Willin Low in Niseko: ‘The community has become my family’

SEVERAL years ago, Willin Low hit a fork in the road. Having just wound up his modern Singaporean (mod-Sin) restaurant, Wild Rocket, he was offered the opportunity to start afresh in either Shanghai or Niseko. 

The Shanghai option was a 300-seater restaurant that was backed by a conglomerate which had plans to roll out another 25 outlets across China, plus ready-to-eat meals at convenience stores. 

The Niseko choice was a seasonal, 30-seater eatery in The Maples, a condotel developed by Keimin Investments, a privately owned subsidiary of Cathay Organisation. It’s located right by the ski slopes of Grand Hirafu.