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Niseko Top 10 Adventure Resorts In Asia

April 1, 2009

Niseko makes in the Top 10 Adventure Resorts In Asia! Agoda.com, an online travel company specializing in discount Asia hotel bookings, unveiled its Top 10 “Adventure Resorts” in the Asia/Pacific region. The survey is a response to the emerging trend of “Adventure Tourism” which is becoming increasingly popular. Adventure travel includes physical activity, interacting with [...]

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FINE POWDER – บางกอกโพส

March 26, 2009

บางกอกโพส
FINE POWDER
บางกอกโพส, Thailand
And word is spreading about Niseko, a rising ski destination in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido where the most sought-after type of snow _ known as ''powder'' because it is so light, dry and soft _ can be found in great abundance. …
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Land of the falling snow – Stuff.co.nz

March 24, 2009

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Land of the falling snow
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand
It wasn't until we got to the resort of Niseko that we saw another European couple. In the meantime, we were a novelty, a chance for Japanese skiers to practise English, and lift attendants waved us to the front of the lift line as if we were royalty. …
Ma meets with Japanese dean Radio Taiwan International
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Niseko – Missing man remembered fondly at service

March 23, 2009
Missing man remembered fondly at service
Powderlife Niseko, Japan
By Bella Lund A MEMORIAL service for Australian IT specialist Scott McKay, missing in Niseko since late February, was held last week at the chapel of his old high school, Brisbane Grammar School. Scott, a prefect in his senior year, graduated in 1998 …
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Niseko’s future safe, but tough times still ahead – Powderlife Niseko

March 21, 2009

Powderlife Niseko
Niseko's future safe, but tough times still ahead
Powderlife Niseko, Japan
NISEKO'S real estate market built itself up into a seemingly invincible force, until this season. In 2008-09, after around seven years of momentum, the town's real estate trade experienced its first correction in response to the global financial crisis …
Strong yen attracts Japanese investors Powderlife Niseko
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Best of Niseko – Powderlife Niseko

March 21, 2009

Powderlife Niseko
Best of Niseko
Powderlife Niseko, Japan
HOW can you possibly choose a favourite restaurant in Niseko?! You can't, so you have to ask the public to vote for their's in the Best of Niseko Awards. The people have spoken, the votes have been counted… it’s time to announce Niseko’s most popular …
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Swedish pros film latest movie in Niseko – Powderlife Niseko

March 21, 2009

Powderlife Niseko
Swedish pros film latest movie in Niseko
Powderlife Niseko, Japan
FEMALE Swedish pro skiers Janette Hargin and Sara Orrensjö (pictured left) recently spent 10 days in Niseko filming for a segment of their new all-girl freeskiing movie, Catch Us If U Can. It will be the first all-girl freeskiing movie ever produced, …
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Briton rescued after night in snow on Japanese mountain – Times Online

March 18, 2009

Times Online
Briton rescued after night in snow on Japanese mountain
Times Online, UK
The Briton is believed to be a regular visitor to Hokkaido and is living in the ski resort of Niseko for the winter season. He works for a local adventure travel group. One of the group who had made it back the base safely told Niseko’s Powderlife …
Aussie among stranded skiers in Japan Ninemsn
Locals spend night on Kurodake, central Hokkaido Powderlife Niseko
Australian snowboarder rescued in Japan Sydney Morning Herald
The Age - Powderlife Niseko
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Tourism: Currency swings alter landscape – Financial Times

March 18, 2009
Tourism: Currency swings alter landscape
Financial Times, UK
By Jonathan Soble Western skiers and snowboarders who turn up at Japan’s Niseko resort this season are being given the following advice: if you want to buy bread and cheese at the local shops, get there well before dinnertime. Niseko, a once obscure …
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Skiing: How I tamed the wild East in heavenly Hokkaido – Daily Mail

March 16, 2009

Daily Mail
Skiing: How I tamed the wild East in heavenly Hokkaido
Daily Mail, UK
The first five days of the ten-day camp were spent finding our off-piste legs in the biggest and bestknown of Hokkaido's ski areas, Niseko, which comprises three base villages connected by a free shuttle bus and has an impressive network of interlinked …
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Building a Beach House in the snow – New York Times

March 11, 2009
From The International Herald Tribune Building a Beach House in …
New York Times, United States
By MIKI TANIKAWA Simon Robinson's first encounter with Niseko, the ski resort on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, began with two surprises. First, the passionate skier was amazed by the quality of the snow. Second, he was just as struck by the …
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