After three sunny days, Niseko is finally getting back to normal. It's snowing. I'm with a dozen members of a snowboard club from Tokyo, and together we zip down a short run covered in fairy dust, ...

This video follows a full ski week adventure in Niseko, Japan, one of the world’s most celebrated winter destinations. Viewers experience deep powder runs, mountain scenery, and the unique atmosphere ...

With forecasts pointing to above-average snowfall, ski insiders say Japan—especially Hakuba and Hokkaido—offers some of the ...

I am somewhere in the trees. Thigh-deep in powder. Stomping through the snow. Not riding my board as I should be but carrying it. Muttering to myself about taking the wrong line and getting stuck, I ...

Japan probably isn't the first country you think of for a ski vacation, but perhaps it should be as this Asian nation boasts some excellent slopes.

Left: From malt to barrel, the process of crafting Japanese Whiskey was being explained to us during the 60-minute tour; Right: The ohoro Gin standard Have you ever wondered what’s it like in Niseko?

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There are many international-class skiing resorts in Hokkaido, but perhaps none to rival Hirafu-Niseko. Located roughly 100 km west of Sapporo, the area, which is especially popular among ski-loving ...

Fresh powder, lots of it, almost every day — that simple combination is enough to bring hundreds of thousands of skiers and snowboarders to the slopes of the western Hokkaido town of Niseko every ...