Hi,
I' m an Aussie who feels the cold, but I have hardly ever been cold in Hokkaido after 5 trips.
I generally agree with all the other advice, but I do think that the advice given to travellers to Japan re ski gear from Austra,ia is generally a bit inadequate and under- estimates the cold.
Yes, you should make sure your boots are not too tight.
I generally wear thick old fashioned woollen ski socks.
(Last year I rescued an Aussie girl from the cold at Furano ( we're talking about - 13 here) . She was complaining of pain in her feet and was wearing cotton ankle socks in her ski boots, w