Lack of snow in, around Sapporo worries tourism officials, ski resort owners
Concerns are growing for tourism in Sapporo due to a serious shortage of snow in Hokkaido this year. Some ski resorts have yet to open, while organizers of the annual Sapporo Snow Festival are struggling to gather enough snow. "I've never experienced a shortage of snow ...
Alpinist Yuichiro Miura, 86, vowed Monday to make every effort to conquer South America's highest peak, Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, in January. "I'll hang on to the last, and it would be perfect if I reach the summit," Miura told a news conference. He said he ...
Snow-shy Miyazaki ski resort staves off closure for another year
Japan's southernmost ski resort plans to operate for another winter despite the continuing downtrend in guests. Gokase Highland Ski & Snowboard in Miyazaki Prefecture managed to improve business performance by cutting costs last season, which ended March 5, but customers fell to an all-time low ...
Akie Abe urges older leisure-seekers to ski again
In an attempt to revive the popularity of skiing in Japan, an event will soon be held in Yamagata Prefecture to lure back middle-aged people who used to hit the slopes during the go-go days of the late 1980s bubble economy. The event's bizarre name ...
