Best Japan Ski Resorts - Readers' Reviews
These awards for the "best ski resorts in Japan" are based on the public reviews on Powderhounds.com. Come and have your say on the top
Japan ski resorts by reviewing and rating a ski area. Navigate to the Japan ski resort you want to review and click on the "add review" link in the left-hand-column. Put your vote in!
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Best overall Japan ski resort 1:
Okushiga Kogen,
Nozawa Onsen,
Rusutsu
- Best Japan powder skiing 2:
Ani,
Lotte Arai,
Okushiga Kogen
- Best snow:
Suginohara,
Okushiga Kogen,
Seki Onsen
- Most uncrowded:
Aomori Spring,
Lotte Arai,
Ani
- Best lifts:
Rusutsu,
Lotte Arai,
Nozawa Onsen
- Piste trails:
Okushiga Kogen,
Niseko Hirafu,
Nozawa Onsen
- Off-piste:
Tenjindaira,
Ani,
Hakuba Cortina
- Child friendly:
Sahoro,
Tomamu,
Okushiga Kogen
- Value for money:
Ani,
Kagura,
Asari
- Nightlife:
Niseko Hirafu,
Niseko,
Nozawa Onsen
Japan Hosted & Guided Multi-Resort Ski Safaris
If you are a powder junkie, a multi-resort and guided
Japan ski safari could be the best way for you to get your powder fix. Once you have done one of these tours you will find it hard to ever go back to staying at one resort!
The larger resorts like Niseko get inundated with people all chasing that elusive powder. Meanwhile there are hundreds of smaller Japan ski areas which most people don't visit as they are too little to visit for more than a day or two before getting bored; however they have some amazing powder skiing with little or no competition to get to the Japow. A guide can get you to the good stuff fast and safely, and another bonus is that they can drive you from one location to another.
Various tours are designed to cater to different abilities of skiers and snowboarders.
For an indication of dates and availability, check out the
Japan Ski Tours Schedule page.
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