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The Grasshopper’s Japan 2025-2026 Seasonal Outlook – La Niña Set to Deliver Above Average Snowfall

Mountainwatch |The Grasshopper Welcome back new and regular guests to our Japanese Seasonal Outlooks. With the weather in the southern hemisphere getting warmer and the northern hemisphere getting cooler it’s time to look ahead [...]

Shiga Kogen Showcase Video

Want to learn more about Shiga Kogen? Check out the video below from our friends at Mountainwatch as Reggae Ellis and Jimmy Wacher in conjunction with Classic Resorts Japan showcase all things Shiga Kogen. You’ll get an insider� [...]

Get to know the Shiga Kogen Prince Hotel

Shiga Kogen is both the largest interconnected resort and highest resort in all of Japan, meaning there’s so much terrain to explore. In total there are 18 connected resorts. The area comprises a wide variety of terrain a [...]

Where To Ski In Japan? Honshu’s Best Resorts

Honshu is the largest and most popular island of Japan with an abundance of different ski resorts to choose from. Whether you’re after a family holiday, backcountry riding or it’s your first time skiing, it has got something t [...]

Guide To Shizukuishi – One of Japan’s Most Underrated Resorts

The land of the rising sun, the falling snowflake and the ski resort… if New Zealand has the most helicopters per capita, Japan has to be up there when it comes to ski resorts – with more than 500 liberally scattered ac [...]

The Complete Guide To Shiga Kogen

Legend has it Japan has seen some 500 ski resorts grace its many hills at some point in time (predominantly the 1980’s and 90’s). Many have fallen by the wayside, but many more have combined into bigger and better resorts. [...]

Nagano Snow Chasers – Day Tours From Hakuba

If you’re staying in Hakuba, Myoko, Madarao or Nozawa Onsen, and love riding POW then we have something for you! Across these resorts we have a bunch of great, qualified backcountry guides who offer exciting backcountry day [...]

Shiga Kogen Showcase

A showcase of everything Shiga Kogen has to offer!

Ski Japan on A Budget

Explore our top tips for skiing in Japan on a budget. Get more time on the slopes for less, with advice on affordable accommodation, lift passes, and more! Skiing Japan doesn’t need to break the bank. Here we have outlined our t [...]

Top 5 Luxury Ski Accommodations in Japanese Resorts

Planning a ski trip to Japan and looking for the ultimate in luxury accommodation? The good news is that Japan’s ski resorts are home to some beautiful properties, and there’s never been a better time to treat yourself to an i [...]

Can’t decide where to go in Japan?

With over 500 ski resorts scattered across Japan, narrowing down the perfect spot for your ski trip can be overwhelming. Sure, Niseko and Hakuba are popular, but there’s so much more to explore all across the country. The follow [...]

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nicky sullivan

Lizzie was so helpful, gave us some options and advice to help us pinpoint where we wanted to go. And once we had booked provided some really helpful travel advice and answering questions we had. Easy to deal with, everything was smooth and we had a great time.

Shelly Drewitz

Calum was awesome at helping us every step of the way with our trip. We got a great deal on the accommodation and ski lift, and we will definitely come back to Mountainwatch next time based on his excellent service.

Mark K Grant

I booked my Japan ski holiday through Mountainwatch. Very professional and when we arrived in Japan all was laid out for us. The accommodation was even nicer than expected. KIrsty was very good to work with and made things very easy!!!! will book again next season.

Jess

Great experience booking through this company, our contact Anna was brilliant, and organised a fantastic ski trip for us. The travel was all clearly laid out, the accommodation was lovely, the ski field was fantastic, great range of local dining options and bars.

Brett A

Mountain Watch are great, well organised and excellent advice on locations and accommodation. Highly recommended!

darren martin

Thanks Kirsty for helping arrange our family trip to Myoko for Xmas 2025, we had an amazing time

Jan Kelly

Thanks Kirsty, once again your arrangements for us in Japan worked very well. We’ll have no hesitation about touching base with you before we make another booking….. not sure if we’ll be organised by June, but we’ll see. Have a great season yourself and keep up the good work at MountainWatch. Regards Jan and Tom

Samantha Farr

Our trip to Hakuba and Tokyo was so smooth and easy thanks to the help of Justine. Hotel was great and in a perfect location and it was very smooth having all our extras like lessons and rentals booked and sorted before we arrived. Would 100% book through Mountainwatch Travel again!

John Durham

This is the second year that Kristy has organized travel arrangements for a skiing holiday to Furano in Japan, for us. It is the second time that those arrangements have been fulfilled seamlessly. No hassles, as planned and on time. Perfect, and will use Mountainwatchj Travel again. John Durham

Simone B

We booked through Anna O’Malley for our stay in Nozawa onsen Village in Japan. Seamless service, prompt, and pricing reasonable. The Shimataya View Hotel, was a lovely stay. Room size was large, great views, and Amazing service from Staff. Momoi and Eloisa couldn’t help enough- from dinner reservations to organising luggage to Tokyo. Property is older, though clean, well maintained. 10 min walk to slopes, 5 min walk to village centre. I recommend Mountain Watch, and this property. Photos are the view from our room.

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