Japan

From the best ski resorts to what to wear, how to ‘onsen’, best coffees, insider guides and more. If you’re skiing in Japan we’ve got you covered.

Wasabi powder puffs, when snow girls hit Japan

Fancy An all girl snow adventure in the hills of JapaN? Your wish is our command. There's only one thing better than skiing or riding...

The best snow hotel in Asahikawa, Japan’s gateway Ski City

There's a city in Japan giving Salt Lake City, Denver, Vancouver and Boise a run for their ski city titles. Asahikawa is the second largest...

How to pee in a toilet in Japan, a guide for...

Enter the hallowed pristine halls of Japanese ablutions and you may well regress to your potty training days when everything was new and foreign....

The ultimate Japan cultural train journey for snow travellers

There's nothing more romantic than a railway adventure, especially in Japan, where the high-speed high-tech trains make travel as easy as can be. Rail...

You can rent this entire ski resort in Japan for you...

We need to talk about Togari Onsen Resort. Seriously, we do. This little cousin to Nozawa Onsen and Madarao Kogen can be seen from the...

Madarao’s Raicho Lodge launch guided multi-resort tour for Japow lovers

Japan, it's like a candy store for snow addicts. With soooo many ski fields on offer, and many within just two hours on the...

I skied Japan before you did, no really, I did

After 10 days skiing in Japan for the first time in almost a decade, one thing has become obvious. Everyone skied Japan before I...

6 reasons you need Japan’s Minakami Onsen town in your ski...

It's the endless question every skier and snowboarder has, running through their minds when they're planning a mountain trip: how many resorts can I...

New ski developments to open in Niseko on December 1

YTL Hotels’ Niseko Village on the island of Hokkaido in the north-east of Japan, is gearing up for a thriving winter season with the...

Stay in Otaru and ski three resorts in Japan you’ve never...

So you’ve hit up Niseko many times and are now looking to get off the well beaten ski and board track in Japan. Fancy some...

I flew Jetstar Business to ski in Japan and I don’t...

Let's be frank. I'm flying Jetstar to Japan, and quite frankly (see what I did there) Australia's low-cost airline has been rising to the...

10 tips for Tokyo family travel with your snow grommets

Travelling to Japan with kids? Don't miss a stopover in Tokyo. This thriving international city is a kids dream with so much to see and...

15 Japan snow travel tips, tricks and hacks

Alex Parsons reveals her top 15 hacks to make ski trips in Japan even better. Aussies flock to Japan's famous powder snow. I do. You...

Niseko and beyond, a guide to the powder ski capitals of...

Picture this. The international borders are open, you've got limited time and you want the best powder experience money can buy. You've come to the...

Is this the coolest yurt accommodation launching in Japan?

Madarao ski resort in Nagano, Japan, will be home to a new luxe yurt this winter with the launch of Snowball Chalet's 'luxury suite'.  Picture...

Four different resorts for spring skiing in Japan

Japan is known for bucket loads of snow that falls by the metre throughout the season making spring skiing guaranteed. There's so much to...
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