A new long-distance trail is stringing together waterfalls, sacred mountains and old-school Japan just 90 minutes from the capital.
Zao is best known for skiing, snow monsters and winters that require some fairly serious layering. But a new opening from Hoshino Resorts is giving us a very good reason to head there without a snowboard in sight.
Treehouses have come a bloody long way since Dad nailed three planks of timber to a gum tree and told you not to fall out.
Justin Jamieson revisits Nagano and Kanazawa in winter, where monkeys steam, samurai endure and ancient cities reveal a colder, sharper kind of magic.
Some people book a ski holiday to chase powder. Others book a music festival to see their favourite DJs. Snow Machine lets you do both, then throws in mountainside après parties for something a lil’ extra.
The reasons your mum won’t want you to visit, are the same reasons you should.
Why this so-called “airport town” is secretly a crash course in Japan, even if you’ve only got a few hours.
