We took a ski trip to Yamagata prefecture last weekend. I know it’s already May, however you can still enjoy skiing on natural snow in Yamagata. So, we went to Gassan ski resort, located west of Yamagata city. This ski resort is very uniqu…

I had a long vacation during Golden Week, which is the Japanese holiday from end of April to early May. So, I went to Hokkaido mainly for skiing. I went to Niseko, Kiroro, Sapporo Kokusai, Furano, Kurodake and Asahidake ski resorts and enj…

We went to Asahidake today and it was wonderful weather. We enjoyed a trekking on snow and skiing there. My wife and her mother seemed to enjoy.

We took a ski trip to Toyama and Ishikawa prefecture last weekend. It is still February, however it was a warm and rainy day on Saturday and Sunday. We needed to wear our raincoats at the ski resorts. I think the weather is generally cold …

We were planning to go the YAMABOKU ski resort in the northern part of Nagano prefecture last Saturday, becasue we ordered the CAT tour for powdery snow. This ski resort provides tihs tour every Saturday in January and February. The CAT ta…

We went to Oku-Hida in Gifu prefecture last weekend. Oku-Hida is at high altitude and located in the northern part of Gifu. There are so many hot springs near the volcano Mt.Yakedake. It is a nice place to stay, because you can enjoy a nic…

Last weekend we took our first ski trip of the season. On Saturday, we went to Shirakaba 2in1 Ski resort in the central area of Nagano prefecture. There was very little snow, but thanks to the cold weather they could make artificial snow. …

We were planning to go to Nagano prefecture for our first ski trip last weekend, but we had to postpone it. Most of the ski resorts were closed due to the lack of snow. There was no snowfall and it was too warm last week. Some ski resorts …

We are planning to go to Nagano prefecture for our first ski trip this season next weekend. However, it’s warm today and I think that autumn will still hang on Japan. Some ski resorts already announced opening day will be postponed for a w…

Last Sunday, we went to Ishii Sports shop in Osaka, because there was a ski Exhibition. We looked at a lot of skis and other equipment there and finally I ordered new skis made by the BlueMoris ski maker. Many skiers are using foreign skis…

We had an amazing weekend in Tohoku. This is a beautiful region in northeast Japan. It’s famous for high mountains, good local food, very nice Japanese Sake and the unique Japanese culture. The spring is almost over and in some areas are s…

Golden Week (GW) is a week-long holiday from late April to the first week of May. Most Japanese workers can take about 5days off. We stayed in Hokkaido during our GW vacation. First, we visited Niseko to ski and enjoyed the beautiful lands…

We took a ski trip to Nagano last weekend. We visited Kaida Kogen ski resort near Mt.Ontake and Sirakaba ski resort near Mt.Tateshina. There was a lot of snow at the top of Mountain, however it has already melted at the base. Some ski slop…

We enjoyed a three day holiday last weekend. We visited Niigata prefecture and stayed there three nights and enjoyed skiing at five resorts, eating the local food, enjoying Japanese sake and relaxing in the natural hot springs. Everywhere …

We took a ski trip to Nagano during our New year vacation with my friends’ families. Six of us like to ski. My friend’s son is 7 years old and loves winter sports. He likes playing in the snow, sledding and skiing. We felt happy, because h…

We took our first ski trip to Nagano last weekend. After skiing, we enjoyed Soba noodles. It’s a one of the most popular foods in Japan and Nagano is very famous for them. There are many Soba restaurants in the area and you can eat many di…

Last weekend we took our first ski trip of the season. We went to Shirakaba 2in1 Ski resort in the town of Tateshina, Nagano prefecture. On Saturday, we woke up around 6am and we started our five-hour drive to the resort and arrived around…

This weekend we’re planning to go to Nagano for our first ski trip of the season. Some ski resorts are already open and they have lots of natural snow. We need to get our ski gear ready for the trip. We’re going to ski every weekend this w…

Last Friday, Snow Park Yeti in Shizuoka prefecture was opened. Right now, this is only ski resort open for skiing and snowboarding in Japan. Of course, there is only one trail open, it’s very narrow and uses 100% artificial snow, so the co…

Our skiing finished up in GW, because most ski resorts closed last weekend. The ski resorts in Kansai were closed around the end of March, however some ski resorts in the northern part of Japan or in the high altitude areas were open until…

We went to Gifu for skiing last weekend and stayed at Oku-Hida Onsen one night. We enjoyed skiing at Honoki ski resort under nice weather on last Saturday, but unfortunately there was heavy rain on Sunday. Therefere, we changed our plan on…

The temperature changed a lot last week, I think. Actually, there was snow last Thursday and it was really warm last Saturday and Sunday in Nagano. Plus, it will be cold and snow again this week, so try not to get sick. Skiers and snow boa…

I bought new ski wear last month and can't wait to wear it.

We go skiing to Nagano during new year vacation with my friends every year and of course we're planning to visit Nagano this year too. However, even in Japan, the spread of COVID-19 is mushrooming now. So we discussed about going to skiing…

We headed to Gifu by car on last Saturday morning and visited the Naito museum of pharmaceutical science and industry. This museum is operated by the pharmaceutical company Eisai which was founded by Toyoji Naito in 1941. We learned a lot …

Today is December 2nd and there is snow around the mountain side in Hokkaido and Tohoku area now. Some ski resorts in Hokkaido are already open with 100 % natural snow and some ski resorts in Nagano are open with artificial snow. We feel a…

We're staying my home in Shiga this weekend and are thinking deeply about our skiing, baseball and our life. Finally, I've decided our skiing for this season must be canceled due to the Corona virus. We're originally planning to visit Hokk…

I went to Gunma for a technical meeting last week by car from Shiga and I visited some ski resorts in Gunma and Nagano after the meeting. Our meeting went well and I had a good time in Gunma. Actually, last week after the meeting was 4 day…

Last week was a long weekend so I visited Obihiro in Hokkaido with my wife and her mother. Our trip started for Sapporo on Friday night with ANA airlines and the next morning we headed to Obihiro by JR express train. Obihiro is located eas…

This ski resort is in Nagano city and it takes about 40 minutes from Nagano downtown by car. About 22 years ago, Nagano was the host city for the winter Olympic games and free style skiing mogul took place in Iizuna Kogen ski resort. Back …