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SO, what do you do if you think that the quiet resort of Moiwa is too crowded? There is the single chairlift resort, Chisenupuri, 15-minutes past Moiw ...
February 18 2011, 10:33am | Comments »
OUTDOOR Travel Japan is hosting the U18 National Australian Ice Hockey team, which will be coming to Hokkaido on a training camp at the Tomari Ice Cen ...
February 18 2011, 10:31am | Comments »
TO the disgust of powderhounds who visited in December, January’s snowfall was the stuff of legends. Shortly after New Year, a massive storm syste ...
February 18 2011, 10:21am | Comments »
The much-anticipated The Rocks Strata has finally received approval, which means that the hotel can now be sold to investors. The Rocks is undoubted ...
February 15 2011, 4:26pm | Comments »
AT 3776 m above sea level, Mount Fuji is not only the highest mountain in Japan, it’s also one of the most iconic in the world. The official climbin ...
February 5 2011, 12:48pm | Comments »
The Rocks Strata, the second development of The Rocks project is a collection of six buildings housing 100 hotel condominium-style residences located ...
February 5 2011, 12:22pm | Comments »
SKI-IN/SKI-OUT properties have their obvious perks, but residences on the outskirts of Hirafu are proving a popular choice for city dwellers. THERE ...
February 5 2011, 12:19pm | Comments »
MOST current textile manufacturers use high-speed looms to create woven products. JAPANESE textile manufacturer in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture – Ko ...
February 5 2011, 12:06pm | Comments »
TUCKED away in an almost hidden location below Captain Hirafu, this newly opened Thai restaurant is serving up great value Thai dishes and salads. I ...
February 5 2011, 11:39am | Comments »
FRESH this season, Marukyu-shoten is a friendly izakaya (public bar) run by an energetic young team across the road from Boom Sports on Ekimae-dori (t ...
February 5 2011, 11:33am | Comments »
COVERED in Japanese mayonnaise, bonito flakes, green onion and okonomiyaki sauce, Takoyaki is a great Japanese snack. First popularised in Osaka, t ...
February 5 2011, 11:26am | Comments »
IF you’ve ever travelled to Sapporo via Nakayama-toge, you’ll no doubt have come across an enormous black building called 万代 (Mandai), with gi ...
February 5 2011, 11:24am | Comments »