Osaka Castle in Japan. Overlooking the stone moat at Rokuban-yagura Turret on the outer walls

View of sign at the entrance to Ozaki Shrine on a sunny day, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Yurakucho, Godzilla Statue, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Osaka Castle moat walls and autumnal colors in the trees, Osaka, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Itsukushima Shrine, Shinto temple, on Miyajima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

View of Kaminarimon Gate, entrance to Senso-ji Temple at night, Asakusa, Taito City, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan

View of Hashizume-mon Gate, Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Hashizume-mon Gate, Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Hashizume-mon Gate, Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Hishi Yagura, Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Hashizume-mon Gate, Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of traditional dark wood building in the Higashi Chaya District, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Japanese stone lantern in Kenrokumachi Japanese Garden, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Hisago-ike Pond and Yugao-tei (Gourd Tea House) in Kenrokumachi Japanese Garden, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Hisago-ike Pond and waterfall in Kenrokumachi Japanese Garden, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Nezumita-mon Gate, entrance to Kanazawa Castle and Park at dusk, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Oyama Shrine Shinmon Gate illuminated at dusk, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of Hiroshima Castle, with museum, reflecting in Moat, Motomachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

View of Golden Temple (Kinkaku-ji) (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), UNESCO, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of Golden Temple (Kinkaku-ji) (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), UNESCO, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of The Endless Red Gates (Torii) at Fushimi Inari Shrine at dusk, Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

View of colourful facades of restaurants in Dotonbori, vibrant entertainment district near the river, Osaka, Honshu, Japan

View along the shore line of Miyajima, Itsukushima Shinto Shrine and Pagoda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajma Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Itsukushima Shrine, Shinto temple, on Miyajima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

View of Nezumita-mon Gate, entrance to Kanazawa Castle and Park, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of the skeletal ruins of the A-Bomb Dome, Hypocenter, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

View of the skeletal ruins of the A-Bomb Dome, Hypocenter, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

View of colourful shops and restaurants in shopping arcade at night, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

View of Hiroshima Castle, with museum, Motomachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

View of Hiroshima Castle, with museum, reflecting in Moat, Motomachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

View of Hashizume-mon Gate, Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Red Pagoda at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine on Miyajima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for floating torii Otori, HiroshimaPrefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

View of Mokukyo Japanese Garden illuminated at dusk, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

View of the skeletal ruins of the A-Bomb Dome from Hiroshima Peace Gardens at dusk, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

View of the Ozaki Shrine on a sunny day, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Statue, Peace Park, Nagasaki, Japan, Asia

A female skier in is standing in a beautiful mountain landscape with snow covered trees near the ski resort of Rusutsu on Hokaido, Japan. Hokkaido, the north island of Japan, is geographically ideally located in the path of consistent weather systems that bring the cold air across the Sea of Japan from Siberia. This results in many of the resorts being absolutely dumped with powder that is renowned for being incredibly dry. Some of the Hokkaido ski resorts receive an amazing average of 14-18 metres of snowfall annually! With an average annual snowfall of over 14 metres, the Rusutsu Resort has some of the most incredible powder and tree skiing to be found anywhere in the world. Frequently the powder is incredibly dry; you blast right through it with virtually no resistance. Next by Kiroro was mentioned as one of the 20 must visit destination in Best of the World 2016 of National Geographic Traveler.