lake toya

FLOWRIDER is an indoor-wave-machine located inside Sun Palace Hotel’s waterpark, on the banks of Lake Toya.

SEVENTEEN keen triathletes from Hong Kong and Tokyo spent this week in Niseko tuning their swim, bike and run skills.

Led by the Hong Kong national team and IHP triathlon coach, Kevin Clark the guests enjoyed great weather for their training camp.

The participants cycled to Lake Toya before enjoying a swim session in

HALF of Japan's entire police force is believed to be in Hokkaido ahead of July's G8 Summit, according to unofficial reports.

Police are tight lipped about exact numbers and details but Niseko's Hirafu Village is one of many towns across the island hosting police who have been shipped in for the event. Hundreds of officers are staying

One of Japan’s most spectacularly beautiful and admired landscapes is just an hour’s drive from Niseko on the far side of Mt Yotei. Lake Toya is an almost-circular volcanic caldera lake, 10km across at its widest point. At its centre three densely vegetated lava domes rise from the lake’s transparent waters – from space