For the second part of this trip we made our way to central Hokkaido. We stayed in Asahikawa which granted us the flexibility to check out the different zones in this area (at the expense of longer drive times of course).

After years of declining trips to Japan and regretting not going, I finally made it out there this season to decide for myself if it was worth the hype. The first stop was Niseko, the town and its namesake biggest/most famous ski resort in Hokkaido, and perhaps what comes to mind when one hears the word “Japow” (Japan + powder).