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Did you know that Japan has more than 500 snow resorts? Niseko, Hakuba, Nozawa Onsen might be the most popular ones those outside of Japan would recognize and visited. You can tell by the amount of Airbnbs that are available in those areas, or the holiday apartments for rent, or the amount of English.

In the less-known places, those places that aren’t known outside of Japan, the scene is very different. There are no Airbnbs, there are no holiday apartments. Some may have very little on mountain accommodation, don’t even think about a toilet or bathroom in your room. Some of these might only have a single lift, or just a ropeway and you find your own way down. Some of these might barely have any parking. Some of these are run by a grandpa or grandma. Some of these might have dirt cheap tickets. Some of them owned and operated by the government. Some of them in places you didn’t even think would have resorts.

Exploring these places, experiencing these resorts and riding the beautiful snow in Japan is what I have decided to do.