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  • 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.

    5 reviews
  • Gunma hero

    Gunma

    Underrated powder, onsen heaven

    16 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

    30 reviews
  • Niigata hero

    Niigata

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

    23 reviews
  • Yamagata hero

    Yamagata

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

    13 reviews

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Recent Reviews

  • Glorious morning looking down to the village base at White Pia Takasu

    White Pia Takasu

    7.9

    Takasu’s quiet storm-day groomer stash

  • Magnificent evening above Washigatake Ski Resort

    Washigatake

    8.0

    The Okumino night mission that keeps delivering

  • Looking up the ski runs at Meiho Ski resort

    Meiho

    8.1

    Okumino’s groomer highway with sneaky storm-day trees

  • Groomed run at Dynaland Ski Resort

    Dynaland

    7.9

    Big Gifu groomers with sneaky tree stashes

  • Under the Gondola at Takasu Snow Park

    Takasu

    8.0

    Big groomers, bigger parks, and easy days from Nagoya

  • Okutadami Maruyama

    Okutadami Maruyama

    8.4

    The spring-ski secret that refuses to quit

  • Views down a wide groomer at Tainai Ski Resort

    Tainai

    8.2

    The quiet Niigata local that skis better than it looks

  • Looking down a ski run at Muikamachi Hakkaisan Ski Resort

    Muikamachi Hakkaisan

    8.4

    Ropeway steeps with Uonuma calm

  • Akakura Kanko  Hotel and Ski Resort

    Akakura Kanko (Akakan)

    8.7

    Classic Myoko fall-lines with a side of onsen luxury

  • Freshly groomed ski run at Ikenotaira Onsen

    Ikenotaira Onsen

    8.5

    The wide-runway Myoko sleeper with a hot-spring finish

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