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If you ski or snowboard, Japan is almost certainly on your bucket list. With up to 18 metres of average annual snowfall, incredibly light powder and excellent tree skiing, it’s one of the world’s great powder destinations.
Japan is also a fascinating cultural destination, but staying in a modern ski resort can sometimes mean missing that side of the country entirely. Tokyo is the easiest fix. A few days in the city either side of your ski trip transforms an already great holiday into something far richer.
Why Tokyo works as a stopover
Tokyo has something for everyone. Whether you’re into dining, shopping, nightlife, fashion, architecture, museums, or history, Tokyo has a near-endless supply of it.
Better still, Tokyo is logistically easy to combine with a Japan ski trip. Most international travellers fly in or out of Narita or Haneda airports.
For Niseko travellers, you’ll typically connect through Tokyo on the way to Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport. For Hakuba travellers, you’ll arrive directly into Tokyo and continue by train or bus. Either way, adding a Tokyo stopover requires no detour, just a few extra nights.
Both Narita and Haneda Airports are well connected to central Tokyo by train, with the journey taking around an hour from either airport.
How long to stay in Tokyo
Many people spend one or two nights in Tokyo on the way out (to break up travel after the long-haul flight), then plan a longer stay on the way home once they’ve thoroughly enjoyed the ski portion of their trip. Longer stays allow more time for exploring Tokyo’s neighbourhoods at a more leisurely pace, and give you time for side trips to see Mt Fuji, Nikko or Kamakura.
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