Japan's peak ski season tends to run from mid-January to the end of February. That's when you'll usually find the deepest snow, best conditions and best atmosphere in mountain towns. Generally, lift ...

Yet many ski towns in Japan are struggling. Those without international crowds are grappling with falling domestic demand, which is down 75% since the country's skiing's heyday in the early 1990s.

MYOKO, Niigata Prefecture--Three winters from now, Japan’s snowy Myoko highlands ... and restaurants in Akakura - one of five major ski resort towns in the Myoko region - had been snapped ...

Elite Havens encourages avid snow-bunnies to book those trips as early as now in order to secure their preferred Niseko ...

Kazuyo Baba, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Nichigo Press, talks about the rising popularity of skiing in Japan among Australians. This recording is a follow-up on the previous skiing episode ...

Getting around: The Shinkansen train is such an efficient way to get from Tokyo to the Niigata ski resorts; once there, bus, train or taxi travel between resorts is easy. Or you can drive from the ...

Hakuba Valley is startlingly beautiful. The Japanese Alps reach to the heavens and the ski lifts seem to trundle skywards forever. Some of the runs feel frighteningly close to the edge of the ...

Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands in Niigata Prefecture ... ski rental shops and restaurants in Akakura - one of five major ski resort towns in the Myoko region - had been snapped ...

MYOKO, Japan (Reuters) - Three winters from now ... ski rental shops and restaurants in Akakura - one of five major ski resort towns in the Myoko region - had been snapped up by foreigners.