Skiing in Japan – Hakuba
With spring ski season almost upon us, we want to highlight one of our all time favorite ski areas in a Skiing in Japan series – Hakuba. Hakuba is located in the Japanese Alps of Nagano and with [...]
With spring ski season almost upon us, we want to highlight one of our all time favorite ski areas in a Skiing in Japan series – Hakuba. Hakuba is located in the Japanese Alps of Nagano and with [...]
Upon arrival, if you are not a guest at the ryokan or are visiting an onsen (Japanese hot spring) not attached to a ryokan, you will need to pay first. Enter the reception. Many onsen will [...]
The annual festival boasting gaudy, incredibly large, intricate and simply amazing ice sculptures took place earlier this month in Sapporo in the north of Japan. The focus of the week-long [...]
Tips and Hints You Need So you’re going to visit Japan for the first time. It’s exciting! And also just a little terrifying. It’s half a world away, and everything is very different from what [...]