Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan is renowned for the excellent quality of its snow - Anthony Brown / Alamy Since the 1972 Sapporo Olympics, skiing has been ...

MATSUMOTO, Japan >> As the number of domestic skiers and snowboarders declines significantly, many ski resorts in Japan are having difficulty staying open. A resort’s ability to attract foreign ...

Nighttime skiing at Niseko, in Japan, with Mount Yotei in the distance. By the time I had strapped on my snowboard at the top of the King Gondola, the wind was howling and snow was coming down hard.

Skiing and snowboarding remain some of the best aspects of winter. However, both can be expensive enterprises. Thankfully, a bunch of Japanese resorts are significantly shaving the cost of enjoying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Club Med’s Kiroro Grand is an enchanting, family-friendly all-inclusive resort in Hokkaido, Japan. T+L senior editor Lydia Price ...

A Housing Japan Group Company, Resort Japan K.K., announces the grand opening of Cedars Hotel on Sunday, February 15, 2026, in Hakuba Valley, Nagano, Japan. Located in the Tsugaike area of Otari ...

This mountain city is known as the training site for Aoyama Gakuin University, a powerhouse in the annual New Year’s Hakone ...

It had to have been one of the most real-life college assignments students at UNLV’s International Gaming Institute have ever undertaken. Students of Professor Bo Bernhard were asked to write a ...

Good morning Japan. It’s 6am as we dip below the clouds on approach to Tokyo Haneda airport, my travel-writing cogs jamming as I catch my first glimpse of the world’s largest city. On the one hand, I ...

The Winter Olympics have been held in two different regions of Japan, Hokkaido/Sapporo and Nagano, yet for decades the island nation has remained off the radar of most Americans as a ski destination.

At Niseko, Japan’s beloved ski resort, the real action takes place after dark—both on and off the slopes. By the time I had strapped on my snowboard at the top of the King Gondola, the wind was ...