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NORTE Hokkaido Lifestyle Opening Party
NORTE Hokkaido Lifestyle opens this evening at The Green Leaf hotel in Niseko Village. The event...
Niseko Hirafu village after 43cm of snow
Japow This is how Hirafu village looked at 8am this morning after 43cm of powder snow fell in 24...
Beer and Happoshu – Know the difference
There is beer and there is happoshu When you go to the convenience store or supermarket in Japan...
Hirafu’s 50th Anniversary Present
Today is Niseko Mt. Resort Grand Hirafu's 50th Anniversary... We arrived around 9.30am and thought...
Hirafu Gondola Opening, 10 December 2011
The new Hirafu Gondola opened at 10am this morning and this is how it looked. The ride was fast,...
The Three Musketeers ride in Annupuri
8th December 2011 had 21.8cm of fresh snow fall and the temperature was low so we knew we were in...
Hirafu to Higashiyama Snow Shoe Experience
Today we decided on a change of pace and took a snow shoe tour along part of the Hirafu...
Niseko November 2011 Radiation Results
This is the fourth month of collecting radiation dose data (Gamma mSv) using a DoesRAE 2...
2012 Niseko Grand Hirafu Season Begins.
The new season has begun with excellent snow in Niseko Grand Hirafu. Friday night the official...
K’s Denki Opens
It's the biggest electrical store in the Shiribeshi valley, and just opened. Take a look inside...
The new Hirafu Gondola in the snow
Radiation Levels in Hokkaido
Is it safe in Hokkaido? Could I be exposed to radiation? These are questions that everyone thinking of a ski or snowboard trip to Japan would have. And understandably so. The fact is that Hokkaido was almost unaffected by the … Continue reading →
Niseko Grand Hirafu Holiday Ski Run Virtual Tour
Last winter we made this virtual tour of the green Holiday ski run in Hirafu, it starts near the...
Niseko First Tracks 2011
The volume and quality of snow fall over the last few days has been exceptional, which meant only...
Niseko First Tracks 2008-2010
The much anticipation snow storm that's due to hit the Niseko area and fall down to village level...
360 degree video on the sushi train
Last summer we backed this Kickstarter project for the Kogeto's 360º video capture dot device that...
Rittou is the first day of winter
The 7 November is named rittou (立冬) in Japanese and literally means the first day of winter and...
Hirafu Gondola Center House
Out with the old, in with the new. Niseko Grand Hirafu's Gondola Center House has been revealed...
Hanazono All Season Resort Progress Update November 2011
Last week the covers came off the new showroom at the Hanazono All Season Resort - a complementary...
Niseko October 2011 Radiation Results
This is the third month of collecting radiation dose data (Gamma mSv) using a DoesRAE 2 Electronic...
New Hirafu Gondola Cabins Arrive In The Snow
Early this morning we went to inspect the snow that has fallen higher up Mt. Niseko Annupuri. We...
Niseko Snow Report, 26th October 2011
The snow creeps ever closer. Yesterday afternoon the temperature dropped sharply and throughout...
Hirafu King Area Access Passage Changes
The King Area Access Passage that joins the red Alpen ski run to the green Kogen ski run has gone...
Hirafu gets a new magic carpet
Whilst out enjoying the glorious sunshine this morning I discovered the new magic carpet that's...
Pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins!
Halloween is almost here and the Niseko streets are paved with pumpkins from the recent harvest......
New Kizuna Apartments
The new apartment development named "Kizuna" is going up fast as the winter approaches and is...
Route 66 to Iwanai road closed until 28 April 2012
Early this morning I went to climb Mt. Chisenupuri from the car park that's located 830m up the...
Niseko Snow Report, 18th October 2011
The temperature in Hirafu has plummeted since yesterday afternoon. Last night the thermometer went...
Niseko Snow Report, 13th October 2011
There has been no fresh snow today but we just found a yukimushi (雪虫) or in English snow...