Man stabbed in back in Kutchan, Hokkaido 100 Million Yen Of Gold Donated To Kutchan International visitors pour into Japan — to the delight and dismay of its ski towns Ski Towns Face Better Winter as Climate Risks Loom Large A new school offers a chance to define yourself, your way Rising land prices noticeable in touristy town in Hokkaido Why, for skiers heading to Japan, Niseko and Rusutsu still reign The Yukitopia Snow Festival Returns This February Police officer fluent in English serves tourists in snowy Hokkaido Kutchan Town’s Capital Infrastructure Boom Bullet Train Digging Resumes Under Niseko Kutchan Town To Raise Its Lodging Tax Niseko’s Small, Local Ski Hill Grows In Fame Major Foreign Worker Apartment Planned For Kutchan Kutchan Town Will be Exempt From Hokkaido’s Lodging Tax. What About Niseko? Kutchan To Construct Housing For Taxi Drivers Niseko Snowfall The Heaviest In 19 Years Kutchan Potato Festival Dates Are Announced Hirafu Free Shuttle Bus To Return This Winter Kutchan Rejects Plan For Taxi Driver Housing Niseko’s Lodging Tax Begins Hirafu Roadworks To Alleviate Niseko Winter Traffic The Hokkaido International Film Festival Comes To Niseko Hokkaido areas examine benefits of taxing tourists High Demand & Development Push Up Niseko Construction Costs Three Special Art Exhibits Right Now in Niseko Niseko Classic 2025(Rankoshi Town Niseko Town Kutchan Town Kyowa Town) Powderlife Asks Visitors About Their Niseko Taxi Experiences Multiple Bear Sightings Around Niseko Growing pains: Niseko-area town of Kutchan faces questions over sustainable development 1-day lift pass for 4 Niseko resorts in Hokkaido costs over 10,000 yen for 1st time More Parking Is Coming To Hirafu This Winter [2024-2025 Edition] 18 recommended ski resorts near Niseko and the southern Hokkaido area - experience Hokkaido's powder snow! Booming Construction Drives Demand for Purpose-Built Workers Lodges NISEKO SNOW DOME EXPERIENCE(Kutchan Town) Bullet Train Provides Booster Shot To Kutchan Property Values Kutchan Station’s New Design Is Decided Enjoy activities and gourmet food in the snow! 10 recommended events in Hokkaido [February 2025] Filipino Travellers & Investors Loving Niseko Planning Begins For A Niseko-Kutchan Interchange Students Present Kutchan Mayor With Future Vision Workshop Report St. Louis Character: The Danforth Center's Toni Kutchan wants to expand science literacy in St. Louis Kutchan’s 2024 Budget Targets Infrastructure And Transportation Purpose-built Gym Opens Between Hirafu & Kutchan Kutchan-based Island Snowboards Has Released Its 2024 Lineup Kutchan’s Lodging Tax Brings In Record Revenue Over 2023 Vote On The New Kutchan Station Design Sky Bus Niseko Is Returning This July Kutchan Mayor Kazushi Monji Interview On New Development Guidelines From Kutchan to the World: 17-year-old Shinnosuke To Enter Freeride Ski World Championship Kutchan Town To Sell Former Daycare Center Site As Residential Land Craft Gin Is The Next New Thing From Kutchan 8th T.20 Ministers' Meeting (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018) Opposition Forces Changes For Water Distribution Plant In Hirafu An Indoor Farm In Kutchan Station Had Its First Harvest Kutchan To Propose A “Villa Tax” Ski resort tackles growing tension between Japanese, foreign residents The Japanese ski town set to benefit from a new bullet train Kutchan Starts Public Meeting On New Development Guidelines Tax Incentive For Sightseeing Earns Kutchan Town JPY87 million Kutchan Town’s Staff Housing Market Heats Up New Waterworks Center Is Coming to Hirafu Beef Bowl Restaurant Chain “Sukiya” Is Coming To Niseko Boulder In Kutchan Bullet Train Tunnel Section Delays Construction Celebrate Kutchan Shrine’s Reitaisai Festival Women’s Health Clinic To Open In Kutchan, Filling Gap In Local Medical Service An Organics Store In Kutchan Thrives With Western Touches Matsuri Are Fully Coming Back– Prepare For Kutchan’s Potato Festival New Art Exhibition, "Plants & Animals" Celebrates Nature and Fantasy In Kutchan Coffee now freshly roasted on Kutchan’s main street Kutchan’s New Development Rules Begin 1 October Two Local Painters Exhibition Held In Kutchan Kutchan-Born Skateboarder Cocona Wins WST World Championship "Sky Bus" Will Return To Niseko And Kutchan This Green Season Inca Awakening, Shadow Queen, Northern Ruby: Hokkaido Potatoes Get a Fancy Makeover Kutchan Is Trying To Get Ahead Of The Labour Shortage How Niseko Is Addressing Its Labour Problem Tight labor market puts Hokkaido Shinkansen 2030 goal in doubt Kutchan Land Prices Expected to Rise In 2024 Kutchan’s New Development Guidelines Are Approved Niseko Area Foreign Population Increases For First Time In Three Years Niseko Area Foreign Resident Numbers Significantly Exceed Pre-covid Count Kutchan To Hold Public Meetings On Development Guidelines Ski town tops Japan’s population growth charts Yukitopia Snow Festival This Weekend in Kutchan Niseko Is Getting More Taxis This Winter Extra Taxis In Niseko This Season Resulted In Over 20,000 Rides Toni Kutchan, Ph.D. Niseko ski area buffeted by weak yen as tourists start returning Cab fleet to come to rescue of Niseko during busy ski season The Yotei Effect: How The Beauty Of Niseko Is Inspiring An Art Scene Niseko Begins To Tackle Traffic Congestion Niseko Ski Resort to Be Protected by ‘No-Construction Area’; Hokkaido Town Seeks to Prevent Overdevelopment Picturesque nature on and off the slopes Yokohama-based Real Estate Company To Develop Large Site In Hirafu Tourism areas cautiously optimistic about surge in visitors Check Out The Organic Farmer’s Market At Kutchan The English Language School Helping Niseko Residents Access Opportunities Hirafu’s Gallery Katachi Showcases Local Artists This Winter Hokkaido avalanche on Mt Yotei near Niseko kills two skiers from New Zealand