Snowboarding In Japan 99%

If you go, leave expectations of apres-ski chaos behind. Japan’s mountains reward patience, preparation, and a willingness to soak in a hot spring after every storm.

Back in Niseko for their final day, they took a last run down Strawberry Fields (a famous off-piste zone in Hanazono). Then, they shipped their gear home using the airport takkyubin, spent the afternoon in Sapporo’s beer museum, and ate Hokkaido soft cream (milk so rich it tastes like melted ice cream). snowboarding in japan

Rest day with a twist: morning snowmobiling in the Niseko backcountry with a guide (reduces avalanche risk and teaches you the terrain). Afternoon: miso ramen in Kutchan town, the local hub outside the resort bubble. Much cheaper and equally delicious. If you go, leave expectations of apres-ski chaos behind