The most popular skiing can be split into two main areas: Nagano/Hakuba (main island), and the various ski resorts around Sapporo like Niseko and Rusutsu (on Hokkaido). Of course, there are dozens of ...

The resort on the northern island of Hokkaido has become a world ... pricing locals and most domestic travellers out of the market. Hakuba, in the Japanese Alps, has followed a similar path ...