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TITLE :: Former Japanese PM spotted skiing in Niseko

Former Japanese PM spotted skiing in Niseko

IT seems that even former prime ministers are enjoying Niseko's world-famous powder snow.

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and his wife are believed to have arrived in town last Friday for a long weekend, and stayed at a penthouse in The Vale Niseko.

Abe – the 57th prime minister of Japan, who served in office from September,

$6m week at Vale Niseko

AFTER Powderlife reported the sale of The Vale Niseko’s two penthouses and a further seven apartments since the start of the season, there have been another six apartment sales in the two weeks since.

Apparently a guy in the gondola said...

bruce lee at barunba

BEFORE jumping on the Hanazono #1 lift... Think you've been to all the onsens in Niseko? Think again... In search of a local drink that packs a punch? Try a 'Jet Li'...

The Vale Niseko

The Vale Niseko Accommodation

NISEKO’S ultimate ski in ski out accommodation | Absolute ski in ski out | Private onsens | Stunning views up the ski run | Outdoor heated pool overlooking ski run | Après ski terrace | In-house restaurant...

Vale Niseko experience sells

GUESTS are obviously impressed with The Vale Niseko experience – the complex's two penthouses and seven apartments have gone under contract to people who have stayed there since it opened for business on December 9.

Tourist numbers skyrocket

Niseko tourist numbers skyrocket

NISEKO is this season bustling with guests, following an unseasonably slow 08/09 winter.

TITLE :: Tourist numbers skyrocket

Niseko tourist numbers skyrocket

NISEKO is this season bustling with guests, following an unseasonably slow 08/09 winter.

Holiday management companies have announced that bookings are up about 30 per cent on last season.

Hokkaido Tracks added that the Christmas-New Year period was at around 75-80 per cent occupancy, while Chinese-New Year in mid-February

The Vale Niseko unveiled

The Vale Niseko unveiled

HIRAFU'S first five-star condominium-hotel, The Vale Niseko, swung open its doors with its grand opening ceremony earlier this month.

TITLE :: Vale grand opening all class

The Vale Niseko grand opening all class

NISEKO'S newest commercial and residential development – The Vale Niseko –  was unveiled in style yesterday.

Many local guests and businesspeople were in attendance for the exclusive event, along with distinguished visitors and dignitaries from around Japan – all arriving in Niseko especially for the grand opening.

Proceedings

Interview with Nisade chairman Jonathan Martin

Nisade chairman Jonathan Martin

NISADE'S head honcho and family man Jonathan Martin gives us his views on Niseko past, present and future...

How long have you been in Japan and Niseko and what brought you here?
I’ve been working in Niseko for three years, relocating the family here with me 15 months ago. The snow brought me, I had done my time in the