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“More to Niseko than just pow”: here’s what makes Hokkaido special all year round
4 years ago

“More to Niseko than just pow”: here’s what makes Hokkaido special all year round

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Submissions to this year’s Niseko Shootout Short Film Festival were highly entertaining, and if you have an hour and fifty-two minutes to spend watching them, we’d highly recommend it.

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The most accessible ski resort in Japan
4 years ago

The most accessible ski resort in Japan

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A few years back, we published a guide to ski resorts near Tokyo, listing some of the most convenient resorts to get to from Japan’s capital. Youtuber Didi & Bryan …
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Ski Asia Awards voting opens: which ski resorts and hotels will be crowned the best in Asia?
4 years ago

Ski Asia Awards voting opens: which ski resorts and hotels will be crowned the best in Asia?

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Voting has opened for the 2022 Ski Asia Awards, a poll of the region’s skiers designed to reveal Asia’s best ski resorts, hotels, lodges, snowsports school and backcountry guiding operations.
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How good is heli skiing in Hokkaido?
4 years ago

How good is heli skiing in Hokkaido?

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If we were to try and describe a perfect day on skis in Japan, it might look a lot like the footage in the video above. The day was captured …
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Top ski instructor reveals the tricks to skiing moguls with style
4 years ago

Top ski instructor reveals the tricks to skiing moguls with style

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We’re officially into spring, and that means that Japanese ski resorts are about to make the transformation from powder paradise to mogul mayhem. For some, it’s a transition from one …
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“Now is the time to start planning a trip” says Japan’s tourism board
4 years ago

“Now is the time to start planning a trip” says Japan’s tourism board

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Despite borders still being closed to tourists, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has told Australian travellers to start planning holidays in Japan ahead of an anticipated return to travel. The …
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Cat skiing in Tomamu, Hokkaido’s “best value” backcountry experience
4 years ago

Cat skiing in Tomamu, Hokkaido’s “best value” backcountry experience

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Filmmaker and photographer Neil Hartmann has been based in Hokkaido since ’91, and his Youtube channel is a consistent source of entertainment and information on adventure in the region (Neil’s …
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Japan is having its snowiest ski season in a decade: here are the numbers to prove it
4 years ago

Japan is having its snowiest ski season in a decade: here are the numbers to prove it

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It will come as no surprise to anyone who’s seen the recent photos of chairlifts disappearing under metres of snow: Japan’s 2021/22 winter season has been one of the best …
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Japan eases border restrictions, but it’s not enough to save the ski season
4 years ago

Japan eases border restrictions, but it’s not enough to save the ski season

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As Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio addressed the media late on Thursday evening to announce an update on border restrictions, optimists might have been hoping for some news that would …
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Testing Flaxta’s Deep Space helmet in Niseko, Japan
4 years ago

Testing Flaxta’s Deep Space helmet in Niseko, Japan

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Hokkaido Ski Club instructors put Flaxta’s new Deep Space helmet to the test in Niseko, Japan
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