Niseko Guide - tagged with niseko-news http://nisekoguide.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Niseko Guide info@nisekoguide.com New location for Toyota Big Air http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/9033/new-location-for-toyota-big-air

The Toyota Big Air is one of the world's highest-prized snowboarding straight jump competitions and it happens each February just down the road f ...

]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:58:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/9033/new-location-for-toyota-big-air Niseko Village opening new powder bowls http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8951/niseko-village-opening-new-powder-bowls

Mizuno-no-Sawa is the bowl under the Hilton Niseko Gondola that has long tantalised powder-hungry gondola riders. This has been a “no-go-zone” and ...

]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:16:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8951/niseko-village-opening-new-powder-bowls From Bluebird to Whiteout http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8943/from-bluebird-to-whiteout

Wind chills of - 28 degrees Celcius in last night’s storm, bluebird and milder temperatures early this morning and now it’s whiteout – Niseko’ ...

]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:14:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8943/from-bluebird-to-whiteout Tohoku Support Raffle – Donate ¥500 and win! http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8900/tohoku-support-raffle-donate-y500-and-win

LOOKING for a way to support a great cause and a chance to win some awesome Niseko prizes? It only takes ¥500!

This past summer, Niseko’s com ...

]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:07:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8900/tohoku-support-raffle-donate-y500-and-win New Ice and Snow Bike Tour with NAC http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8851/new-ice-and-snow-bike-tour-with-nac

NISEKO Adventure Company (NAC) is offering a new cycling adventure called the Ice and Snow Bike Tour. Their new mountain bikes come with studded t ...

]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:12:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8851/new-ice-and-snow-bike-tour-with-nac Hokkaido on the radar of low cost carriers http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8833/hokkaido-on-the-radar-of-low-cost-carriers

Several new low cost carriers (LCCs) will start flying to Hokkaido this year. Peach Aviation, Jetstar Japan, and Air Asia Japan have all announced lau ...

]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:41:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8833/hokkaido-on-the-radar-of-low-cost-carriers Tamashii open for breakfast http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8788/tamashii-open-for-breakfast

While Hirafu’s Tamashii– which means spirit in Japanese – has always been a popular après ski bar, it is now open from 7 in the morning, offeri ...

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:43:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8788/tamashii-open-for-breakfast Snow Caverns open http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8789/snow-caverns-open

“Setsudo”, snow caverns, are artist Hirohiko Takenaka’s newest snow and ice creations. This unique snow art installation is open for exploration ...

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:34:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8789/snow-caverns-open Bluebird days in Niseko http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8668/bluebird-days-in-niseko

After weeks of getting hammered with snowstorm after snowstorm, Niseko finally has been graced with two crystal clear bluebird days.

The fair weathe ...

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:20:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8668/bluebird-days-in-niseko ACO performance for a good cause http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8556/aco-performance-for-a-good-cause

The Australian Chamber Orchestra visited Niseko this past weekend, giving four performances. It was their third consecutive year playing for the Nisek ...

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:12:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8556/aco-performance-for-a-good-cause NISEKO WINTER RAFTING TOUR http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8554/niseko-winter-rafting-tour

OUTDOOR adventure company NOASC offers a unique winter experience - winter rafting. The tour begins with an exciting on-snow riverside entry from t ...

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:33:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8554/niseko-winter-rafting-tour Reindeer sledding at the Hilton http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8555/reindeer-sledding-at-the-hilton

CHRISTMAS might be over, but you can still find Santa’s reindeer outside the Hilton in Niseko Village. You will be taken for a five-minute ride and  ...

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:21:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8555/reindeer-sledding-at-the-hilton Australian Chamber Orchestra coming to town http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8527/australian-chamber-orchestra-coming-to-town

The Australian Chamber Orchestra, as part of the Niseko Winter Music Festival, is coming to town this week with three performances taking place on Thu ...

]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:54:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8527/australian-chamber-orchestra-coming-to-town Getting cuddly with police officers http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8517/getting-cuddly-with-police-officers

The police officers at Hirafu’s temporary police box celebrated “110” with Niseko’s woodpecker mascots Nicky and Anniky and Makkari’s lily m ...

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:41:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8517/getting-cuddly-with-police-officers New Year's Eve in Hirafu Village http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8473/new-years-eve-in-hirafu-village

It was the perfect night in Hirafu Village for a New Year’s fireworks celebration; warm temperatures, relatively clear skies, and calm wind. Hundred ...

]]> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:04:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8473/new-years-eve-in-hirafu-village Low cost airlines predicted to target Niseko market http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8460/low-cost-airlines-predicted-to-target-niseko-market

The delay in the construction of the Hokkaido Shinkansen line is predicted to push low-cost Japanese airlines to target the Niseko market. Airlines su ...

]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:21:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8460/low-cost-airlines-predicted-to-target-niseko-market YOGA CLASSES KICK OFF http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8456/yoga-classes-kick-off

YOGA classes are now available six days a week in Hirafu Village. Powder Yoga, run by Marika and Kanami (left), can be found at J-Sekka in the Kush ...

]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:52:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8456/yoga-classes-kick-off The peak is open! http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8431/the-peak-is-open

This morning the peak gates 2 and 3 opened for the first time this winter season of 2011-12. A stream of hikers could be seen all the way to the top o ...

]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:44:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8431/the-peak-is-open An unbelievably snowy December, and there’s more coming http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8416/an-unbelievably-snowy-december-and-thereaes-more-coming

  Japanese television across the country agree that this is the best early snow season Niseko has seen in 50 years. There has only been two days whe ...

]]> Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:06:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8416/an-unbelievably-snowy-december-and-thereaes-more-coming Grand Hirafu Candle Street http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8390/grand-hirafu-candle-street

A candle display illuminated the streets near the Welcome Centre and the Alpen Hotel in Upper Hirafu Village on Christmas Eve. Many spectators had gat ...

]]> Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:47:00 +0900 http://nisekoguide.com/items/view/8390/grand-hirafu-candle-street