The Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido is one of the biggest and best winter events in Japan. Teams from aro...

Hokkaido, once an island not even considered by more than a few tourists, is on it’s way to becoming one of Japan’s most interesting, and ...

I’ve raved about Shiretoko before and I’ll rave about it again. For those of you not familiar with my writing, I run a blog on outdoor-fo...

Hokkaido is Japan’s northernmost island and is home to an abundance of unspoiled nature, hot springs and ski resorts, along with arguably ...

Japan’s fantastic skiing and snowboarding conditions have long been a well-kept secret, but word is slowly getting out and more people are...

Japan has some of the best ski resorts and powder snow in the world. The two best areas for skiing or snowboarding in Japan are Nagano on ...

Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido offers some of the country’s best snow and has been unaffected by the recent earthquake and tsunami that...