Foreign visitors to Japan rose 33% this past winter from pre-pandemic levels. Many are flocking to the powdery slopes of ski ...

I can ski much better in Hokkaido.” Hokkaido is surrounded by water ... There was a time when Niseko United — a collection of four resorts, Annapurna, Niseko Village, Hirafu, often divided into upper ...

The Indy Pass isn't currently on sale. To reduce overcrowding at its partnering ski areas, the Indy Pass limits sales each ...

Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, located in central Hokkaido, features a ski area and tower hotels that are popular with tourists from China and other countries. Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart acquired the ...

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according to data from the National Ski Areas Association. Other causes of death include avalanches and falls into deep, loose snow around big trees. In Japan, the northern island of Hokkaido had ...

As Japan celebrates another winter of epic snowfall, our writer discovers some of the world’s best skiing on it’s northernmost island ...

“The popularity of Hakuba and Hokkaido’s Niseko ski resort areas is nothing new,” said Ken Yamaguchi of Norikura’s management council. “They have been working at attracting foreign ...

Overseas tourists are flocking to lesser-known destinations and novel services in a district on Japan’s northernmost main ...

Niseko ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan. YANG WEI / FOR CHINA DAILY Many ski resorts in Japan are facing difficulty in staying open. As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines ...