Shiga Kogen Ski Resort is known for its top notch intermediate ski slopes that are arguably the best intermediate ski slopes in Japan. Shiga Kogen is one of the largest ski areas in Japan ...

Boasting 18 ski resorts, Shiga Kogen, north of Tokyo, drew 810,000 visitors in fiscal 2023. Yamanouchi is also home to Jigokudani Monkey Park, which is famous worldwide for its "snow monkeys," which ...

OTSU--The unusually warm winter and dwindling skier numbers prompted the operator of the Biwako Valley ski resort here to set up a zip line as an alternative activity option. It is the first time ...