Category Archives: Hokkaido

Shakotan Peninsula

By Joel | May 8, 2010

Day Trippin. About an hour and a half west of Sapporo lies the Shakotan peninsula, a beautiful piece of coastline that is well worth a visit whatever the season. In fact every season gives us a different reason to visit the area winter through summer. If you’re passing through Sapporo or perhaps visiting Otaru a drive [...]

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10 Days in Sounkyo Part 4: Mountains of Fun

By Simon | September 14, 2009

It has been a whole action packed summer since part 3, Sounkyo though has not moved and is still only 4 hours from Niseko, 3 hours if you’re fast. This canyon village that Kurodake towers over is a great spot to visit even in the summer months. Mountain trail are everywhere and in contrast to [...]

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Mountain Biking and Softball in Niseko

By Simon | July 7, 2009

Last weekend saw a great variety of events take place in the Niseko area organized by different local groups. As well as plenty of other things to do some of the local food establishments re opened for the summer season. Saturday and Sunday saw 2 days of mountain bike action; the Grand Hirafu Bike Challenge. [...]

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Sapporo Spring Festivals & Baseball

By Simon | June 19, 2009

Last weekend was a great time to escape Niseko to Sapporo as the 18th Yosakoi Soran dance festival (Japanese only) was on. The festival is a great show of modern very energetic dance to modern music. For more info on the history of this style of dance check Yosakoi on Wikipedia I was also lucky [...]

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