A virtually empty ski slope in Niseko, Japan. The Covid-19 pandemic has kept overseas tourists away from Japan since 2020, and many resorts are struggling. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images
Ski resorts in Japan bankrupted by Covid-19 ban on arrivals from overseas
- At Japan’s high-end ski resorts in places like Hokkaido, arrivals from overseas make up most of the clientele. Without them, some resorts have had to close
- Hong Kong-born guide Felix Lai is among those this winter missing Japan’s powder snow – Japow – which he says is ‘almost effortless to float on’
A virtually empty ski slope in Niseko, Japan. The Covid-19 pandemic has kept overseas tourists away from Japan since 2020, and many resorts are struggling. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images
