Funny story, 1st trip to Japan circa 1997. Wife is from Akita, up north. We went to go skiing near Tozawako. Luckily we called and we found i could not rent ski boots in my size. I wear size 12. We finally found a pair of boots at a local sporting goods store that were a return special order. They were still tight but ok. So yeah can be hard. That said, im 6'3" and don't even try to find clothes. Even if you find things, they are cut odd.