by Arden Kreuzer | Last updated Oct 21, 2026 | Japan Travel, Winter in Japan
If you’ve ever seen videos of skiers or snowboarders floating through waist-deep powder, there’s a good chance they were filmed in Japan. The snow here is famously light and dry, especially in Hokkaido, and the ski season runs all the way from December...
by Angelie | Last updated Oct 3, 2026 | Japan Travel, Japan Area Guide
It really bugs me that most tourists treat Nagano as a stopover. There. I said it. They ride through to a ski resort, suffer through a miserable and winding line to photograph the snow monkeys (only to grumble about it on social media afterward), and then leave. The...
by Angelie | Last updated Sep 19, 2026 | Japan Transportation, Japan Travel
There’s a certain video format doing the rounds on Japan TikTok right now. You’ve probably seen it: a couple dragging an enormous suitcase (or two) up three flights of station stairs, sweating, laughing, quietly regretting every packing decision they made...
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