kokyu – a new photobook by Taro Tamai

Nov 3, 2016 | News, Winter Sports

Many people rave about the Gentem snowboards and swear by them as the ultimate powder snowboards for Niseko’s conditions. In recent year the “snowsurf” movement has gathered momentum and Niseko’s own GENTEM are at the forefront of the powdery...

Niseko Snow Report, 30 October 2016

Oct 30, 2016 | Snow Reports

*2cm of fresh snow has accumulated in the last 24hrs in Niseko. At 7:00 today the temperature was 1°C. Snowfall overnight has transformed the Niseko region into winter. The cold temperatures and snowfall and predicted to continue for much of the coming week. Fingers...

Keeping Up with Kana

Oct 26, 2016 | Resort, Winter Sports

It is a dark stormy wet nasty afternoon here in Niseko….so here is a happy japow edit from last season. Kana Fujiyama is a longtime Niseko local, a total legend and absolutely rips on a snowboard. Trying to keep up with her is always a challenge and lot’s...

Monday Magic in Niseko

Oct 24, 2016 | News

The changeable autumn weather really kicked in today with a snow storm for the region resulting in the biggest snowfall for the 2016-17. It is hard to say how much has come down but at the Hirafu crossroads around 9 there was a sludgy 5cm of semi translucent mush but...

BORN AND BRED” SKIER YOHEI SASAKI – 5 NISEKO STORIES

Oct 17, 2016 | Winter Sports

To get over the Monday blues check out another of the beautiful stories OYUKI produced last season. We previously shared local snowboarder Kassun’s Solitary Man Niseko story so we thought it best to follow up with a local skier Yohei Sasaki’s story....