Whether it’s in Hokkaido, Nagano, Niigata or Tohoku, Japan has slopes for all skill levels and resorts that provide the perfect base to recharge.
Japan is only 10 hours north of Australia and 2 hours behind Australian Eastern Standard Time, meaning you can find yourself on the slopes in no time, whether cruising the slopes with family members, or off-piste on some of the best back-country skiing in the world.
Early Bird Ski Specials
The best time to lock in a Japan ski holidays is early in the year for the upcoming November-March Ski season (2020-2021), when Japan’s accommodation providers tempt visitors with significant ski and accommodation specials that are often booked out quite quickly.
Japan Holidays now has a number of Early Bird Ski Specials offering excellent discounts – securing ski accommodation early guarantees the best rate and the chance to ski at one of Japan’s best ski locations.
Kiroro Resorts – 30% off Early Bird Specials
Kiroro Resorts - save now on a fantastic package deal! Kiroro has some of the best powder snow in Hokkaido with an average of 21 meters falling each year. The resort is uncrowded so [...]
Book Shiga Kogen for 2021/2022 season from just $925 pp
Book ahead for now for 2021/2022 winter season! Shiga Kogen is a collection of 21 ski resorts strung out along the Shiga Plateau- making it one of Japan’s largest ski areas. This area enjoys a [...]
The best ski deal is back! – Japan Holidays Aizu ski deal
The best Ski deal in the market is back by popular demand! For the third consecutive year, Japan Holidays is offering an exclusive Aizu 20/21 ski season deal ! Escape the crowds for an [...]
Early Bird Special – The Vale, Niseko
The Vale - Niseko The Vale Niseko is located in the heart of Hirafu. With a string of awards to its name, including World’s Best Ski Boutique Hotel 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 The [...]
Mon Aile Early Bird Ski deal
Experience perfect powder snow with ski in/ski out accommodation in Madarao with an amazing stay at the Madarao Mon Aile Hotel - a beautiful property located on the mountain for ski in/ski out convenience.This value-for-money [...]
Madarao Special Ski Offer – fun for the whole family!
Experience perfect powder snow with ski in/ski out accommodation in Madarao with an amazing stay at the Madarao Kogen Hotel - a beautiful property located on the mountain for ski in/ski out convenience. Madarao [...]
Enjoy 4 nights of skiing at Hilton Niseko – early bird special
Hilton Niseko Village Located at the base of Niseko Annupuri Mountain, Hilton Niseko is the perfect location to enjoy ski in/ski out access. This luxury Hotel is located adjacent to the Niseko Gondola and [...]
Shizukuishi Prince Hotel – early bird special – now only $390 per person!
Shizukuishi Prince Hotel Offering true ski-in/ski-out location in, Shizukuishi ski resort is located in northern Honshu in the prefecture of Iwate, 560km north of Tokyo. From Tokyo, train travel is the easiest way to [...]
Ski Hokkaido
Hokkaido is the powder capital of Japan, the country’s northernmost island and the home to some of its best snow. The region plays host to over 1200 festivals and events including February’s Sapporo Snow Festival, where hundreds of snow and ice sculptures of a grand scale line the streets.
Niseko Ski Resort
Niseko’s four main resorts, Niseko Grand Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village,and Annupuri meet at 1300metres above sea level on the beautiful Mount Niseko Annupuri.
Furano Ski Resort
Amazing scenery, light snow perfectly suited for skiing, great weather condition. It’s all there in Furano.
Rusutsu Ski Resort
Situated 79km west of Sapporo, Rusutsu offers a full scale resort experience set amidst some of the most spectacular scenery located in this region of Japan
Tomamu Ski Resort
Tomamu Ski Resort is a modern, high class ski resort in central Hokkaido, about 90 minutes by train south of Sapporo.
Kiroro Ski Resort
Nestling among the mountains in the delightful village of Akaigawa in Hokkaido, the Kiroro Resort is less than a 90-minute drive from New Chitose International Airport and an hour from Sapporo
Ski Tohoku
Heading south from the island of Hokkaido, Tohoku region offers real country town atmospheres and hidden ski fields that only the locals frequent to.
Alts & Nekoma Resort
Shizukuishi (Iwate)
Shizukuishi Prince Hotel is ski-in, ski-out accommodation at the bottom of Shizukuishi Ski Area.
Hachimantai Resort
Hachimantai is close to the centre of North Tohoku in Iwate Prefecture. It takes about 40 minutes by Bus from north west of Morioka Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo.
Hakkoda Ski Resort
Hakkoda is a renowned backcountry powder ski and snowboard mecca, located in northern Japan, just south of Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture.
Zao Onsen Ski Resort
The town has hot springs bubbling everywhere, and the ski resort offers a unique experience of skiing amongst the famous Zao Snow Monsters – Juhyo.
Appi Ski Resort
On its large-scaled 282 hectare land, APPI Resort offers 21 different terrains for all levels of skiers.
Ski Nagano & Niigata
On the main island of Honshu and accessible from Tokyo in under two hours by bullet train, Nagano, and nearby Niigata is the home of the 1998 Winter Olympics, with some of the highest-snowfall areas in Japan.
Hakuba Ski Resort
Since hosting the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, the Hakuba Valley has been an increasingly popular travel destination for people from all over the world.
Madarao Kogen Ski Resort
Here you’ll find a variety of slopes (25 in all) to fit the needs of any skier or boarder.
Myoko Kogen Ski Resort
Myoko Kogen, the first international ski resort running from the 1930s, is located in Niigata prefecture.
Nozawa Ski Resort
Nozawa Onsen ski resort is located in the northern part of Nagano prefecture, Nozawa Onsen boasts a number of natural onsen (hot springs) and large ski areas.
Shiga Kogen Ski Resort
Shiga Kogen is a collection of 21 ski resorts strung out along the Shiga Plateau- making it one of Japan’s largest ski areas.
Ski Gunma
With easy access from Tokyo, Gunma Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of Kanto on the main island of Honshu. The prefecture shares borders—and easy access—with Niigata to the north and Nagano to the west, opening up a range of ski and snowboard opportunities both inside and outside the prefecture.
Oze Iwakura
White World Oze-Iwakura is an excellent medium-size ski resort still virtually unknown to western visitors.
Minakami Ski Resort
Minakami is a ski area only 70 minutes bullet train ride away from the Metropolitan area, located in Gunma prefecture.
Manza Onsen Ski Resort
Manza ski resort is known as ‘Powder Snow Manza’ which is the place to enjoy one of the finest powder snow in the country.
Ski elsewhere in Japan
Naeba Ski Resort
Ski Jam Katsuyama (Fukui)
Ski Jam Katsuyama has been operating since 1993 and is one of the larger and more popular resorts in Fukui Prefecture, Western Japan.