The owners of Niseko Grand Hirafu have announced plans for the construction of a new 10-person gondola to replace the existing Ace 2 Quad Center Four. The upgrade is slated …
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This article is part of Ski Asia’s Perfect Day series, in which we ask locals and business owners how they’d spend a “perfect day” in their home resort.
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Henry Turner is a British national who was born in Singapore, but grew up in Hong Kong and West London. Having worked in London, Hong Kong and Singapore, he chose …
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Plans for a mountain bike park in Niseko have been approved by Kutchan Town, giving a green light to the construction of more than 20km of pedal-accessed trails, with the …
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Visitors to Niseko will now be able to hit the speeds of a top World Cup ski racer, but you won’t need years of lessons or even a pair of …
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The vast area of ski resorts, small towns and natural landmarks that is often blanketly referred to as “Niseko” attracts visitors for many different reasons. Danny Geerken, a real estate …
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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.
Alternatively, …
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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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The highly anticipated opening of Setsu Niseko later this year will mark the completion of one of Niseko’s most ambitious and exciting condominium hotel developments in recent times. Every element …
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Japan’s closed borders during winter 2020/21 resulted in near-empty snow resorts in Niseko. The one winter with no lift lines. The one winter with fresh snow under the chair lift …
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