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WESTERN media often portrays what is ‘normal’ in Japan as slightly ‘odd’ or perhaps even ‘weird’.
Sure, there are some crazy fashion trends and oddball shows on TV, but generally there isn’t anyt...
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FOR a whole host of reasons, the very suggestion of eating raw horse may stir up a variety of emotions in some people, from disgust to outrage.
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SO, what do you do if you think that the quiet resort of Moiwa is too crowded?
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OUTDOOR Travel Japan is hosting the U18 National Australian Ice Hockey team, which will be coming to Hokkaido on a training camp at the Tomari Ice Centre from April 3–9 ahead of the World Youth Cham...
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MTV Japan Jam held at Niseko Village will no doubt be one of the season’s party highlight.
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TO the disgust of powderhounds who visited in December, January’s snowfall was the stuff of legends.
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AT 3776 m above sea level, Mount Fuji is not only the highest mountain in Japan, it’s also one of the most iconic in the world.
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The Rocks Strata, the second development of The Rocks project is a collection of six buildings housing 100 hotel condominium-style residences located at the top of Hirafu’s main street.
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SKI-IN/SKI-OUT properties have their obvious perks, but residences on the outskirts of Hirafu are proving a popular choice for city dwellers.
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ODIN is fast-becoming known for its boutique developments in Niseko.
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MOST current textile manufacturers use high-speed looms to create woven products.
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TUCKED away behind tall snow banks on Route 343 sits ST Gallery, the home of beautiful Niseko inspired paintings and photographs.
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TUCKED away in an almost hidden location below Captain Hirafu, this newly opened Thai restaurant is serving up great value Thai dishes and salads.
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A GLOWING neon bar between Wild Bill’s and Mina Mina made entirely of ice including the very glasses that you drink from.
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FRESH this season, Marukyu-shoten is a friendly izakaya (public bar) run by an energetic young team across the road from Boom Sports on Ekimae-dori (the street in front of the train station) in Kutc...
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COVERED in Japanese mayonnaise, bonito flakes, green onion and okonomiyaki sauce, Takoyaki is a great Japanese snack.
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IF you’ve ever travelled to Sapporo via Nakayama-toge, you’ll no doubt have come across an enormous black building called 万代 (Mandai), with giant yesteryear movie poster billboards.
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MULTI-STORY sculptures created from thousands of cubic metres of snow and an equally impressive number of man-hours.
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IT’S always interesting to see what the press says about this little mountain town in Japan.
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FOR those who wish to stretch out and improve their flexibility, yoga is now available at J-Sekka, Kushi room.
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KUTCHAN’S Yukitopia (yuki is Japanese for snow) is a community-orientated festival with great events.
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DURING December, Hong Kong based couple Athena and Alan Kwok were on their annual Christmas trip to Niseko and decided to take some snow-themed pre-wedding photos before their ‘big day’ in The Maldi...
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HUNDREDS of children walk one after the other around a corner, all dressed uniformly in happis (Japanese summer festival clothing).
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THE anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is the bane of skiers everywhere and we diagnose over 100 a season at Niseko Physio.
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IZUMIKYO has done the impossible in order to release its newest multi-home community located in St. Moritz – one kilometre south of the Hirafu intersection.
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