Take a Winter Holiday in Japan
December 02, 2011
For an unforgettable winter holiday, choose Japan. Japan offers amazing powder snow for skiing and snowboarding, top quality resorts, relaxing hot springs, delicious Japanese winter cuisine, ice festivals, the cultural experience of staying in traditional Japanese inns, unique apres ski and the adorable snow monkeys. Here are some new Japan holiday options for this winter.
Short Ski Trips from Tokyo
JTB UK is now offering new 2012 Sunrise Tours including two ski excursions from Tokyo which allow visitors with limited time to spare to sample Japan's great powder snow.
With a one-day ski excursion, you can ski at Gala Yuzawa resort just 90 minutes away from Tokyo by bullet train and be back in Tokyo for dinner time. Operated 21 December – 31 March, price £108 per adult.With a two-day excursion to the Naeba ski area, you can enjoy a full afternoon and evening skiing right up to when the pistes close, and stay overnight at the Naeba Prince hotel. Operated 17 December – 16 March, price £192 per adult.
With daily departures, these short and convenient ski excursions are a great opportunity for the casual skier, or for families. For full details please see www.japanspecialist.co.uk.
Japan Ski Experience - the UK’s Japan Ski Holiday Specialists!
Japan Ski Experience is a niche, independent tour operator with 4 years experience providing ATOL licensed Japan ski holidays from the UK.
Whether you dream of riding the world famous Niseko powder, emerging yourself in Japanese culture in the hot-spring resort of Myoko, or taking on the Olympic ski runs of Hakuba, Japan Ski Experience offer tailor-made holidays that exceed expectations.For the chance to receive discounted prices and exclusive holiday offers subscribe to their newsletter today. For full details of Japan Ski Experience holidays please see www.japanskiexperience.co.uk
Snow Season Japan - Off The Beaten Track Powder Tour
Snow Season Japan’s Off The Beaten Track Powder Tour offers skiers and snowboarders the chance to experience riding Japan’s hidden gem resorts, best terrain and secret hidden powder spots accessed with the local knowledge of an experienced guide and powder coach, 29 January – 12 February 2012.
The tour is a 14-night multi location road trip, featuring 9 days skiing and snowboarding with experienced local guides, covering 6 of Honshu’s undiscovered powder resorts in Nagano and Niigata, in the beautiful Japanese Alps. Powder riding progression coaching, a 2 day avalanche course training and qualification, fantastic accommodation, meals, lift tickets, transportation, a cultural day trip to the Snow Monkey Onsen and Tokyo, complete the package.
For additional information and reservations go to www.snowseasonjapan.com/powder-tour/ and contact info@snowseasonjapan.com.
2012 Sapporo Snow Festival
The Sapporo Snow Festival is back for its 63rd installment in February 2012. JTB are offering a two-day package including round-trip airfare from Tokyo's Haneda Airport, accommodations in Sapporo, and breakfast at your hotel on the second day. Departure dates are 5-12 February 2012. For details please see www.jtbgmt.com.
The Sapporo Snow Festival, considered by many to be Japan's premier winter event, had humble beginnings back in 1950, when local high school kids built a handful of snow sculptures in Odori Park. Since then the event has grown exponentially, with hundreds of snow statues and ice sculptures adorning the park and the streets of the Susukino neighborhood. These days the festival attracts about 2 million tourists each year from Japan and all over the world. For more info, visit the official site at www.snowfes.com.
Niseko Boutiques – FUBIKI - 3 new chalets for this winter
Niseko Boutiques offer year round boutique, serviced or self catered luxury accommodation in Niseko, Japan. . The Niseko Boutiques portfolio of properties has been hand selected for equal standards of comfort and luxury. New for this winter are three new chalets – Fubiki 1, 2 & 3. Click here to see these new properties.
Niseko Boutiques aims to make your Niseko experience unique and special. Their internationally experienced staff are professional, flexible, friendly and focused on every detail of your holiday so that your experience of Niseko is a memorable one - refreshments on arrival, your child’s favourite Wii game, knowledge of the best ski runs, restaurant recommendations or a book library.
They offer private daily transfers to and from the ski lifts each morning and afternoon in your own private vehicle as well as complimentary books, DVD’s, Nintendo Wii hire, i-pod docking stations, wireless internet, restaurant bookings and a 24 hour concierge for your convenience.
One of the highlights of a Niseko Boutiques experience is their culinary offerings. Tell them what you’re craving and they’ll make it happen in your property. Après-ski champagne and canapés, gourmet breakfasts, fine dining dinners, cooking workshops or meals delivered to your property. They can even arrange Japanese cooking workshops. For more about Niseko Boutiques, visit their website www.nisekoboutiques.com.
Warren Smith Ski Academy
The Warren Smith Ski Academy Powder Camp in Niseko, Japan will be taking place from 09 February – 19th February 2012. There will be 7 days skiing in total in Japan. The Powder Ski Camp will run on 5 full days in Niseko with 2 free ski days. The Camp is designed to build and develop skill and confidence, to enable people to ski all terrains with a specific emphasis on Powder skiing. Skills are developed during the coaching by practicing specific exercises that benefit the main topic of skiing powder. Progressively, the new levels of skill are tested in powder to build confidence. The Camp will cost £449 (course fee only). For further info or bookings, visit www.warrensmith-skiacademy.com
SKI JAPAN, SUPPORT JAPAN
For an unforgettable winter holiday, choose Japan. In Japan you'll find amazing powder snow, top quality resorts, terrains and courses for a wide range of abilities, relaxing hot springs, delicious Japanese winter cuisine, ice festivals, the cultural experience of staying in traditional Japanese inns, unique apres ski and the adorable snow monkeys. To find out more about Japan's various snow resorts visit "Support Japan, Ski Japan" now...