Tenjindaira: Japan’s “sky god treasure room” for big mountain skiers
I first heard mention of Tenjindaira from an Aussie friend living in Niseko. It was just a quick aside but something in the way he...
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...
Japan’s best family ski holiday deal for Aussies and Kiwis
We know you're itching to get booking your next Japanese getaway for next season when travel bans will hopefully have lifted, and we know...
Chisenupuri bubble chairs up for grabs, a piece of Japan ski...
The crew at Hokkaido Backcountry Club have, since 2016, been operating cat skiing from the currently defunct Chisenupuri ski resort 15 minutes outside of...
Lost in ski town translation, funny signs in Japan
If you ski or snowboard in Japan you will pee your pants at some of the hilarious 'Janglish' (Japan English) signs in the ski...
The coolest ski apartments now for sale in Madarao, Japan
Dreaming of skiing or riding powder in Japan? We've got the inside track on a new apartment development in the coolest ski village in...
15 culture shocks that zapped me on my first ski trip...
Japan’s ski and snowboard scene launches cultural double-whammies at you at every turn. From hot coffee in a can to slope side vending machines.
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Three “hidden” ski resorts of Tohoku Japan to put on your...
Winter by winter, Australian skiers’ and snowboarders’ untracked-Japow addiction snowballs. So far, most of us get our hit from the big-shot destinations – Hakuba...
Ani, the deep powder resort in Japan you’ll have all to...
Until recently I’d never heard of Ani (not many people have) in Japan. Located up in the wilds of Akita Prefecture on the main...
How to ski powder in Japan – tips from an instructor...
Powder. You love it or you hate it. You’re either cutting through waist-deep snow, hollering as you get the deepest turns of your life....
There’s a ski pass in Japan that covers 21 ski resorts…
We've found the best value multi resort lift pass offer in Japan and it includes some of the country's best powder snow fields.
The Shinetsu...
Aman Resorts to open wellness inspired hotel in Niseko
Niseko has officially become an uber luxe destination with the launch of the Park Hyatt this season and now the officianados of style, Aman...
16 things to know before your first or fiftieth ski and...
There's never enough time, space, blog posts to reveal all you need to know about Japan. Sometimes you've just got to go and figure...
9 must have apps to make your Japan ski trip even...
Planet Japan, that crazy nation that blows your senses apart and rebuilds them in a kaleidoscope of colour conflict - vending machines that sell...
5 reasons you should ski and board Japan’s Nozawa Onsen in...
It's November, and you know what that means.
Ski resorts all over the Northern Hemisphere start getting plenty of snowfall. They post photos on Facebook,...
How to be a powder hound seeking solace in a popular...
Being born to sun loving parents my childhood holidays did not involve groomers, goggles or gondolas. A university ski trip to Jindy in the early...
