IT'S easy to get so wrapped up in the winter wonderment of Niseko that you forget all about common sense. Caution obviously needs to be considered while on the mountain, and certainly when outside the backcountry gates. However, tourists who visit Niseko from warmer, more familiar home climes often aren't aware that it’s worth considering

NOTE: An ATM has arrived in Niseko since this article was written. The ATM is located in the Yama Shizen building.

Many visitors to Niseko can’t understand why, in one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, there is no ATM in the main tourist precinct Hirafu. Well, the underlying reason is the Japanese