Hoshino Resort Tomamu (which also offers conventional rooms that aren't made out of ice) is located in the town of Shimukappu, where during the months of January and February the temperatures can drop as low as -30 degrees Celsius (-22°F). That chilly weather means that the hotel can build an Ice Village with shops and restaurants, and at the end of the village you’ll find the Ice Hotel.

The Ice Hotel’s guestrooms are 8.5-meter-radius (27.9-foot) domes, and inside everything is made of ice—from the seamlessly connected walls and ceiling to the tables, chairs and even the beds you’ll sleep on (thankfully the hotel does provide extra-warm sleeping bags to curl up inside of).

Many of Japan’s high-class hotels pride themselves on their Japanese-style bath facilities, and Hoshino Resort Tomamu is no exception. While the water for its rotenburo (outdoor bath) is core-warmingly hot, the tub’s housing is made of ice, and its shining illumination reflected against the trees of the surrounding white birch forest provides a beautifully ethereal contrast to the night sky.

Once you step out of the bath, there’s a relaxation space which is, once again, fashioned out of blocks of ice, which also serves as the material for the lounge chairs.

And if you’re looking to further brace yourself against the cold, the shelves of the relaxation space are stocked with all manner of ingredients to make yourself a hot drink (of either the soft or alcoholic variety). There’s whiskey, ginger, honey, lemon, cinnamon, milk and plenty of other mixers, plus some 50 recipe recommendation cards if you’re having trouble coming up with a tasty combination all on your own.

But even in Hokkaido, the cold weather doesn’t last forever, and so the Ice Hotel is a limited-time accommodation option. If you’d like to stay in one of the domes, your check-in date needs to be sometime between January 19 - February 28, 2019, and if these pictures are giving you shivers (not from the cold, but from excitement), reservations can be made here.

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