Demand from inbound tourists and Tokyo commuters drove the five biggest year-on-year land-price increases in Japan.

Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, located in central Hokkaido, features a ski area and tower hotels that are popular with tourists from China and other countries. Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart acquired the ...

Hokkaido, on the other hand, is where you’ll consistently find the deepest, fluffiest snow. The mountains and ski resorts are less tall, closer to the ocean, and generally colder than what you’ll find ...

The resort is truly ski-in, ski-out, with 23 runs served by 11 gondolas across Asari and Nagamine mountains, altitudes ...

Kiroro Ski Resort is in Akaigawa, 43 kilometers west of Sapporo and 28 kilometers from Otaru. ... Kiroro Snow World stands out as one of the newer yet most impressive ski resorts in Hokkaido.

20 Best Ski Resorts Around the World, According to T+L Editors and Contributors. Discover your perfect mountain, from glitzy Alpine resorts to a powderhound's paradise in Japan.

Exclusive ski resorts from Colorado to Hokkaido host a wealth of luxury catered chalets, groomed pistes and Michelin-star restaurants. Exclusive ski resorts, from Megève to Niseko, ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to go, stay and eat.

SAPPORO — This ski season in Hokkaido, a growing number of skiers and snowboarders have gotten lost in the backcountry after venturing beyond resort boundaries.. On Feb. 5, a rescue request was ...

“The popularity of Hakuba and Hokkaido’s Niseko ski resort areas is nothing new,” said Ken Yamaguchi of Norikura’s management council. “They have been working at attracting foreign ...

NISEKO, Hokkaido – On interior designer Atsushi Uchida’s first visit to Niseko, ... He remembers Niseko at the time as a quieter mountain resort town with small ski lodges, ...