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Have some respect! The ultimate etiquette guide to skiing in Japan

We get it, you're on a ski or snowboard holiday, high on powder life and the sheer novelty of all things in 'planet Japan' brings...

Why Niseko Village is the place to be this northern winter

With ski season fast approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, YTL Hotels has announced it will be opening its new KASARA Niseko Village Townhouse and...

An insider’s guide to life in Niseko with Miranda Wright

Miranda Wright has been coming to Niseko since 2004 - long before it became one of the most well-known ski resorts in Japan. She runs...

The essential packing guide for skiing in Japan

Australian snow devotee, Aurora Braid, put this video edit together of travel packing essentials for anyone considering spending a season skiing or snowboarding in...

The secret to skiing in Japan is February

With up to seventeen metres of snow a season, there isn't a bad time to ski in Japan. But some months are better than...

Club Med announce new Japan ski hotel opening and deals for...

There's even more good news on the Japan horizon for Club Med devotees and those considering an all inclusive snow holiday to the powder...

Why Tomamu is the best family skiing adventure in Japan

Be afraid, be very afraid, in a good way. You may just have so much fun at the new Club Med Tomamu ski resort...

10 coffee dens in Tokyo for skiers heading to Japan

Coffee snobs skiing in Japan will be rewarded with the country's new third wave coffee obsession. Andy Solo goes in search of ten of...

8 luxe ski hotels in Niseko Japan

So you’re going to Niseko for a ski holiday. The land of delicious ramen, fancy Japanese toilets and the most snow that you’ll ever...

Snowboard guides for chicks in Japan and New Zealand

Fiona Duncan is a snowboard adventure guide with MINT TOURS in Japan and New Zealand. She's also a pilates instructor and surf coach. This...

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...

Scoot launch flights to Sapporo in Hokkaido Japan

Australians looking to ski in Hokkaido next winter can now fly direct to Sapporo via Singapore with low cost airline Scoot. Scoot, the long-haul, low-cost...

Park Hyatt to open in Niseko

Park Hyatt Niseko, Hanazono and Park Hyatt branded residences will bring Hyatt's luxury brand to one of Asia's top ski resort destinations. Pacific Century Premium...

A ski edit from Japan with a difference

You know those extreme ski videos filled with ski pros acting all uber cool and skiing stuff the average person couldn't even get to?...

What it’s really like to be a foreigner stuck in Niseko...

Australian childcare worker, Bec Tonks, 31, first took up snowboarding in the southern winter of 2018 and was hooked. By February 2019 she’d taken...

9 secret ski resorts of Japan you haven’t heard of, yet

Head to Niseko and Hakuba these days and you're more likely to hear an Aussie accent sitting next to you on the chairlift than...

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