Demand For Real Estate in Niseko Back on Track

Jan 25, 2014 | News

After a slowdown during the Global Financial Crisis and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, it seems that demand for real estate in Niseko is once again booming, with sales nearly doubling in the last twelve months. Michael Davenport from Niseko Consulting has...

Niseko Snow Report, 24 January 2014

Jan 24, 2014 | Winter Sports

*3.0cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:30 today the temperature was -10°C. Glen is off to Honshu for a few days on a photo shoot with Powdershots Niseko – hence the temporary snow station to take measurements. I was wishing...

Magic Morning

Jan 22, 2014 | News, Winter Sports

There wasn’t a huge amount of fresh snow in the village this morning (15.5cm – see snow report here) and peak gates weren’t set to open, so hopes weren’t high for today. Well, there was plenty of snow out there if you knew where to look, as these shots from...

Niseko Snow Report, 22 January 2014

Jan 22, 2014 | Snow Reports

*15.5cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:15 today the temperature was -6°C. Another great layer of snow this morning and we are just rolling with the good times here in Niseko. This weekend there will be a large influx of people...

Hirafu 188

Jan 21, 2014 | News, Shopping

Bringing a touch of the big city to Niseko, Hirafu 188 is a modern commercial building mid-way up Hirafu-zaka – the main commercial street in town. On the ground floor of this building is the Niseko branch of the Ikeuchi department store – iGate. iGate Niseko is much...