1990 Asian Winter Games
nd asian winter game japanese 第回アジア冬季競技大会 romanized dai kai ajia tōkikyōgitaikai also known sapporo japanese 札幌 held march sapporo hokkaidō japan india originally scheduled host second edition game due technical financial difficulty gave hosting right japan nd winter asiad saw three noc participating game first time chinese taipei iran philippine event six sport held second winter asiad figure skating temporarily due conflict world figure skating championship largehill ski jumping demonstration sport alpine skiing biathlon crosscountry skiing ice hockey shorttrack speed skating speed skating demonstration sport ski jumping team iran chinese taipei philippine made debut event total three hundred athlete entering nine nation noncompeting nation hong kong sent delegation figure skater last game time sent official hong kong number athlete national olympic committee highest lowest host nation japan