Andaru Collection Niseko

The steeply peaked rooflines here weren't designed to look dramatic; they have to clear Hokkaido's legendary snowfall. Andaru Collection Niseko is a villa resort in the mountains outside Niseko, its two-story standalone villas shaped by Ainu architectural tradition with an accidental kinship to Alpine A-frames. An Italian restaurant called Ultimo sits under its own peaked roof. Summer hiking exists for those who find powder skiing too relaxing.