Japan Ski Resort Weather Forecasts

Snow is falling over the north, south, west and east all day long with a low around 1 °C. There is a gentle breeze blowing from the west.

Today	Tomorrow	Friday	Saturday
1 °C	6 °C	5 °C	3 °C

Honshu

500 m: up to 6 °C

In the course of the day, the weather in the north will stay drizzly, reaching a high near 6 °C. A mix of sun and cloud is in store in the forenoon for the south today. Mostly cloudy skies in the midday will give way to determined sunshine in the evening. The east has to expect some scattered showers today at a temperature of 7 °C. Reaching a high near 8 °C, the weather in the west is going to be partly cloudy today. There is a gentle wind coming from the west.

Today	Tomorrow	Friday	Saturday
8 °C	11 °C	12 °C	11 °C

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Enjoying the "Sushi Powder"

Japan has almost 7,000 islands, which were once individual elevations of a single enormous mountain range. Millions of years ago, this mountain range detached itself from the Asian mainland, which was the origin of today's Japan. So it is not surprising that 80 percent of the country is mountainous - and offers a unique backdrop for skiing.

But Japan is not only geographically suitable for winter sports. There is also plenty of snow: the Siberian cold air absorbs large amounts of moisture on its way from the mainland to the sea, which then snow off again at the summits of the Japanese mountains. Especially on the northern island this snow is very dry and even has its own name: Sushi powder. In the Niseko ski resort, more than 15 metres of this special snow fall every season!

Internationally, the ski resorts that hosted the Olympic Games are best known. In 1972, the best winter athletes in the world competed in Sapporo and 26 years later in Nagano. World Cup races also took place in Naeba or Morioka. With hundreds of skiing areas in Japan there are many more to explore.

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