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Niseko in September

Good monthBest time: December – March (skiing); July – September

Good month: September is at the end of the recommended season (December – March (skiing); July – September).

The season ends with September.

4 days in Niseko in September · from ₹96,965 for two

Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra

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What it costs

For two sharing a room; 4 days on the ground, getting there not included.

Budget

₹96,965 for two

  • Room a night₹12,100
  • Food a day, each₹3,939
  • Main sight entry, each₹6,960

Mid-range

₹1,93,569 for two

  • Room a night₹27,230
  • Food a day, each₹9,090
  • Main sight entry, each₹6,960

Luxury

₹4,50,145 for two

  • Room a night₹72,600
  • Food a day, each₹21,210
  • Main sight entry, each₹6,960

Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Japan yet, so they don't move with the month.

Getting there

Fly into Tokyo (HND), 803 km away

Then: Flight · 7h 30m (Flight via New Chitose + ski-season resort bus)

Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹22,000

Fly into Tokyo (NRT), 803 km away

Then: Flight · 7h 30m (Flight via New Chitose + ski-season resort bus)

Flights from India: from 3 cities, one way from ₹31,000

Plan from Tokyo airport (HND)

Routes compared

Entry rules

E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹1,300

  1. Book an appointment at the Japan Visa Application Centre (VFS Global) for your area and apply for the single-entry tourist visa, no more than three months before you travel. Walk-ins ended in February 2026. The visa fee is ₹500, plus VFS's service charge of ₹800.
  2. Apply 3-4 weeks before you fly: processing takes at least 5 working days. The visa comes as an eVISA (an electronic notice), not a sticker; keep it on your phone and as a printout for the airline and immigration.
  3. Before you fly, fill in Visit Japan Web (vjw.digital.go.jp) for one immigration and customs QR code. It is optional; paper cards are handed out on the plane.
  4. At immigration, your fingerprints and photo are taken and you are given the stay the visa allows (up to 90 days).

Carry: Passport with at least two blank pages, valid for the whole stay; Visa application form with a 45 x 35 mm photo; Flight booking in and out of Japan; Day-by-day schedule of the stay with hotel bookings; Bank statements for the last 3-6 months and income-tax returns for the last 2-3 years (the VFS centre's checklist says which); Employees: a leave letter or NOC; self-employed: business registration; The eVISA notice, on your phone and printed.

Indians need a visa for Japan, but it is cheap: ₹500, unchanged when Japan raised its visa fees five-fold for most countries in July 2026. JESTA, Japan's planned online travel authorisation, is for visa-free nationalities and is not due before 2028.

Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.

Elsewhere in Japan in September

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