Prefectures
Akita
Sea-effect storms, beech forests, and steaming onsen
9 reviews
Aomori
Deep Snow, Empty Slopes, and a Whole Lot of Soul
5 reviews
Fukushima
Pow-chaser’s playbook to Bandai–Aizu & beyond
13 reviews
Gunma
Underrated powder, onsen heaven
16 reviews
Hokkaido
Japow’s Northern Kingdom
31 reviews
Iwate
Powder, onsens, and no-stress travel in Tohoku’s sleeper snow zone
11 reviews
Nagano
Alps, onsen, and storm-fed powder playground
7 reviews
Niigata
Sea-of-Japan storms, beech trees, and bullet-train pow
11 reviews
Yamagata
Tohoku powder, snow monsters, and old-school onsen vibes.
2 reviews
Recent Reviews
Hakuba Tsugaike
8.5Wide, forgiving, and quietly deep
Nozawa Onsen
8.2Steeped in tradition, stuffed with snow
Yuzawa Nakazato
8.0Snow-train access, mellow fun, sneaky storm days
Iwappara
8.0Wide, forgiving, and storm-day reliable
Maiko
8.3Snow Country cruisers with storm-day stamina
Joetsu Kokusai
8.3Wide-open Snow Country playground
Ishiuchi Maruyama
8.4Night-glow groomers and storm-day cruisers
Gala Yuzawa
8.2Bullet-train pow with city-trip convenience
Kagura
8.5Long season, deep snow, Tokyo-weekend energy
Kunimidaira
8.2Quiet Iwate turns between storms