Aman Residences, Niseko
Aman Niseko is the only development on Mount Moiwa, a nature reserve, and the residences within it are freestanding villas, sold on request ahead of a 2030 opening.
Artist's rendering, Aman. A computer-generated impression released by the operator; the completed building may differ.
- Price
- On request
- Stage
- Announced
- Design
- Kerry Hill Architects
We tell you what is available and arrange the introduction.
The property
Aman Residences, Niseko is planned as 31 branded residences on Mount Moiwa, in the Abuta district of Hokkaido, beside a resort Aman calls the country's first destination wellness retreat, "31 exclusive Aman branded Residences", in Aman's words, inside a nature reserve.
Read the full picture
Nihon Harmony Resorts is developing the property in partnership with Aman, which is the brand and the intended operator rather than the developer. Nihon Harmony Resorts also owns and operates the Moiwa ski area on the same mountain, so the terrain and the residential land sit under a single owner. Kerry Hill Architects drew the resort and the residences, and Aman credits the late Kerry Hill for the property.
The opening year is the one date to handle carefully. Aman lists Aman Niseko as opening in 2030; the launch in October 2025 gave 2027, and that earlier year still circulates. We quote 2030 because it is Aman's own and the earlier figure has not been reaffirmed.
The homes are freestanding villas rather than apartments, delivered in phases, a first phase of 11 villas configurable from two to four bedrooms. Indoor and outdoor hot spring pools will be fitted within every residence, with customisable options, planned, not built. Floor areas are to be confirmed.
Tenure is the clearest part of the picture: Japan grants 100% freehold ownership rights with no legal restrictions on foreign buyers, and the residences are freehold, free-standing homes. Ownership comes with access to the Aman Spa and resort facilities, professional management, a dedicated chef and housekeeper, and savings at Aman destinations around the world. Pricing is on request; the figures that circulate elsewhere are estimates, not asks.
- Residences
- 31 Aman-branded residences in the masterplan
- Setting
- Within a nature reserve on Mount Moiwa; the only development on the mountain
- Developer
- Nihon Harmony Resorts, in partnership with Aman; the same company owns and operates the Moiwa ski area
- Architect
- Kerry Hill Architects
- Opening
- Aman lists Aman Niseko as opening in 2030
- First phase
- 11 villas, configurable from two to four bedrooms. Stated by a selling agency, not by Aman
- Tenure
- Freehold, free-standing homes; Japan allows 100% freehold ownership with no legal restrictions on foreign buyers
- In every residence
- Indoor and outdoor hot spring pools will be fitted within every residence, with customisable options
- Hotel on site
- Aman Niseko, described by Aman as the country's first destination wellness retreat
- Price
- On request
Owning it
How title works here, what is on the market, what it costs to run and what happens when you are away. Open the one that is your question.
How ownership works here
Freehold. Japan grants 100% freehold ownership rights with no legal restrictions on foreign buyers, and the residences are freehold, free-standing homes.
Leasehold or freehold: which is better?
Each has its advantages, and we would not steer a buyer to one over the other in the abstract. Freehold is title in perpetuity: the home is yours outright, it passes to your heirs without a clock on it, and it is the simpler asset to finance and to sell to the widest pool of buyers. Leasehold is normally structured to 90 years, as a 30-year registered term with two further 30-year terms written into the contract in Thailand, or as a 99-year term in markets such as Singapore, and it is the route to a villa on its own land where the law keeps freehold land in local hands. On resale a lease is assigned rather than a title transferred, which in Thailand means a fraction of the transfer fees and taxes a freehold sale attracts, and a well-run branded estate keeps its resale value on the strength of the operator and the address rather than the tenure. What matters is the specific home: the years left on the term, how the renewals are secured, and what the purchase pack says about assignment. We put those three questions to the developer or the seller's side before any offer, and we tell you what comes back.
What is available now
Pricing is on request. The figures that circulate elsewhere are estimates written in speculative language, not asks, and we do not repeat them. The sales-launch date, how many of the 31 residences are released and how many remain are to be confirmed.
What it costs to run
To be confirmed. The service charge, the management fee and the running cost of a private onsen.
Letting it when you are away
To be confirmed. Ownership benefits (Aman Spa and resort access, professional management, a dedicated chef and housekeeper, and savings at Aman destinations around the world) are set; whether a rental or letting arrangement exists for owners is to be confirmed.
Who is behind it
Developer
Nihon Harmony Resorts, in partnership with Aman (brand and intended operator)
Architecture and interiors
Kerry Hill Architects
The hotel on site
Aman Niseko. Described by Aman as the country's first destination wellness retreat, set within a nature reserve on Mount Moiwa.
Completion
Aman lists Aman Niseko as opening in 2030. The launch in October 2025 gave 2027. The 2030 date is Aman's own.
Where it is
Niseko, Japan. The project is announced rather than built, so the pin marks the district; the exact plot is confirmed with the developer.
Also in Japan, and elsewhere by Aman
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Aman Residences, Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan · 2 to 6 bed
Price on request
Park Hyatt
Niseko (Hanazono)
Park Hyatt / Completed
Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono Residences
Niseko (Hanazono), Japan · 4 bed
Price on request
Aman / Completed
Aman Residences, Nai Lert Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand · 1 to 4 bed
From THB 82,500,000
Aman / Resale only
Amanpuri Villas
Phuket, Thailand · 10 bed
From USD 24,888,888
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