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The most popular image of the Japanese countryside is possibly the stunning countryside in the spring, summer and fall months of the year - endless greenery, cherry blossoms, mountains, temples and spectacular fall foliage being the most prominent elements of the picture.Nonetheless, one of Japan’s most loved novels, written by Nobel Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata, is called "Snow Country" (Yuki Guni), and was set in a small snowy town. Many people seem to be almost surprised when they find out that Japan has breathtaking winter scenes and, more importantly, some of the best (and most unique) skiing and snowboarding experiences in the world.
As well as some of the heaviest snowfalls....
Until recently the Japanese
winter sports scene has maybe
been one of the countries best kept secrets.... we're here to make that
scene accessible to everyone. With resorts dotted all over the Japanese islands, from
the northern island
of Hokkaido right down to the main southern island of Kyushu, almost
all of
Japan’s inhabitants live within a couple of hours of a resort. Think of
this
amazing fact taking into consideration the country’s size, and Japan is
the
home to the largest number of ski and snowboard resorts in the world -
with
over 500 resorts.
Many of these "resorts" are small operations with just a few lifts and runs, but Japan is home to a large number of large-scale world class ski and snowboard resorts.
The incredible deep powder of Niseko (Hokkaido)...
The huge Shiga Kogen resort area of Nagano...
The quaint traditional villages of Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) and Zao Onsen (Yamagata)...
The "Olympic village" of Hakuba with it's superb selection of resorts and facilities...
The popular Yuzawa Onsen resort region in southern Niigata Prefecture, offering over twenty resorts within a short train ride of Tokyo...
...The variety and depth of choice open to snow-lovers in Japan is breathtaking and difficult to match anywhere else on earth.
The Nagano Winter Olympics of 1998 brought winter sports in Japan under the international spotlight and word started to spread. As each year passes more foreigners are travelling to Japan in search of powder and the Japan experience - many coming back again and again.
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