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Aussies Flocking to Niseko Slopes
Great snow conditions, promoted by word of mouth overseas, have attracted a growing number of foreign visitors, mainly from Australia, to Niseko Mountain Resort Grand Hirafu, a ski resort in the Niseko highlands in Hokkaido. The ski resort in Kutchancho, west of Mt. Yotei, is part of the Niseko ski resort area. The mountain is […]
Read moreScott Walker, Owner Scott Adventure Sports
“I had nothing.” That’s what Australian Scott Walker, owner and operator of Scott Adventure Sports (SAS), had to say about his first days in Japan eleven years ago. Hard to believe when you consider the towering stacks of yellow SAS rafts and the hub of activity around his headquarters at the Hirafu resort area of […]
Read moreAustralians form a Substantial Part of Japan’s Ski Tourism Market, says JNTO
Despite the many threats to international tourism in recent years, Japan has enjoyed year on year growth in its inbound tourism. In fact, Japan’s National Tourist Organization has revealed that in 2006 over 7.33 million tourists arrived in Japan, which is a substantial 9 percent increase from the previous year. The reason for this success […]
Read morePowder to the People
Expect the unexpected when skiing in Japan. Here vending machines mid-slope serve hot Deeppresso coffee in a can, hoards of Japanese schoolchildren line up in identical ski outfits with numbered bibs and toilets play tunes while you pee. Japan has more than 500 ski fields spread mainly over the northern island of Hokkaido and the […]
Read moreFire and Ice
While skiing was the main attraction, Kerry van der Jagt was equally seduced by the Japanese onsen experience and a very unique ice bar It is 3.00pm and I have had enough skiing for the day. My fingers and hair are frozen. The water from my nose has soldered to my face and a thermometer […]
Read moreGetting Piste
Destination: Japan With dismal weather forecasts at home, Australian skiers are finding their rites of passage in the little village of Niseko. Towards the east, the peaked volcano of Mount Yotei is swallowed up in darkness and the surrounding wilderness has disappeared with the sunlight leaving nothing more than a big black hole in the […]
Read moreHilton Hotels Corporation to Manage Hilton Niseko Village, Japan
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Hilton Hotels Corporation has signed an agreement with a Japanese investment vehicle of Citigroup Principal Investments Japan Co., Ltd, to manage the conversion, re-branding and operations of the Hilton Niseko Village in Japan, to be launched on 1 July 2008. Refurbishment plans call for an extensive, multi-million dollar renovation […]
Read moreJapans Best Ski Resorts
TEN years ago few Australian skiers would have considered Japan for a winter holiday. Now we’re heading there in record numbers, lured by reliable snow – lots of it – the choice of 600-plus resorts, ranging across the country from the northern island of Hokkaido to Kyushu in the south, and lift tickets at about […]
Read moreJapans Powdery Slopes Emerge as Hot New International Ski Magnet
NISEKO, Japan American skiers have the Rockies, Europeans the Alps. But for increasingly affluent Asia, Japan’s powdery slopes are emerging as the top international draw from Shanghai to Sydney. Even as skiing wanes in popularity at home, Japanese mountain villages like Niseko are trading on their fabulous snow, high-tech infrastructure and reasonable prices to thrive […]
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