[GoNative]

From Australia

Only 3 reasons I came to live here, snow, snow and more snow!
Many people don't realise that Japan receives some of the heaviest average snowfalls in the world, especially up here in Hokkaido. And there's not only a hell of a lot of it but it is incredible quality powder. This was my initial interest in Japan and remains one of the main reasons I have lived here for nearly 6 years.
The culture is ok I guess which is a bonus but the outdoors lifestyle in Hokkaido and the long, cold, snowy winters are the main reasons I love this place.