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Winter is finally here in Japan, and just like every year, we have a solid line-up of winter-only packages and tours to help you make the most of the season! Below, check out our ski packages to Hokkaido, Nagano, and Niigata, our packages to the world-famous Sapporo Snow Festival, and our ever-popular Snow Monkey Tour. Where to begin...
Packages are now available for Japan's premiere winter event: the Sapporo Snow Festival! These 2-day or 3-day packages include round-trip flights between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Sapporo's New Chitose Airport and accommodations (with breakfast) in Sapporo. Choose from three different flight time slots as well as accommodation in one of seven hotels located near Sapporo Station or the main location of the festival, Odori Park!
by Brian - JAPANiCAN.com Staff
JTB Kanto's Niigata Office is offering foreign residents or visitors of Japan that are free this weekend the chance to visit the Echigo-Yuzawa ski resort...for free!
At the beginning of March, with spring just over the horizon, I was off to Takayama in Gifu prefecture. My itinerary was a 2-night, 3-day excursion, which included catching a bus to Oku-Hida hot spring town's Hirayu Onsen, taking in the dynamic scenery of the Northern Japanese Alps with the help of the Shinhotaka Ropeway, and then heading by bus to Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture before catching a Chuo line train back to Tokyo. Keep reading to find out how it all went down!
During my trip I stayed at two ryokan: Takayamaouan in Takayama and Miyamaouan in Hirayu Onsen. Read on below to find out more about them, and don't miss the special offer at the end of the article!