Guides to skiing in Japan

Plan a first ski trip to Niseko or compare skiing in Japan with the Alps. Follow each guide's links to recorded lift-pass prices and source notes.

• Japan or the Alps: which is better for skiing?

  Worth being upfront about where I'm comparing from, because it isn't like for like. I skied the Alps on school trips through my teens, a week at a time in…

• Niseko for first-timers: what a season teaching there taught me

  I taught at Niseko Village ski school for the 2019/20 season. Most of what follows is about how people ski, how they get cold, and where their money goes…