About Uchi

Winter has already well and truly bared her teeth in the ski resorts of Hokkaido. Chris Pickering, CEO and Owner of Uchi had 60cm of snow on his front drive …
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We all know that dreaded feeling that washes over us every Sunday as we dread the thought of dragging ourselves into the office on Monday morning. Sometimes the only thing …
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Hokkaido enjoys the world’s best and most reliable powder snow, with access to the mountains from low-lying resort towns making it even more attractive to investors and tourists. As the …
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It’s only a couple of weeks until the snow will begin to fall on the high peaks of Hokkaido and less than 3 months before Japan’s top ski resorts will …
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There really is nothing as luxurious as waking up after a night filled with sushi and sake, rolling out of bed and heading straight onto Japan’s fabled ski slopes without …
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As we sit in the glorious summer that Hokkaido offers, it is hard to fathom that less than 3 months ago we were skiing down Mount Yotei and that in …
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We all know about the life-changing experience of skiing Japan’s incredible snow and enjoying the food and onsen of resorts like Niseko, Hakuba, Nozawa and more. But visiting Japanese ski …
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Uchi was created by Chris Pickering with the aim of providing users a simple, clean and super-fast portal to search the best resort real estate from across Japan. In less …
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Back in Autumn 2022, everyone was scratching their heads as the Japanese government struggled to work out how to open their borders effectively… and then it happened! Ever since the …
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In the last couple of newsletters Chris, owner and founder of Uchi, has been explaining the pros and cons of buying houses versus apartments in Japan’s top ski resorts. Previously …
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