ski resort
Marunuma Kogen’s new alliance with Nippon Ski Resort Development will extend commercial cooperation ahead of winter 2026/27. The agreement shows how resort networks can develop through promotion and customer relationships while ownership remains separate.
uchi snow
Thredbo’s independent valuation fell by approximately 51% between 2023 and June 2026, even as annual earnings improved. EVT’s disclosure highlights the distinction between recent trading, future investment needs and the value of a mountain business.
japan property
Niseko house asking values held firm while the average sold ticket fell. Hakuba did the reverse. Furano broadened into a much more accessible house market.
japan
Japan led Asia-Pacific hotel investment in the first half of 2026, with US$1.9 billion in transactions. We explore what that capital flow reveals, and why deal volumes need to be considered separately from hotel trading and individual property values.
tourism
Japan’s review of visitor charges shows that raising revenue and easing congestion can produce different results. Ginzan Onsen and Shirakawa-go offer practical lessons in funding transport, maintaining facilities and improving the visitor experience.
ski resort
New accommodation research reveals large differences in hotel supply around Japan’s ski areas. Alongside Okuibuki’s planned 54-room hotel, the findings raise questions about how destinations turn day visitors into overnight guests.
tokyo
Service apartments are expanding in Tokyo and Osaka as longer-stay visitors look for more space than a hotel and landlords look for returns above conventional residential rents.
ski resort
Alterra’s latest resort investment programme combines new terrain with the infrastructure needed to operate it. We examine the practical questions it raises for buyers assessing mountain property in Japan and further afield.
niseko
Hirafu apartment sales jumped from 13 to 53 and the median sold ticket fell to about ¥38 million, yet the median asking price stayed at ¥180 million and asking ¥/sqm edged higher.
uchi snow
Tremblant’s C$42.5 million expansion will devote 95% of its new terrain to beginners and intermediates. The plans offer a useful perspective on family holidays, accommodation design and the customers shaping the next phase of resort investment.
japan
Daiwa House is reorganising its domestic housing business around two pillars — new construction and existing housing — as population decline and rising costs reshape where future demand will come from.
ski resort
Public figures from Nippon Ski Resort Development show strong growth in estimated international visitors alongside broadly stable overall winter numbers. The differences between its mountains offer a more selective view of Japan’s ski market.