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Powderlife Magazine - Japanese for Powder People

  • Learning Japanese biiru
    HAVE you fallen in love with Niseko? Or perhaps in Niseko? Many tourists in Niseko spend part of their holiday thinking about how they can afford to come back. Sell the car? Get a second job? If you c...
  • Learning Japanese shichinin
    IF you learn nothing else when you’re in Niseko – you should at least learn how to order a few drinks in Japanese. Then you’ll be able to impress your mates back home when you order a beer at your loc...
  • Learning Japanese onegaishimasu
    EVERYTHING was going so well. Then, you somehow got separated from your mate on the mountain, inexplicably forgot how to get to the meeting place, and now you’ve just realized that the bus you’re sitt...
  • Learning Japanese ah sou
    APART from the fun you’re having sliding down the mountain and eating up a storm – the highlights of your holiday in Niseko are likely to be the interactions you have with the locals. Why not make the...
  • Learning Japanese Fukuro ii desu
    SOME mornings you jump out of bed, get fully dressed, stretched and waxed – only to find the gondola isn’t moving and most of the lifts are closed. It’s way too early for pre-dinner drinks... what to...
  • Learning Japanese irasshai
    by studio tdes Your stomach is rumbling after a day on the slopes. Mmm that pizza you had last night was tasty and it was convenient that the staff spoke English … but, you came all the way to Japan,...
  • Learning Japanese Samui Cold
    by studio tdes CHANCES are, you came to Niseko for the snow – and so did the person sitting opposite you in the gondola. So, if you want attempt a conversation, talking about the snow is probably a go...
  • Learning Japanese Gomennasai
    image: 0 Align: right Alt TEXT: Title Text: Caption: So you heard about Niseko’s legendary powder, booked the flights, threw the skis/board in a bag, and now you’re here… wishing you had taken a few...