April 22nd, 2014 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
When someone says they`re going to Niseko for powder skiing & snowboarding, Niseko Mountain Resort Grand Hirafu is often the [&hellip
April 12th, 2014 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
If you`re planning to ski or snowboard in Japan on main Island (Honshu), Narita International Airport (NRT) is normally your [&hellip
October 12th, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
Accommodations in Japan at traditional ryokan (Japanese inn) or Western-style hotel with amenitiesare usually very expensive. But if you`re looking [&hellip
October 11th, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
A stop-over at the Coco Grand Ueno Shinobazu will help you fight jet-lag before heading out of the city for [&hellip
October 10th, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
Jet-lag isn`t fun, but jet-lagged skiing & snowboarding is worse. We recommend every traveler heading to Japan for a snow [&hellip
October 2nd, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
Picturesque ocean-side surroundings, world famous seafood, urban & natural excitement, top breweries-&-distilleries and some of the planet`s greatest lift-accessed powdery [&hellip
October 1st, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
Located just beyond the better known Yuzawa Snowcountry ski areas, the Minamiuonuma region of Niigata prefecture harbors its own share [&hellip
October 1st, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
Lightly-traveled Akita Prefecture in northwestern Honshu doesn`t have many destination-style ski areas, but what it lacks in size or variety [&hellip
October 1st, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
Iwate is Japan`s second largest prefecture, yet maintains the country`s second-smallest regional population density (aside from Hokkaido). This is great [&hellip
October 1st, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
The Yuzawa region of Niigata prefecture — known as ¨Snow country” widely known from Yasunori Kawabata’s Nobel Prize winning novel based [&hellip
October 1st, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
If you think it`s cliché to be infatuated with Ninjas, you might be right. But legends of stealthy, black-clad assassins [&hellip
September 19th, 2013 | by Japan Snowtrip Tips
In our view, the Dormy Inn Premier Otaru rates as one of the best hotels in Western Hokkaido. Rooms are clean, comfy, [&hellip