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The Floating Mountain: Japan's most remote ski destination

"It's pretty much always windy here," explained Toshiya Watanabe, sitting in the living room of his guesthouse after dinner. Toshiya is a native of Rishiri, the north-westernmost island of Hokkaido, which is in itself the northernmost of Japan's main islands. Mount Rishiri, a dormant volcano and the island's imposing lone peak, rises up at the island's centre.