Histories of Japan Ski & City Safari

Combine the best powder skiing of your life, carving through Niseko’s exceptional, bottomless, fluffy snow, with a thought-provoking journey exploring Japan’s wartime and coastal heritage in Hiroshima and Okinawa. Then spend your final night in ever-advancing Tokyo.

With arguably the best all-round skiing in the world, Niseko offers heaps of powder and diverse terrain that you can explore for five days, as well as the captivating villages of Niseko and Hirafu.

Then, spend two nights in Hiroshima and two nights in Okinawa, visiting landmarks and battlegrounds of World War II. Experience unique Ryukyuan island heritage, excellent food, and explore hidden pockets of historic architecture and serene nature.

Internal flights from Sapporo Chitose (Niseko’s nearest airport) to Hiroshima, and Hiroshima to Okinawa take two hours. Okinawa to Tokyo is a little longer at two and a half. This is the quickest way to travel on this ski & city safari - all logistics are organised by us for you.

The skiing

Averaging 15 metres of snowfall each winter, Niseko is the place to go for almost guaranteed powder, immaculately groomed pistes, and some of the world’s finest backcountry guided experiences. For those who want soft snow on corduroy slopes, the four resorts that make up the 2,191-acre Niseko United Ski Area won’t fail to deliver. Meandering and cruisy runs abound; there is more than enough to keep every skier/snowboarder of every ability occupied.

The experience

After five days of amazing skiing in Niseko, your eye-opening historical journey starts in Hiroshima, which was levelled in 1945. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is one of Japan’s most significant landmarks, next to the Atomic Bomb Dome - the only building that avoided destruction - now symbolic of strength, resilience and hope. Meanwhile, Hiroshima’s dining scene is one of Japan’s best-kept secrets, and if you’re exploring on foot, there are several shrines, parks and gardens to visit too.

Okinawa Island, to the south of mainland Japan (Honshu), has a distinct Ryukyuan culture and its own languages and dialects. The island was strongly influenced by the traditions of the Ryukyu Kingdom that ruled between the 15th and 19th centuries, and is renowned for its music, dance and crafts scene, and white, sandy beaches. One of Japan’s bloodiest World War II battles occurred at Okinawa, and the Peace Memorial Museum tastefully tells the story. 

Wrap up your ski & city in Tokyo, Japan’s capital city that never sleeps. With multiple, bustling districts that merge deep-rooted traditions with modern and cutting-edge tech, Tokyo is a fascinating experience for all the senses.