Hokkaido is the northernmost prefecture in Japan, separated from Honshu Island by the Tsugaru Strait. With the natural beauty it offers, in which you can see in Mt. Hakodate and Cape Kamui, Hokkaido has been attracting a lot of travelers. With the rise of travelers visiting Hokkaido, it has gradually moving to accommodate to a broader range of customers. This can also be seen with more hotels acquiring Muslim-friendly services in Hokkaido by offering Muslim-friendly to halal dishes in their hotel, and by providing them prayer rooms and equipment. Here is the list of Muslim-friendly Hotels in Hokkaido.
Rusutsu Hotel Resort and Convention
Rusutsu Hotel Resort and Convention is a Muslim-friendly ski resort located in Hokkaido, which is perfect for Muslim travelers to visit during winter since it also offers various kinds of winter activities including ski! The hotel also serves Halal meals for its visitors upon request 2 days in advance. In the kitchen, all cooking equipment used to cook the halal dishes are labeled which further ensures that everything complies with the halal guidelines. Praying rooms are available to use upon request, along with praying mats and Qiblah indicator to use in the guest rooms. This place is a 90-minutes drive from Sapporo, New Chitose Airport. Read more from Rusutsu Hotel Website.
Address : 13 Izumikawa, Rusutsu-mura, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 048-1711, Japan
Sahoro Resort Hokkaido
Just like Rusutsu Hotel Resort and Convention, Sahoro Resort Hokkaido is also a Muslim-friendly ski resort in Hokkaido, another excellent option for a place to stay in during winter as it also ensures that you have the complete winter experience with the winter-activity services that it offers. The restaurant in the hotel serves halal meals and is Halal-certified by the Malaysia Halal Corporation (HMC) in 2012. The restaurant serves a variety of halal dishes that is undoubtedly delicious! They also provide the direction of Qiblah to make it easier for their Muslim guests to perform prayers. It takes around 1 hours and 45 minutes to get to this resort from the New Chitose Airport by train. You can start by taking a JR Rapid Airport Train from New Chitose Airport Station to the Minami Chitose Station which takes 3 minutes, continue with taking JR Super Ozora train from the Minami Chitose Station to Shintoku station that will take around 1 hour 25 minutes, and finally a 15 minutes shuttle bus ride to the resort. Read more from Sahoro Resort Hokkaido.
Address : 1-58，karikachikougenn，sintokutyou，kamikawagun，Hokkaido 081-0039
New Otani Inn Sapporo
New Otani Inn Sapporo is located only 10 minutes by foot from the Sapporo Station, making it a strategic place to stay in during your visit to Sapporo since it provides easy access from the station. The hotel provides a variety of Halal menu available for its visitor upon request 2 days in advance. New Otani Inn also provides praying mats, Qiblah compass, and Quran available upon request. With the available services, New Otani Inn is making sure that their muslim visitors can have a comfortable stay in their hotel. Read more from the New Otani Inn Website.
Address : 1 Chome-1-1 Kita 2 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture 060-0002
Hotel Mystays Premier Sapporo Park
Hotel Mystays Premier Sapporo Park is located around 3 minutes by foot to the Nakajima Koen Station, which means you can easily go around through that station and is only a 10 minutes walk from one of Sapporo’s tourist destination, Nakajima Park. The restaurant in this hotel serves Halal meals with careful preparations so you can even be sure that the kitchenware for these dishes is only used for halal meal preparations. The hotel also provides praying mats and Qiblah indicators upon request. Read more from the Hotel Mystays Premier Sapporo Park Website.
Address : 2-10, West 2, South 9, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 064-0809, Japan