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Niseko
Niseko (, , ) is a resort area located in Hokkaido, Japan. Officially called the , it consists of three towns: Kutchan Town, Niseko Town, and Rankoshi Town at the foot of Niseko Annupuri. The name Niseko is derived from the Nisekoanbetsu River (), meaning "river toward the cliff" in the Ainu language. Niseko is famous for its high-quality powder snowfall, known as "Japow," and has recently been developed as an international ski resort area. Resort Niseko is composed of six ski areas, in order of size: # Niseko Hirafu # Niseko Village (formerly known as Niseko Higashiyama) # Niseko Annupuri # Niseko Hanazono # Niseko Moiwa # Niseko Weiss NISEKO TOKYU Grand HIRAFUrefers to the combined areas of Hirafu and Hanazono. Both of these and Weiss are within the municipality of nearby Kutchan. The other three resorts are within the adjacent city of Niseko. Of these six ski areas, the main four (Annupuri, Higashiyama, Hirafu, and Hanazono) are sequentially interconnected and may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niseko, Hokkaido
Niseko (, , ) is a list of towns in Japan, town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Niseko as a resort area refers to the Niseko, Niseko tourism zone (), which consists of the three towns of Kutchan, Hokkaido, Kutchan, Niseko, and Rankoshi, Hokkaido, Rankoshi at the foot of Niseko Annupuri. The name Niseko is derived from the Nisekoanbetsu River (), meaning "river toward the cliff" in the Ainu language. The Niseko town's main industries are agriculture and tourism. The resort itself, Niseko United, is part of the Mountain Collective. Moreover, the town is renowned for its quality powder snow and world-class facilities, including traditional ''onsen'' and restaurants. Town The town had an estimated population of 4,938 as of 30 September 2017, and a population density, density of . The total number of visitors during the 2009 winter season was 201,000.Snow Place Like Home – Monocle, 10 February 2010 The total area is . History Since the present urban ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niseko Mt
Niseko (, , ) is a resort area located in Hokkaido, Japan. Officially called the , it consists of three towns: Kutchan Town, Niseko Town, and Rankoshi Town at the foot of Niseko Annupuri. The name Niseko is derived from the Nisekoanbetsu River (), meaning "river toward the cliff" in the Ainu language. Niseko is famous for its high-quality powder snowfall, known as "Japow," and has recently been developed as an international ski resort area. Resort Niseko is composed of six ski areas, in order of size: # Niseko Hirafu # Niseko Village (formerly known as Niseko Higashiyama) # Niseko Annupuri # Niseko Hanazono # Niseko Moiwa # Niseko Weiss NISEKO TOKYU Grand HIRAFUrefers to the combined areas of Hirafu and Hanazono. Both of these and Weiss are within the municipality of nearby Kutchan. The other three resorts are within the adjacent city of Niseko. Of these six ski areas, the main four (Annupuri, Higashiyama, Hirafu, and Hanazono) are sequentially interconnected and may b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kutchan, Hokkaido
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Kutchan lies slightly north of the volcano Mount Yōtei, and is approximately 50 kilometers west of Sapporo. The subprefecture government offices are located in this town, making it the capital of the subprefecture. As of April 30, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 15,573 and a population density of 60 persons per km². The total area is . Throughout Hokkaido, Kutchan is known for its proximity to the world famous Niseko, Niseko powder snow region and for its production of quality potatoes and potato products. Among these products, Kutchan is most famous for manufacturing ''gosetsu-udon'', a Japanese noodle made from flour#Other flours, potato flour. Jagata-kun, the skiing potato that is the cartoon mascot of Kutchan, indicates Kutchan's two most celebrated aspects. Jagata-kun roughly translates as, "little, fat potato boy". Geography *Located approximately west of Sapporo. Kutc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park
is a quasi-national park in the Shiribeshi Subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan.List of Quasi-National Parks ''Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan'', Last access 9 June 2009 On the coast of the , there is a covering the west and north coast of from [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokkaido
is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, ordinance-designated city. Sakhalin lies about to the north of Hokkaidō, and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, though the four most southerly are Kuril Islands dispute, claimed by Japan. The position of the island on the northern end of the archipelago results in a colder climate, with the island seeing significant snowfall each winter. Despite the harsher climate, it serves as an agricultural breadbasket for many crops. Hokkaido was formerly known as ''Ezo'', ''Yezo'', ''Yeso'', or ''Yes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rankoshi, Hokkaido
is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,893, and a density of 11 persons per km2. The total area is 449.68 km2. Geography Shiribetsu River flows through Rankoshi to the Sea of Japan. The town is surrounded by Niseko Volcanic Group, which belongs to Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park. The name is derived from Ainu word "Ranko-usi", meaning "Place with many Katsura trees". *Mountains: Mount Raiden, Mount Mekunnai, Mount Chisenupuri, Mount Nitonupuri Neighboring towns * Iburi Subprefecture ** Toyoura * Shiribeshi Subprefecture ** Iwanai ** Kuromatsunai ** Kutchan ** Niseko ** Suttsu Climate History *1909: Minamishiribeshi became a Second Class Village. *1940: Minamishiribeshi became a First Class Village. *1954: Minamishiribeshi Village became Rankoshi Town. *1955: A part of Suttsu Town was merged into Rankoshi Town. Education * High school ** Hokkaido Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo. History ''The Japan Times'' was launched by on 22 March 1897, with the goal of giving Japanese people an opportunity to read and discuss news and current events in English language, English to help Japan participate in the international community. In 1906, Zumoto was asked by Japanese Resident-General of Korea Itō Hirobumi to lead the English-language newspaper ''The Seoul Press''. Zumoto closely tied the operations of the two newspapers, with subscriptions of ''The Seoul Press'' being sold in Japan by ''The Japan Times'', and vice versa for Korea. Both papers wrote critically of Korean culture and civilization, and advocated for Korea under Japanese rule, Japan's colonial control over the peninsula in order to civilize the Koreans. The newspaper was independent of government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikotsu-Tōya National Park
is a national park in the western part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers. The popular hot spring resorts of Noboribetsu south of the lake and Jozankei North of the lake are also within the park. Geography Shikotsu-Tōya National Park is located near Sapporo in the southwestern corner of Hokkaido. The park can be divided into roughly three areas according to the Japanese Ministry of Environment: * The Mount Yōtei area * The area around caldera Lake Tōya, Mount Usu and Mount Shōwa-shinzan ( Tōya Caldera and Usu Volcano Geopark), new volcanoes which had risen from the plain as a result of successive eruptions since 1944. * The area around is encircled by active volcanoes such as (1,041 m), and (1,320 m ). There is also an area around , , and and anarea around the hot springs of , , and considered separate areas by others . The nearest town is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onsen
In Japan, are hot springs and the bathing facilities and Ryokan (inn), traditional inns around them. There are approximately 25,000 hot spring sources throughout Japan, and approximately 3,000 ''onsen'' establishments use naturally hot water from these Geothermal gradient, geothermally heated springs. ''Onsen'' may be either or . Traditionally, ''onsen'' were located outdoors, although many inns have now built indoor bathing facilities as well. Nowadays, as most households have their baths, the number of traditional public baths has decreased, but the number and popularity of have increased since the end of World War II, Second World War. Baths may be either publicly run by a municipality or privately, often connecting to a lodging establishment such as a hotel, ''Ryokan (inn), ryokan'', or ''Ryokan (inn)#Minshuku, minshuku''. The presence of an ''onsen'' is often indicated on signs and maps by the symbol ♨, the kanji (''yu'', meaning "hot water"), or the simpler phonet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Spring
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a Spring (hydrology), spring produced by the emergence of Geothermal activity, geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by circulation through fault (geology), faults to hot rock deep in the Earth's crust. Hot spring water often contains large amounts of dissolved minerals. The chemistry of hot springs ranges from acid sulfate springs with a pH as low as 0.8, to alkaline chloride springs saturated with silica, to bicarbonate springs saturated with carbon dioxide and carbonate minerals. Some springs also contain abundant dissolved iron. The minerals brought to the surface in hot springs often feed communities of extremophiles, microorganisms adapted to extreme conditions, and it is possible that life on Earth had its origin in hot springs. Humans have made use of hot springs for bathing, relaxation, or medical therapy for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyu Corporation
The , a contraction of and formerly until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese ''keiretsu'' or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is , a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area. History The oldest predecessor of company was the , opened in 1908. The railway's operations were converted into a kabushiki gaisha (company) in 1910. Keita Gotō, now a notable Japanese industrialist, was appointed as the CEO in 1920 and he began a major expansion program. The most important predecessor was first registered on September 2, 1922, as the and is related to the construction of Den-en-chōfu. It was originally founded by the developers of Den-en-chōfu). It was acquired by the Musashi Electric Railway in 1924, shortly before Musashi was renamed into the , also known as the Toyoko, in the same year. After Musashi/Toyoko's acquisition, the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway initially operated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
