How this Japanese ski town became the powder capital of Asia – and maybe even the world
Niseko is riding a wave of increased global popularity, supported by the opening of new fancy resorts and eateries over the ...
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Niseko tourist numbers recover to nearly 90% of pre-COVID totals
Snowboarders and skiers from the world over are joyfully cutting through fresh northern powder once more with the seasonal opening of the famed international ski resorts in Niseko, Hokkaido.
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Local entities rush to introduce lodging taxes post-pandemic
One local government initiated the tax in fiscal 2023. It was followed by two others in fiscal 2024: Niseko town in Hokkaido, home to famed ski resorts, and Tokoname city in Aichi Prefecture ...
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Tourism boom sends prices soaring at Japan's famed Niseko ski resort
The price hikes extend to accommodations in the area, with a private lodging operator in Rankoshi, a town in the Niseko area, saying he raised his nightly rates by more than 10 percent from 88,000 ...
Review: Intuition Niseko, Japan
Just a short, icy shuffle to Niseko’s buzzing Grand Hirafu village, this six-storey property in Niseko offers 32 serviced ...