Dumpty Dump Dump – Niseko Nighter
When it dumps snow here in Niseko it reeeeeally dumps. Monday the 25th was one of those days. This car was cleared off at 13:00 and by 16:00 approximately 25+cm of accumulation of light Hokkaido pow. Night riding is always fun but when this much snow falls in the...
Go Time
With under a day now before the opening of Grand Hirafu Ski Ground local businesses are working hard preparing for the season. There has been a large influx of seasonal workers and there is a buzz in the air. Today Rhythm Snowsports first large container arrived full...
Skateboarding Hirafu-zaka
As Niseko residents prepare for the inevitable arrival of winter, the first snowfall (Hatsu Yuki 初雪) this year is considerably later than usual. Most locals have some kind of theory about what this will mean for the coming season, but there is one thing everyone...
Tokyo Skytree
Many people coming to Hokkaido for a holiday often allocate a couple days sightseeing in one of the bigger cities on the main island of Japan Honshu. Tokyo, which is always a fantastic city to visit, has an incredible new attraction – Toyko SKYTREE – the...