By Katherine Bont and Kim Wejendorp, Sekka Dining chefs

WE first visited Senchou when we had only been in Japan for a week, and discovered there wasn’t much concession made for non-Japanese speakers here. At least not in the summertime, when the English-speaking, peak season staff aren’t around. Not that we were complaining,

FREEDOM Inn’s artistic French and Italian-inspired cuisine simply looks too good to eat – like a painting on a plate. Not eating this exquisite food is simply an impossible task, though, courtesy of the meals tasting even better than they look. Quite the predicament: to eat, or to sit there and just stare?

“My first introduction

THE original Sekka restaurant was one of modern-day Niseko's first really chic eateries. Now a brand name encompassing everything from delicatessens to uber-luxury property developments, Sekka’s new restaurant, in the stylish new J-Sekka complex, has helped take the local restaurant scene to new heights. Now it’s not only very elegant,

By Katherine Bont and Kim Wejendorp, Sekka Dining chefs

ROUGHLY 9325 kilometres. That’s the distance between Kutchan and Nice, France, but step out of the snow and into cute little 12-seat bistro, Le Cochon ('the pig') and you could be in either. French wall hangings, water served out of Ricard bottles, beautifully hand-written