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Introducing Places to Stay in popular snow regions of Japan, listed by prefecture and town:
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Resort Reviews (
1888 )
Japanese
ski and snowboard resorts reader reviews. Browse the reviews or submit your own.
Latest posted review:
GALA Yuzawa, Niigata
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Find out which Japan ski and snowboard resorts are popular - and add your own votes.
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Weekly Giveaways
We feature weekly giveaways during the Japanese winter season - often lift tickets for Japanese ski resorts or accommodation prizes.
Current Giveaways:
3rd February 2012
>> 10 GALA Yuzawa (Niigata)
>> 10 Ryuoo (Nagano)

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SnowJapan Givewaways
3rd February 2012
Weekly prizes and Giveaways throughout the winter on SnowJapan. This week we have 20 lift ticket vouchers for the following ski resorts:
>> 10 GALA Yuzawa (Niigata)
>> 10 Ryuoo (Nagano)
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Our Now!
Calendar brings together our exclusive and independent weather and snow reports from popular regions of Japan. Archives are available from previous seasons, some dating back to 2002. Individual Now! reports can be found here - updated daily during the Japanese snow season:
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Niseko Now!
(Niseko, Hokkaido)
4th Feb 12, 07:58AM
Well it snowed the most overnight last night than any night this past week. Looks like it will be a good..... (read) |
Furano Now!
(Furano, Hokkaido)
2nd Feb 12, 09:40AM
The mountain has been perfectly groomed today and looks fantastic set against the deep blue sky. If you are into carving..... (read) |
Hakuba Now!
(Hakuba, Nagano)
4th Feb 12, 07:32AM
It is currently snowing at about 2cm per hour and should continue with consistent snowfall throughout the day. Yesterday we..... (read) |
Shiga Kogen Now!
(Yamanouchi, Nagano)
4th Feb 12, 10:04AM
What a great day it was yesterday! Wonderful combination of clear blue skies and great snow. Nice.
This morning we..... (read) |
Nozawa Now!
(Nozawa Onsen, Nagano)
3rd Feb 12, 11:11AM
The snow started dumping around sunset last night and within about 3 hours we had accumulated over 30cm. This is..... (read) |
Yuzawa Now!
(Yuzawa, Niigata)
4th Feb 12, 09:32AM
This morning things have started off fairly bright and even some blue sky remaining earlier on. No new snow to..... (read) |
Nabea Now!
(Naeba, Niigata)
4th Feb 12, 09:57AM
That blue sky I spoke of yesterday really opened up and we ended up with a very clear, very blue sky..... (read) |
Myoko Now!
(Myoko Kogen,
Niigata)
4th Feb 12, 09:41AM
Very light snow is falling in Myoko this morning; the national weather service has forecast some pretty heavy winds and snow.....
(read)
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Minakami Now!
(Minakami, Gunma)
3rd Feb 12, 06:27PM
Another mixed day in Minakami with snow hammering down in the morning only for it to clear up later. Stunning blue..... (read) |
Zao Now!
(Zao Onsen, Yamagata)
4th Feb 12, 09:41AM
After that lovely day yesterday, we are back to the mountain being covered in cloud this morning. Not quite as..... (read) |
Rusutsu Now!
(Rusutsu, Hokkaido)
4th Feb 12, 10:00AM
The snow that was falling in the morning stopped by noon, and it cleared up significantly. The day was terrific at..... (read) |
Madarao Now!
(Madarao Kogen, Nagano)
4th Feb 12, 09:48AM
3cm of new snow this morning according to the resort with light snow falling. A contrast again from the clear..... (read) |
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6-day weather forecasts - updated multiple times daily - are available throughout the year on 200+ resort pages on SnowJapan.
Snow depth information - updated once daily - can also be found on individual resort pages on SnowJapan during the winter season (December until April).
Visit the Resorts section to view the resort pages.
There is always a lot of discussion on current snow and weather conditions going on over in the Forums as well.

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