With more people than ever before choosing Japan as their snow vacation (or holiday depending on where you are travelling from), the choice of resort becomes even more important. After all, Japan is famous for an abundance of incredible snow, amazing food and relatively uncrowded mountains.

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Last year there was great excitement when it was announced that Alts Bandai and neighbouring Nekoma Snow Park & Resort would finally be connected by an 810m lift from the 2023-24 season onwards. After hearing this news, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to check out a resort that’s been on the radar for a while. We duly booked a week at the Hoshino Bandaisan Onsen Hotel, the 4-star hotel situated within the resort complex.

So, what did we think?

Club Med the global leader in Luxury all inclusive holidays is offering an early bird discount of 30% off your entire stay if you book before the 31st of May 2024. This offer is available at all four of their amazing Japanese properties and is all most too good to pass up.

The Snow Concierge was one of the first international visitors to realise Hakuba’s huge potential while working for a US television network during the Nagano Winter Olympic games, and it has been a fast favourite ever since. 

Here’s a breakdown of what we love about the five most popular resorts on the Japanese mainland of Honshu