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June 26, 2010
NISEKO’s summer has stepped up a gear with this weekend’s opening of the Hanazono Activity Centre, complete with Hokkaido...
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June 17, 2010
70 TRUCKLOADS of dirt and a payload of hard work by a talented team of enthusiastic locals has brought the Hanazono Bike Park to life....
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June 01, 2010
ANYONE with an interest in Niseko’s future is urged to lend their support by signing a petition to ensure the Hirafu main street...
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May 10, 2010
THE Niseko Promotion Board recently released visitor statistics for the 2009/10 season which showed a marked increase in tourists acros...
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May 10, 2010
AFTER an estimated 15-20m of snowfall this winter, the lifts has finally been turned off for the season, five and a half months after t...
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March 23, 2010
IT seems that even former prime ministers are enjoying Niseko's world-famous powder snow.
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and his...
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March 20, 2010
THE votes are in, the people have spoken, so here are the winners of Powderlife's 2009/10 Best of Niseko voting poll.
Thanks to those...
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March 06, 2010
NISEKO United is in need of a ‘mountain master plan’ to reach its full potential, according to a world-renowned, Whistler-...
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February 26, 2010
NISEKO this week said goodbye to Rokurou Takada – the founder of Kutchan’s thriving taiko drum culture – who p...
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February 20, 2010
NEXT time you’re separating garbage into one of the many bins in your house or accommodation, spare a thought for these guys.
Jus...
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February 20, 2010
THE call of Niseko’s world-famous powder snow has made its way to the far northern reaches of Scandinavia – and apparently...
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February 17, 2010
NISEKO’S new restaurant and bar, The Barn, was packed wall-to-wall last night with revellers jiving to the international sounds o...
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February 06, 2010
A STATE-OF-THE-ART bike and wakeboard park will be the centrepiece for Hanazono's year-round sports, adventure and activity resort, set...
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February 06, 2010
SILVER birch trees casting dark shadows on a white, snowy background. That's the artistic inspiration for patterns on the road, footpat...
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January 23, 2010
NISEKO Village says public response to Mizuno no Sawa has been 'overwhelmingly positive' since opening the formerly off-limits run this...
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January 23, 2010
OWNERSHIP of Niseko-Moiwa changed hands last season, and already we're seeing signs of a more progressive and successful future for the...
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January 20, 2010
A WINE industry leader and a pioneering local developer will be special guests at an exclusive wine and art dinner in Niseko this Frida...
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January 18, 2010
NISEKO has once again been belted by about two metres of light, fluffy powder in less than a week, making season 09/10 so far one to re...
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January 18, 2010
AN avalanche claimed the life of a 66-year-old man from Sapporo last weekend on a mountain near Niseko, Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper rep...
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January 09, 2010
NISEKO is this season bustling with guests, following an unseasonably slow 08/09 winter.
Holiday management companies have announced th...
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January 09, 2010
HANAZONO is once again the place to be for competitions this season.
The Stomping Ground, Niseko's No. 1 locale for park riding, will...
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January 09, 2010
BURTON team riders will arrive in Niseko for the Burton Mountain Festival, based at Niseko Village from January 9-17.
Every day from 1p...
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January 08, 2010
AFTER a couple of days of lift closures due to extremely high winds of up to 70km/h, breezes dropped today and all chairs whirred back...
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January 06, 2010
YET another new Niseko restaurant – the Taj Mahal – swung open its doors recently, with an all-you-can-eat Indian buffet an...
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January 05, 2010
THE wait is over – Niseko Village's much-anticipated Mizuno no Sawa run is now open to the public.
We have enough snow coverage f...