, a house with few rooms, where you can be quiet, suits best. Look at whether the size lets you have your time together, and whether you can take the meal slowly. Mori no Auberge Mitsu takes only three groups a night.
Is there an auberge in Hokkaido that is easy to reach from New Chitose Airport?
An auberge close to the airport is the easiest to fit into a schedule. Auberge Mitsu is about 30 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport, which makes it workable for the first or the last night of a trip to Hokkaido.
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