ski and snowboard information in Japan

	Until recently the Japanese winter sports scene has maybe been one of the country’s best kept secrets.... 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 variety and depth of choice open to snow-lovers in Japan is breathtaking and difficult to match anywhere else on earth.

Ski and Snowboard in Japan