Appi Kogen

Located in the beautiful Iwate Prefecture, Shizukuishi is a true Japanese hidden...

October 3, 2024

the dry, light snow only found in the coldest parts of central Hokkaido...

January 23, 2023

Once I bought baby formula from my local supermarket in Kutchan, Japan thinking ...

December 2, 2019

Unsurprisingly, the most popular resorts in Japan tend to be the ones with the m...

November 21, 2019

Introducing the inaugural 'Snow Chasers Pass'... Our answer to a multi-resort da...

November 15, 2019

The situation for next week has changed significantly. The cold fronts that we w...

July 18, 2025

a mix of rain and snow across Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22nd and 23rd of July....

July 18, 2025

The storm will gradually weaken and slowly cross the country this weekend and ea...

July 11, 2025

an extra 5-15cm above about 1600m from late Sunday into early Monday...

July 11, 2025

The showers could potentially fall as snow up top of the South Island Ski fields...

July 7, 2025