The 2022 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Greater Niseko) programme elevates Japan’s finest alpine real estate

A showcase of outstanding properties to Southeast Asian investors

• Blue Waves Group gains three wins for Andaru Collection Niseko while Kookan scores two wins for Shiguchi
• Victorious developers include H2 Group; Nihon Harmony Resorts KK and PCPD; and Niseko Village
• Andaru Collection Niseko also gains two regional titles at the 17th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final

BANGKOK, Thailand — 9 December 2022

PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, today announced the Winners and Highly Commended recipients of the 2022 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Greater Niseko).

Elevating the Gold Standard of real estate within Japan, the Awards in Greater Niseko showcased outstanding hospitality and residential developments in the premier mountain resort destination to property seekers from Southeast Asia and beyond.

Blue Waves Group dominated the celebration with multiple wins for its resort housing project Andaru Collection Niseko. The project was named Best Completed Resort Housing Development, Best Resort Housing Architectural Design, and Best Resort Housing Interior Design.

The heritage-inspired resort project Shiguchi meanwhile yielded two wins—Best Resort Architectural Design and Best Resort Interior Design—for developer Kookan.

Nihon Harmony Resorts KK and PCPD jointly won the title of Best Integrated Resort Development for Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono and Hanazono Resort Niseko. A special award, the Special Recognition for Tourism Landmark Development, was also presented to the companies for Mountain Lights at Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono, a light-based art installation by the artist Bruce Munro.

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Other awardees this year include H2 Group for the project HakuVillas (Best Completed Luxury Hotel Condo Development); Niseko Village for Hinode Hills (Best Hotel Condo Development); Terraform Capital for Cassia Hirafu Niseko; and Zekkei for Intuition Niseko.

The Awards in Greater Niseko were presented in an exclusive luncheon on 9 December at The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok. This was held ahead of the 17th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final where various country winners from the awards series competed for Best in Asia honours.

Andaru Collection Niseko went on to garner two wins at the Grand Final: Best Completed Housing/Landed Development (Asia) and Best Housing/Landed Interior Design (Asia). HakuVillas by H2 Group was hailed Best Completed Condo Development (Asia).

Hari V. Krishnan, CEO and managing director of PropertyGuru Group, said: “Our Awards in Greater Niseko continue to reach great heights with beautifully designed resorts, hotels, and second homes for wintersports enthusiasts, tourists, investors, and other property seekers interested in Japan’s premier skiing destination. Congratulations to all the awardees in Greater Niseko!”

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The list of Winners and Highly Commended awardees was decided by an independent panel of judges consisting of Bill Barnett, chairperson of the Awards and founder and managing director, C9 Hotelworks; Acme Wu, marketing director, Niseko Tourism; Eddie Guillemette, CEO of Midori no Ki (MnK); Greg Hough, managing director, Niseko Portfolio and Explore Travel Group; Minoru Okubo, representative director, ResortPropertyJapan Co. Ltd; and Shigeru Uehara, director of Niseko Home Design, Ltd.

The entire selection process was made fair, transparent and credible under the supervision of Paul Ashburn, HLB International Real Estate Group.

Organised by PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), the 2022 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Greater Niseko) programme is supported by official channel partner History; official magazine Property Report by PropertyGuru; media partner Powderlife; supporting association Niseko Tourism; and official supervisor HLB.

For more information, email [email protected] or visit the official website: AsiaPropertyAwards.com.

LIST OF WINNERS AND HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARDEES

2022 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Greater Niseko)

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Best Integrated Resort Development

• WINNER: Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono and Hanazono Resort Niseko by Nihon Harmony Resorts KK and PCPD

Best Hotel Condo Development

• WINNER: Hinode Hills by Niseko Village
• HIGHLY COMMENDED: Intuition Niseko by Zekkei

Best Completed Luxury Hotel Condo Development

• WINNER: HakuVillas by H2 Group

Best Completed Resort Housing Development

• WINNER: Andaru Collection Niseko by Blue Waves Group

DESIGN AWARDS

Best Resort Architectural Design

• WINNER: Shiguchi by Kookan
• HIGHLY COMMENDED: Cassia Hirafu Niseko by Terraform Capital

Best Resort Housing Architectural Design

• WINNER: Andaru Collection Niseko by Blue Waves Group

Best Resort Interior Design

• WINNER: Shiguchi by Kookan

Best Resort Housing Interior Design

• WINNER: Andaru Collection Niseko by Blue Waves Group

SPECIAL AWARD

Special Recognition for Tourism Landmark Development

• WINNER: Mountain Lights at Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono by Nihon Harmony Resorts KK and PCPD