Unkai Terrace
雲海テラス
Ride a gondola up to an observation terrace at about 1,088 metres, where clouds surge below at dawn; it is the top attraction of Hoshino TOMAMU.
Unkai Terrace sits at about 1,088 metres on the mountainside of TOMAMU and is reached by gondola in roughly 13 minutes. On summer and autumn mornings, Pacific-type or Tokachi-type sea-of-clouds often appear. The terrace has the suspended Cloud Walk, Cloud Pool net beds you can lie on, and a café. Visitors are most numerous around sunrise. Whether clouds appear depends on the weather, and the resort posts a forecast the night before. In winter, the same gondola operates as the Mist Ice Terrace, where you can see trees coated in rime. The gondola generally starts running around 5:00 (times vary by season), and tickets must be purchased. It is suspended in strong winds. The summit is about 5–10 °C colder than the base, so bring a jacket.
Opening hours
Summer and autumn from approx. 05:00–07:00 into the morning; winter fog-ice platform has separate hours
Nearby sights
- Hoshino Resorts Tomamu Ski Area
- Mina-Mina Beach
- Ice Village
- Church on the Water
- Ikutora Station (Poppoya filming site)
- Karikachi Pass Observatory