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HOKKAIDO is as wild as Japan gets!
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IF you buy water in convenience stores here, it likely gives Kyogoku as a source on the bottle.
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SOME people take the ferry to Russia when visiting Hokkaido.
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TEST your thrill levels in one of the canyons and gorges around the island.
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MANY of Hokkaido’s ski areas are converted into biking venues in the summer with Hirafu being a popular destination for Downhill racing.
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I leave Vancouver, Canada, in rainy November in search of paradise.
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AT the beginning of the 2011/2012 season, Powderlife reported that the Niseko real estate market had experienced a slowdown due to the strong yen, the aftermath of last year’s earthquake on March 11...
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SHIROGANE onsen village is home to Shirogane waterfall and canyon as well as to the Blue River with its cobalt colour.
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THIS wetlands area is one of Hokkaido’s most unknown and stunning nature sights.
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FLOWRIDER is an indoor-wave-machine located inside Sun Palace Hotel’s waterpark, on the banks of Lake Toya.
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There are not many places in the world where a tourist ropeway leads up to a steaming and regularly active volcanic crater.
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TWO major makeover projects are targeting the transformation of ski resort Hirafu into an attractive and active all-year round destination.
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WELL worth a visit for its historic architecture, fresh seafood and famous handicrafts, the port city of Otaru is an easy day trip from Niseko.
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NIKKA Whisky has not only won several international awards but is also one of the few remaining distilleries in the world that use traditional methods to make high quality whisky.
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THE construction of luxury private ski lodges is the next development stage for Niseko to become the ‘Aspen of Asia,’ according to Keith Rodgers, President of Taiga Project Management.
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HOKKAIDO Tracks Development is going to offer fractional ownership with the release of “The Escarpment Estate Private Residents Club”.
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Originally from Osaka, this is Manabu Horie’s second season making tasty burgers in Niseko.
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Located just outside Blowhard Lodge at the top of Hirafu-zaka, Nabe-san offers 42 different crepes from his brightly decorated van.
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There can only be one king, and the title of King of Kebabs has been claimed by Elvis (far right) for the past three seasons.
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Take-san, owner of the green curry bus, is from a small town near Kyoto and has been cooking and selling delicious curries from his bus for four years.
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MASA Nagashima from Saitama serves plain dogs, hokkai dogs (with tomato sauce), and chilli dogs (with homemade chilli sauce) from 8.30am-6.00pm everyday.
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Whether you are craving a garlic nan and hot chai for late breakfast or a hearty chicken curry and cold Kingfisher beer in the middle of the night, the Taj Mahal van is open every day from 10.30 am...
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IF you have a chance to get out of Niseko for a few days, head up north to Japan’s largest national park, Daisetsuzan, and into the little village of Sounkyo for their magnificent Ice Festival.
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IT’S the biggest snow festival in Japan and attracts millions of visitors from around the world.
