Snowboarding in Japan

I’ve finally started to get round to reading the issues of Whitelines that have been building up since we subscribed (to get the free DVDs). I’ve just read the article about Japan and I really want to go now (I’ve wanted to go to Japan for a long time but this sealed the deal). I now have a plan in the back of my mind for a 2-3 week trip in 2006. Could take some planning (and learning some Japanese) but it sounds truely fantastic, loads of powder and nobody rides it!