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.
niseko
Hirafu has depth, Hanazono an operating luxury ecosystem, Higashiyama delivered brands, Moiwa long-dated Aman optionality and Annupuri lower-basis land.
niseko
Small land parcels ranged from a median sold-listing value of ¥18.88m in Niseko Town to ¥60m in Hirafu. Larger land tells a very different story.
niseko
The median sold-listing value for houses ranged from ¥38m in Kutchan to ¥198m in Hirafu and Hanazono. The premium is real, but so are the differences in turnover and evidence depth.
niseko
Hirafu and Kutchan each recorded 43 sales in 2025, but against very different stock. The wider drive-to market led overall with 80.
niseko
Visible inventory expanded across Niseko in 2025, but recorded sales did not rise at the same pace. We map eight distinct submarkets and the different forms of value they offered.
development
Fairmont’s revival of the former La Plume development shows how Niseko’s underlying strength can preserve value after a project fails, although Aruku-zaka and Niseko Hanazono Village underline how demanding delivery has become.
niseko
Niseko Town became much more visible on Uchi in 2025, with stronger activity across houses and land, but the full story sits outside the resort-core headlines.
development
Niseko continues to attract ambitious developments and major brands, but announced investment is not the same as completed supply. After one major Hanazono development missed a critical planning deadline, the distinction between proposed and deliverable supply has become even clearer.
data
The new Uchi Insights Hirafu annual market report looks at the premium core of Japan’s ski real estate market, and why Hirafu should be read separately from broader Niseko.
niseko
A Premium Uchi Insights report on Hirafu, the premium core of Japan’s ski real estate market, with detailed analysis of pricing, sales activity, apartments, land and comparisons with broader Niseko.
myoko
The possible delay to Six Senses Myoko is modest, but it says something larger about Japan’s emerging resort markets.