Here’s presenting to you a destination situated in Far East Asia in the country of Japan.

Welcome to the ski resort destination of Niseko. Covered with deep inches of soft powdery snow the mountain slopes in the ski resort destination of Niseko present a beautiful heavenly picture to tourists visiting it.

This skiing destination comes under the single brand identity of Niseko United which under it shades three skiing areas all of which are of international standards.

Reaching There:

Located on the Hokkaido island of Japan, this ski resort destination of Niseko is situated on Mt Niseko Annupuri. The nearest airport to this destination is the New Chitose Airport while there is also present the opportunity of taking the rail road and getting down at Kutchan which is the nearest railway station from Niseko.

Skiing Locations:

At Niseko no one is bound to go back disappointed. There are several choices of slopes for every kind of skier who wishes to tame the sking slopes at this ski resort destination of Niseko. With smooth running slopes as well as many off piste slopes there is surely no dearth of options to keep you busy here on the slopes.

With several gentle slopes identified for beginners and similarly tree runs, half pipes and other options for the intermediate skiers there is surely plenty of choice here at this ski destination of Niseko.

Just check out the skiing timings before starting your skiing adventure. Also available is the option of several guides who can take you on an adventurous cross country skiing trip to allow you to really feel and taste the real excitement!

There are plenty of staying options available in Niseko ranging from cultural pensions to luxurious apartments.  There are around 150 hotels and resorts and all of them are with in walkable distance from the ski destination.  Some of the resorts offer stunning views of Mt. Yotei volcano and sea of Japan also. Almost of all the hotels provide shuttle services.

The central temple, the Daibutsu-den, is the largest wooden structure in the world and hosts the famous Daibutsu – an enormous casting of the Buddha, which is itself Japan’s largest bronze statue. Todai-ji sits in center of the expansive Nara-koen, a park first established in the late 19th century.

There are many other old, famous buildings and sights in the area, but perhaps the most beautiful is the approach to Kasuga Taisha, where stone lanterns line the wooded, secluded path. South of Nara-koen is Nara-machi, an old residential district still peppered with traditional buildings and narrow alleyways that is well worth a visit.

The outskirts of Nara city are home to a number of important temples, chief of which is the UNESCO-listed Horyu-ji. The oldest surviving Buddhist temple in Japan, Horyu-ji lies off a spur rail line southwest of Nara and is home to a distinctive five-storey pagoda, numerous priceless artifacts and Kon-do, the world’s oldest wooden building.

Closer to Nara proper are the temples of Yakushi-ji and Toshodai-ji, both of which also share UNESCO World Heritage status. The trio can all be visited in a day from Nara, which more than justifies a two-day visit to the area.

Indeed, it is fair to say that Kyoto ranks with Paris, London and Rome as one of those cities that everyone should see at least once in their lives. And, needless to say, it should rank near the top of any Japan itinerary.

Kyoto is where you will find the Japan of your imagination: raked pebble gardens, poets’ huts hidden amid bamboo groves, arcades of vermilion shrine gates, geisha disappearing into the doorways of traditional restaurants, golden temples floating above tranquil waters. Indeed, most of the sites that make up the popular image of Japan probably originated in Kyoto.

That said, first impressions can be something of an anticlimax. Stepping out of Kyoto station for the first time and gazing around at the neon and concrete that awaits you, you are likely to feel that all you’ve heard and read about Kyoto is just so much tourist-literature hype. We can only advise you to be patient, for the beauty of Kyoto is largely hidden from casual view: it lies behind walls, doors, curtains and façades.

But if you take a little time to explore, you will discover that there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of pockets of incredible beauty scattered across the city. And, the closer you look, the more there is to see.

Though there are several European skiing locations which can provide tough and serious competition to this skiing resort destination of Rusutsu but still it manages to create a niche for itself in this part of the world.

This skiing resort destination of Rusutsu is a beautiful slope side skiing resort which has a hotel complex in its perimeter which is stocked with all the needed amenities which the tourists on a trip to Rusutsu might need.

This ski resort destination might not be blessed with amazing altitudes but this is no hindrance when natural snowfall is considered. This beautiful ski resort gets its fair share of natural snowfall which adds to its majestic charm. Reaching There: This ski resort is situates in the Hokkaido island of Japan and can be accessed by Sapporo New Chitose airport. Skiing Locations: The months between December to April are best suited for skiing in this part of south East Asia. In Rusutsu the skiing slopes are provided by the slopes of 3 mountains present here.

The whole range and variety of skiing will keep you on your toes. But you will feel satisfied after your skiing in Rusutsu. There are enough slopes for all types of skiers. The beginners can learn the skill at the gentle slopes marked for them while the advanced as well as intermediate skiers have the entire terrain of the skiing resort to ski around. There are also located several off piste terrain as well as some marked tree terrain skiing. The facility of a half pipe along with the exuberant experience of night skiing makes this ski resort destination of Rusutsu the ideal ski resort destination.

Many activities starting from snowmobiling, snow rafting, snow tubing, ice skating etc to dog-sledging can keep you busy all the time. If you not feeling interest in outdoor activities, then try some admiration of arts and crafts and enjoy some hot spring baths as some of the indoor activities. Unlike Niseko skiing destination, Rusutsu is a family skiing resort which is relatively safe and convenient for families who can have lot of fun while enjoying the skiing.

Hamamatsu

An important industrial hub, the city is home to many companies, including Honda Motor Company, Kawai Pianos, Yamaha, Sony, Suzuki Motor Company and Hamamatsu Photonics as well as a large air base for Japan’s defense force. Consequently, the city is well known for producing motorcycles, musical instruments and optoelectronic sensors among other things.

For its population of 818,197 (July 2006 figures), Hamamatsu is a uniquely international city. It is home to almost 20,000 Brazilians, mostly from São Paulo, Paraná, and Belém, as well as 3000 immigrants from Peru, giving it the highest per-capita concentration of South Americans in Japan. The city also has sizable immigrant populations from Indonesia, South Korea, the Philippines, China, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The ethnic diversity here provides the city with a wide array of ethnic stores, restaurants, bars and clubs.

Geographically, the closest airport to Hamamatsu is in Shizuoka, about 30 minutes away by bus or car. However, flights there are very limited, with no service to Tokyo or Kansai and international services limited to Seoul and Shanghai.

From Chubu International Airport, Entetsu operates a bus called E-Wing, which runs directly to Hamamatsu. Buses depart the airport once per hour (00 minutes past in the morning, 45 minutes past in the afternoon) and reach Hamamatsu station in two hours.

From Narita International Airport, when exiting customs take the Airport Limousine Bus  to Tokyo station and then purchase a ticket on the JR Tokeido Shinkansen line to Hamamatsu Station . It is the 5th stop on the express train from Tokyo station and takes about 1 1/2 hours. Alternatively, take the Narita Express Train (NEX) from airport to Tokyo Station and transfer over to the Shinkansen. While slightly more expensive, the upside to this is that you can purchase both train tickets from the one vendor (located at the same counter as the Airport Limousine Bus), and the NEX puts you right into Tokyo Station.

Though in the past 25 years Japan has gained an increasingly metropolitan face, especially in Tokyo, the world”s fastest growing city, 85 percent of the country is mountainous. And though rural life is increasingly encroached upon, it remains a vital cultural component and offers an authentic look at Japan”s storied past.

In Japan travel means many different things—from exploring mountainous regions on foot, to zipping around the ultra-modern districts of the nation’s capital on a specialized Tokyo tour of karaoke bars. Japan travel, like Japan itself, presents the traveler with a juxtaposition of towering skyscrapers and humble mist shrouded mountain top temples where Buddhist monks pray just as they did 700 years ago.

But to try to pin down Japan as either an old country striving towards modernity, or a modern country clinging stubbornly to its old traditions, is to miss the point—and the beauty—that a trip through Japan offers the adventurous traveler. With this in mind, to plan a trip centered just around Tokyo sightseeing, or just around a trip to the Japan Alps or the northern wilderness of Hokkaido, would be to see only half the country and miss out entirely on what it means to live, work and be a part of a country that is at once so rich in history, and so intent on borrowing from, and, in the case of Huis Ten Bosch, openly imitating the West.

Japan is as much the elegant, rural festival that appears unexpectedly as you wander through the countryside, as it is an unfeeling four-story shopping mall crowded into a row of uniform four-story shopping malls in downtown Tokyo; Japan is as much the formal bow and impeccable manners, as it is a rowdy exchange of political views over a few shots of sake.

All these “different Japans” mean that, for the tourist, there is never a shortage of things to do and see. You won”t want to miss a Tokyo tour of the parks, the shopping districts, the neon glitz and post-modern diversions made famous, most recently, in Sofia Coppola”s film Lost in Translation. But Japan travel is so much more than just a Tokyo tour. A great getaway from the capital city is a trip south to Yokohama. Though the term “avid touring” means a gradually increasing cycle tour of the countryside, in Yokohama avid touring is actually a brand of tires the city is famous for. But this, the second largest city in Japan, offers so much more than just rubber. For the intrepid traveler, Yokohama avid touring might include a trip up the Landmark Tower—the tallest building in Japan—or a scrumptious tasting trip to the Shinyokohama Raumen Museum, followed by a jaunt through the city’s bustling Chinatown district.

After so much Tokyo sightseeing it may be time to head to the mountains. Japan’s climate offers up a true four season year, and while this means that Tokyo sightseeing is hampered by humid summers, a winter in the Japan Alps and a week of skiing at Nagano—the site of the XVIII Winter Olympics–or a trip to the northern island of Hokkaido and a stay in Sapporo, host of the 1972 Winter Games, might be just the refreshing ticket you need.

Just remember as you embark upon this journey of Japan to keep an open mind. You must discover your own Japan. You may find it going 200 miles per hour on a bullet train, or meditating with Buddhist monks at dawn atop Mt Koya. Neither way is right or wrong, neither way is more “Japanese” than the other. Both are journeys, and both are spiritual in their own unique way.