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
9 reviews
Niigata
Sea-of-Japan storms, beech trees, and bullet-train pow
15 reviews
Yamagata
Tohoku powder, snow monsters, and old-school onsen vibes.
2 reviews
Recent Reviews
NASPA Ski Garden
8.3Hotel-front groomers, sneaky storm days
Togari Onsen
8.3Mellow lines, sneaky trees, big snowbelt
Karuizawa
7.0Bullet-train turns, Tokyo-near thrills
Kandatsu
8.1Yuzawa’s night-owl pow playground
Charmant Hiuchi
8.8Sea-snow sleeper that storms into legend
Seki Onsen
8.8Tiny hill, Titanic snow
Tsugaike Kogen
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