In this video we will show how Japan will generate electricity from snow The era of solar energy began in 1950 when Bell Labs ...

Ski resorts in Japan are prized for having some of the deepest, lightest powder around. A winter of exceptionally heavy snow — some areas had more than 12 feet of snowpack this week — should ...

Demand from inbound tourists and Tokyo commuters drove the five biggest year-on-year land-price increases in Japan.

Mount Fuji, a 12,000-foot peak located on the Japanese island of Honshu, is still lacking any measurable snow, extending a record for no snow in October, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Here’s a list of six of our favorite destination ski resorts in Japan, chosen for their terrain, snow quality, and amenities. Each offers a distinct experience, and it’s certainly possible (and even ...

Vitus Stenhøj Schiøtz moved to Japan on a working holiday visa. He found Tokyo hectic so he ended up living in a small ski town north of the capital. He's making $8 an hour as a chef but has ...

Travel Well in Hokkaido, Japan with our epic snow guide! We were on a tight budget and found affordable accommodation, cheap ...

Matt Guy moved to Japan in 2023 and bought a traditional house in a ski town for $6,000. He lives in the two-story house — that was built in the '60s — with his Japanese partner.

If you’re as excited about skiing bottomless powder snow as we are here at POWDER, then Japan should without a doubt be on your bucket list. Thanks to prevailing northwesterly winds that create ...

Snowboarding just hit a new level at X Games Aspen 2025. Hiroto Ogiwara , the 19-year-old from Japan, made history by landing the first-ever 2340 in competition, taking home gold in Men’s Big ...