Early on, the results were impressive: Niseko started the season by breaking a 68-year-old record for snowfall in the first month of December. Since then, there was a lull when the powder machine ...

According to statistics from the towns of Kutchan and Niseko that make up the area, the total number of visitors was 2.9 million in fiscal 2023. However, growing numbers of visitors mean long ...

This photo shows a ski resort in Kutchan, a part of the Niseko area in Hokkaido, on Jan. 8, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A record influx of overseas visitors has descended on the famed Niseko ...