Located just 2.5 hours north of Tokyo is Yamagata Prefecture - the powder rich and culturally rich ‘hot spring kingdom’ of the Tohoku area. Yamagata is known to be one of Japan’s heaviest snowfall areas, which attracts many during snow season every year, but it is also known well for the strong pr… Read More
“We live on different time here, Island Time... you can enjoy and relax” said the receptionist checking me into the hotel. Soon I became acutely aware of the flow of Island Time, my shoulders relaxed as the stresses of daily life left my body. The pace is leisurely at Ishigakijima it almost feels … Read More
ALPICO BUS SERVICE Direct bus from and to HAKUBA,Nagano Japan continues to be a popular snow holiday destination for Australians, one of the reasons of the popularity could be how efficient and convenient it is travelling in Japan. Alpico provides a reasonably priced, comfortable and convenien… Read More
History flows through the hot springs of Yudanaka Onsen From the moment you step off the train at Yudanaka Station, you are already fully immersed in the hot spring town of Yudanaka Onsen. Even the station has its own hot spring facilities for day-trippers, and just outside, one of the town's … Read More
An invitation to get to know Japan in Sydney Japan and its unique culture continue to fascinate thousands of Australians, and whether it be food, fashion, beauty or traditional arts, more and more are seeking it out at home. The Ultimate Japanese Staycation Guide takes a tour of the Japanese … Read More
An invitation to get to know Japan in Sydney Japan and its unique culture continue to fascinate thousands of Australians, and whether it be food, fashion, beauty or traditional arts, more and more are seeking it out at home. The Ultimate Japanese Staycation Guide takes a tour of the Japanese … Read More
An invitation to get to know Japan in Sydney Japan and its unique culture continue to fascinate thousands of Australians, and whether it be food, fashion, beauty or traditional arts, more and more are seeking it out at home. The Ultimate Japanese Staycation Guide takes a tour of the Japanese … Read More
An invitation to get to know Japan in Sydney Japan and its unique culture continue to fascinate thousands of Australians, and whether it be food, fashion, beauty or traditional arts, more and more are seeking it out at home. The Ultimate Japanese Staycation Guide takes a tour of the Japanese … Read More
An invitation to get to know Japan in Sydney Japan and its unique culture continue to fascinate thousands of Australians, and whether it be food, fashion, beauty or traditional arts, more and more are seeking it out at home. The Ultimate Japanese Staycation Guide takes a tour of the Japanese … Read More
An invitation to get to know Japan in Sydney Japan and its unique culture continue to fascinate thousands of Australians, and whether it be food, fashion, beauty or traditional arts, more and more are seeking it out at home. The Ultimate Japanese Staycation Guide takes a tour of the Japanese … Read More
An invitation to get to know Japan in Sydney Japan and its unique culture continue to fascinate thousands of Australians, and whether it be food, fashion, beauty or traditional arts, more and more are seeking it out at home. The Ultimate Japanese Staycation Guide takes a tour of the Japanese … Read More
An invitation to get to know Japan in Sydney Japan and its unique culture continue to fascinate thousands of Australians, and whether it be food, fashion, beauty or traditional arts, more and more are seeking it out at home. The Ultimate Japanese Staycation Guide takes a tour of the Japanese … Read More
A scenic 'hot spring kingdom' filled with natural and cultural highlights Yamagata Prefecture is one of Japan’s heaviest snowfall areas, making it a naturally blessed snow holiday destination just 2.5 hours north of Tokyo by bullet train. Some 160,000 hectares of the prefecture is na… Read More
Mogami Yamagata’s scenic Mogami region, named for the 224 kilometre-long river which flows through it, is more than three-quarters covered in mountainous forest. Much of the forest is ancient, some of the trees millennium-old giants measuring three metres or more around the base of their trunks. … Read More
Lounging around in a comfy yukata kimono, eating delicious gourmet cuisine, ready to slide into a hot spring at a moment’s notice – there’s nothing quite like the luxury of a hot spring inn, or 'onsen ryokan'. Yamagata Prefecture is rich in historic hot spring inn communities, some hidden away in r… Read More
Historic alpine retreat, blessed with abundant powder Situated 30 minutes from the Japan Sea coast in the mountains of Joshin'etsu Kogen National Park, Myoko is a vintage Japanese alpine resort with a history dating back over 100 years. In winter, it is naturally blessed with a charming combin… Read More
www.princehotels.com/en/ski/naeba.html | 742 Mitsumata, Yuzawa-machi, Minami Uonuma-gun | 2+81-25-788-9221 | Days Mon-Fri 8:00-17:00, Sat & Sun &Holidays 7:30-17:00 | Travelling times to Naeba & Kagura Ski Resort Tokyo: 2 hrs (bullet train and bus) IMMERSIVE POWDE… Read More
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Romantic hot spring town on the doorstep of the snow country Echigo-Yuzawa inspired the Nobel Prize-winning novel 'Snow Country', and has created a dream-like legacy of romance in the white winters of the north-eastern Japanese countryside. Snow Country was born from the pen of Yasunari Kawabat… Read More
www.nozawaski.com/winter/en/index.php | Toyosato 7653, Nozawaonsen-mura, Shimotakai-gun | 2+81-269-85-3166 | Days 8:40-17:20, Nights 16:30-20:00 | Travelling times to Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort Tokyo: 2 hrs 25 min (train), Osaka: 4 hrs 30 min (train) QUALITY AND QUANTITY Nozaw… Read More
