Foreign visitors to Japan rose 33% this past winter from pre-pandemic levels. Many are flocking to the powdery slopes of ski areas like Niseko and Hakuba which experienced a record number of ...

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along with the more famed Japanese ski resorts of Niseko and Hakuba, is known for powder snow, dubbed "Japow". The resort areas are a huge part of Japan's tourism boom, also fuelled by a weak yen ...

Steamboat can be a great resort to spot wildlife while skiing and in the ... A serow in The Jigokudani mountains of Japan.

Located roughly 2.5 hours from Tokyo by train in Niigata prefecture, Myoko, along with the more famed Japanese ski resorts of Niseko and Hakuba, is known for powder snow, dubbed "Japow". The resort ...

The number of ski resorts in Japan has dropped too — from 1,669 in 1985 to 449 in 2021— according to the country's largest English newspaper, The Japan Times. That includes the once-hot ...