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xxkyorejectxx · (#1 (**permalink**))

is there any good snowboarding in japan? i love snowboarding and wanted to know if there are any good places to go in japan and if anyone has been snowboarding in japan and US and which they like more

-thanks

Nagoyankee · (#2 (**permalink**))

Northern Japan is skiing/snowboarding heaven! There are countless winter resorts in Northern Japan but the quality of the snow may be best in Hokkaido becasue it gets powder snow. I myself loved staying at the Tomamu Resort in central Hokkaido. People say Niseko is also excellent.

In case you prefer places that are nearer Tokyo, there are Karuizawa, Minakami Kogen, Hakuba....just to name a few. There are too many to name because 80% of the Japanese land is mountainous, so it's almost made for winter sports!

Michigan90 · (#3 (**permalink**))

We have skiing / snowboarding resorts all across the country.
Hokkaido, Nagano, Niigata, among other prefectures, recently attracts winter tourists from Australia, Taiwan, Korea, etc.

Check this out! Snow Japan
There's a discussion forum there.

List_of_ski_areas_and_resorts_in_Japan

Michigan90 · (#4 (**permalink**))

Zao (蔵王)

Shiga Kogen (志賀高原)

Nozawa Onsen (野沢温泉) ?

Rusutsu (留寿都)

Chausuyama (茶臼山)

Michigan90 · (#5 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

Northern Japan is skiing/snowboarding heaven! There are countless winter resorts in Northern Japan but the quality of the snow may be best in Hokkaido becasue it gets powder snow. I myself loved staying at the Tomamu Resort in central Hokkaido. People say Niseko is also excellent.

In case you prefer places that are nearer Tokyo, there are Karuizawa, Minakami Kogen, Hakuba....just to name a few. There are too many to name because 80% of the Japanese land is mountainous, so it's almost made for winter sports!

I've never been to Niseko, unfortunately, but I'd love to!

I also loved the snow at Hakuba, Nozawa Onsen, Myoko Kogen, and Akakura Onsen, which are located in the Shin'etsu region (Niigata and Nagano).

Lucyenn · (#6 (**permalink**))

i can't even ski,,, would be nice to learn sometime

xxkyorejectxx · (#7 (**permalink**))

very cool pictures and u should learn to ski or snowboard...very fun

noodle · (#8 (**permalink**))

I gotta check this out when I'm out there... I love snowboarding (though I'm still kinda bad)

xxkyorejectxx · (#9 (**permalink**))

just gotta be good at heel side then its easy

noodle · (#10 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by xxkyorejectxx

just gotta be good at heel side then its easy

Yeah I remember first time I went snowboarding... That Heel side thing didn't take me that long to get used to... But my problem is that I can only seem to go in a straite line and I'm unable to switch to heel side to slow myself down etc... i end up having to throw myself to the ground to stop.