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Prefectures

  • Akita hero

    Akita

    Sea-effect storms, beech forests, and steaming onsen

    9 reviews
  • Aomori hero

    Aomori

    Deep Snow, Empty Slopes, and a Whole Lot of Soul

    5 reviews
  • Fukushima hero

    Fukushima

    Pow-chaser’s playbook to Bandai–Aizu & beyond

    13 reviews
  • Gifu hero

    Gifu

    Stormy locals, Hida culture, and onsen recovery missions.

    10 reviews
  • Gunma hero

    Gunma

    Underrated powder, onsen heaven

    17 reviews
  • Hokkaido hero

    Hokkaido

    Japow’s Northern Kingdom

    33 reviews
  • Iwate hero

    Iwate

    Powder, onsens, and no-stress travel in Tohoku’s sleeper snow zone

    12 reviews
  • Nagano hero

    Nagano

    Alps, onsen, and storm-fed powder playground

    39 reviews
  • Niigata hero

    Niigata

    Sea-of-Japan storms, beech trees, and bullet-train pow

    30 reviews
  • Yamagata hero

    Yamagata

    Tohoku powder, snow monsters, and old-school onsen vibes.

    13 reviews

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Recent Reviews

  • Ski lift at Hida Kawai

    Hida Kawai

    8.6

    Small, kawaii and saving its powder for the weekend

  • lovely day at Mikawa Onsen ski resort

    Mikawa Onsen

    8.1

    A 38 degree mogul wall on the Agano River

  • Views from Suhara ski resort

    Suhara

    8.5

    Torches, Tadami trains and deep Uonuma snow

  • Chateau Shiozawa ski run to the village

    Chateau Shiozawa

    8.4

    Old-school snow country, two hotels, one steep surprise

  • Groomed run at Muica ski resort

    Muica

    8.6

    Hike-up powder above an onsen hotel

  • Cupid Valley ski run

    Cupid Valley

    8.7

    Deep snow and tree runs in snowman country

  • early morning Itoigawa Seaside Valley groomed run

    Itoigawa Seaside Valley

    8.4

    Quiet groomers with a Sea of Japan view

  • freshly groomed run at Yuzawa Park

    Yuzawa Park

    8.4

    Yuzawa's quiet hotel hill

  • Nomugi Toge groomed run

    Nomugi Toge

    8.5

    Seven hundred metres of empty downhill

  • Base of Yabuhara Kogen

    Yabuhara Kogen

    8.4

    A 42 degree wall above the Nakasendo

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