Rating: 8,2/10 (9331 votes) Geography and ClimateRusutsu - a mountain village in the Hokkaido Governorate in Japan. The closest settlements to are Kimobetsu, Makkari and Toyako. The ski center of the same name is located in 4 minutes drive from the village. The nearest airport is in Sapporo. The distance to the resort you will cover in 1.5-2 hours by bus. Winters are harsh here. In January, the thermometer is kept at -10 ...- 15 ° C, sometimes it drops to -40 ° C. Snow at this time falls almost every day, guaranteeing the stability of the snow cover. Fogs are common in spring. Frosts recede only closer to summer, giving way to rainy weather. The temperature in the summer season is kept at +25 ... + 26 ° С. The ski season lasts from end of November to beginning of May. Local time Rusutsu: GMT +9 ( + 5 hours to Moscow). We also recommend reading Geography and climate in Nikko Topic: Geography and climate in Rusutsu. |