The land of humble apologies, onsens, ramen, raw horse and the best powder skiing in the world.

Japan has nearly 700 ski resorts. Of these 700, the northern ones are reknowned as the best for the quality of snow and terrain.

On Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, Niseko boasts an average of 16 metres of snowfall a year, and it's not just any snow either.

It's the lightest, driest and most reliable powder you'll find anywhere in the world. Last season, the sub-arctic storms dumping straight from Siberia and across the Sea of Japan built up a base of over 5 metres.

Spend a week in Niseko and never see your skis or knees! It's the deep riding experience you'd thought one day you'd have, "the powder capital of the world".

And it's all right from your front door at Blowhard Niseko. Blowhard is the iconic 60s ski lodge.