Blohard Lodge

About

Blohard Lodge, on Hokkaido, sits at 4-chome-5-24 Nisekohirafu 1 Jo in Kutchan, within the Abuta District and the Niseko area. First-time visitors arrive to a guest house holding a 5 out of 5 average from 9 reviews, a small and consistent set of scores. Sapporo, Otaru, Hakodate and Asahikawa are the larger centres within reach, with Furano, Niseko and the wider Hokkaido road network connecting them. The website, blowhard-all-year.com, carries the name the property trades under.

Kutchan sits in the Niseko region of south-west Hokkaido, a position that makes it reachable from Sapporo and Otaru by road and rail. Niseko lies immediately around it, and the other towns of the island sit further out along the same routes. Buses and trains link the area to the main resorts through the year.

Hokkaido runs to four distinct seasons, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring snow in the north, so the packing list shifts sharply between visits. Japanese meals commonly centre on rice served with miso soup, pickles and grilled fish. Typhoons approach Japan mainly between August and September, most often striking the southern islands.