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Skiing in Japan
 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello all

I an hoping to combine a few days visit to friends in Tokyo with a week of skiing in Japan.

Can anyone recommend a ski resort that would suit a decent intermediate. I know it's going to be a completely different experience to skiing in Europe or US so really looking to research the resorts re convenience to get to from Tokyo, price and most importantly, range of skiing terrain.

Thank you

Paul
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Hakuba or quite a bit further north Hokkaido would be my first thoughts...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Japanese Alps via a Shinkanzen train to Nagano. Book decent skis in advance.

For a more Western (well Aussie) feel and more of a powder experience, Hokkaido.
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Second thoughts will follow... Several beers have got in the way... How far are you willing to travel from Tokyo? Are you looking for more on piste or off piste? Do you plan to travel on your own or are you looking to meet other travellers? Are you looking to spend time in ryokan and onsen? How big is your budget? And when? Etc etc Mike Pow might be along in a bit... It's all good 
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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From Tokyo there's not a lot of difference timewise between travelling by train and bus to Nagano and Niigata on Honshu and travelling by plane and train/bus to Hokkaido. There's a cost difference with the trip to Hokkaido working out more expensive.

I can only speak for Hokkaido and say that the snow is the deepest, lightest, most consistent I've ever skied. You won't be disappointed.

The pitch at Niseko is generally mellow but this affords the intermediate the chance to transition to terrain which is ungroomed that is covered in unconsolidated snow of varying depths.

When do you intend going? The busiest (although that's relative when compared with Europe) and most expensive period is 20 Dec through to 31 Jan.
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