Mapping out next season’s Japan ski trip? Discovering Snow Country is about to blow up your itinerary in the best possible ...

If you’re reading this, you’re probably already aware that the skiing in Japan is really, really good. Heck, they even named a whole month after it–Japanuary. With upwards of 400 established ski ...

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 go, stay and eat. By Finn-Olaf Jones Unlike the high jinks and ...

My hometown is close to Nozawa Onsen (a ski resort on Japan’s Honshu island) that has been battered by snow this year). The snow is very, very wet and heavy there. I can ski much better in ...

Sure, Japan didn't invent skiing. But while Europe was polishing its legacy and America was making it accessible, Japan knew it was blessed with what matters most: powder. It’s known as "Japow ...

But as snow feels increasingly iffy in other regions and the exchange rate continues to be so favorable, Japan’s ski towns are expecting a record-setting winter of visitors. According to Ski.com ...

MATSUMOTO, Japan >> As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines significantly, many ski resorts in Japan are having difficulty staying open. A resort’s ability to attract foreign ...

GOKASE, Miyazaki Prefecture--Japan’s southernmost ski resort will reopen for business for the first time in three years on Dec. 20. The Gokase Highland Ski and Snowboard resort is situated on ...

(Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about closures and opening date delays at ski resorts across Japan as climate change may affect not ...