Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

A Korean woman died while skiing at a ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan. On the 9th, local media, including Mainichi Shimbun, ...

Skip the raclette for Hokkaido crab and ramen that makes ... with effortless style and authenticity. From Japan's Olympic ski team outfitter comes a shell that works from powder fields to city ...

Fed-up skiers at a popular Japanese resort have been forced to climb up steep slopes because of how long the queues for the chairlift are.

The city of Aomori, located in Aomori Prefecture, in the far north of Japan’s main island, Honshu, is the snowiest city in ...

When was the first time you experienced snowfall? While I have walked on slippery, icy snow during my previous travels abroad ...

The Japan National Tourism Organization’s English website introduces Hakuba, Niseko in Hokkaido and Mount Hakkodasan in Aomori Prefecture as famous places for backcountry skiing. The Niseko area ...

Snowboarders and skiers from the world over are joyfully cutting through fresh northern powder once more with the seasonal opening of the famed international ski resorts in Niseko, Hokkaido.

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...