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It was the perfect powdery snow blown in from Siberia that attracted the Aussie skiers. And when they decided to stay put and open hotels and cafés they kickstarted a small business and development boom in Niseko, a once sleepy town in Japan’s far north.
Writer: Danielle Demetriou Photographer: Hiroshi Kai
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