If you are thinking of going on a vacation in Japan, but don’t know where to go, Niseko is the place to go. Niseko is a town located in Hokkaido, Japan where only 5% of the entire population of Japan live there. There are so many things to do on your visit to Niseko, the most popular being a visit to one of their three major interlinked first-class ski resorts during the winter time. In the summer, there are also many activities to do for the family. In your visit to Niseko, you should also stop by their restaurants and enjoy some of their most wonderful cuisines. In Niseko, Japan, you will have the time of your life with all the activities you will enjoy year round.

The three first-class ski resorts are Higashiyama, Hirafu, and Annapuri. Although these resorts are ski resorts, you can also enjoy other sports such as hiking, snowboarding, and rafting. If you are looking to visit one of these resorts for skiing, hiking, and snowboarding, the best time to visit would be starting in late November and ending in late May, where fresh powder snow falls for the most part on a daily basis. Annually, it is said that an average of 15 meters (600 inches) of dry snow falls in the Niseko area of Japan, making it perfect for such activities. The resorts also have 38 lifts and 2 Express Gondolas. If you are not an expert at these activities, there is no need to worry because they have courses for Beginners, Intermediates, and even experts. This resort offers over 1000 meters of elevation and over 47 kilometers in slopes. If you are looking to visit the resorts for rafting, the best time to visit would be in spring, when you can enjoy river rafting with your entire family including kids, while enjoying the view of the snowy mountains all around.

While enjoying the many summer activities there are in Niseko, you can enjoy the sight of watching town transform from winter white to summer green, and seeing the trees bloom. You might even want to visit during autumn so you can enjoy the wonderful colors change from green to gold, brown, yellow, and orange. Some of the enjoyable land summer activities in Niseko include world-class golf courses, nature hiking, horse riding, mountain bike riding, tennis, paint ball. There are also those summer activities enjoyed in water like lakes and rivers such as surfing, rafting, kayaking, and even fishing. If you decide to get a tour of the culture in Niseko, you might want to stop by their Kutchan Summer Jazz Festival and their Cherry and Strawberry Picking Festival.

Niseko also has many world class restaurants to please the taste buds of all the tourists that go there. They have many diverse and kinds of cuisine besides Japanese, such as Italian, Indonesian, Korean, Thai, and Nepalese. Food writers highly praise these restaurants for the excellent quality of their food and they are positive the tourists will as well. This will be the highlight to the end of your day after a long and fun day full of activities.