Our favorites are Hakuba Happo-One for its backcountry access, Hakuba 47 and Goryu for endless groomers and terrain parks, ...

Niseko, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, is known for its world-class skiing. But it's also a great ... trip on the Shiribetsu River, one of Japan’s clearest rivers. When the temps start ...

12: Call it too much of a good thing: Japan’s northern ski resorts have experienced record snowfall this season, with some ...

GOKASE, Miyazaki Prefecture--Japan’s southernmost ski resort will reopen for business for the first time in three years on Dec. 20. The Gokase Highland Ski and Snowboard resort is situated on ...

Kazuyo Baba, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Nichigo Press, talks about the rising popularity of skiing in Japan among Australians. This recording is a follow-up on the previous skiing episode ...

But the ascent is fun and heading down is even more so. In Japan, the first place where ski mountaineering began was the Academic Alpine Club of Hokkaido, which is part of Hokkaido University.

Tourist spots around Japan have high hopes for a business revival ... The area is internationally renowned for its ski hills that feature high-quality powder snow. The towns of Kutchan and Niseko ...