The answer to what makes Niseko's snow so amazing lies in its climate. Niseko is in the north of Japan and has two seas on either side making the winter storms uniquely humid. this combination ...

Mapping out next season’s Japan ski trip? Discovering Snow Country is about to blow up your itinerary in the best possible ...

Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido offers much deeper snow and is where you’re much more likely to find that truly bottomless Japanese powder skiing experience. The largest and most popular ski ...

Niseko Mt. Resort Grand Hirafu converts its ski slopes into an epic downhill mountain ... For all your other bike needs, check out Rhythm Japan, which has a big fleet of rentals available, from ...

Foreign visitors to Japan rose 33% this past winter from pre-pandemic levels. Many are flocking to the powdery slopes of ski areas like Niseko and Hakuba which experienced a record number of ...

Japan's peak ski season tends to run from mid-January to the end of February ... More and more resorts are joining popular North American passes like the Ikon Pass and Epic Pass. Currently, Niseko and ...

Open only between Dec. 1 and March 20, the Niseko-Hirafu police substation serves the 1.7 million visitors who flock to the world-renowned Niseko ski resort ... a year on Japan’s northernmost ...