Category Archives: things to do

San Sai : mountain vegetables

By discover niseko | May 23, 2010

Spring Mountain Flavour Recipes In spring when the snow has melted one thing that many people do is get out in the mountains and gather the regrowth of plants. A few that are fairly easy to find in Niseko are takenoco [bamboo shoots] udo,  fuki, and gyoja ninniku[Ainu garlic]. Below are a few pictures of [...]

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On The Road

By Joel | May 17, 2010

Travel opportunities abound in Hokkaido whether your on a day trip or a month long excursion. Throughout the island you can find beautiful coastlines, lakes forests and rivers and usually not far from any of these places is a delightful village. The ease of which you can explore Hokkaido is fantastic and simply following your [...]

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Shiretoko Goko – Shiretoko 5 Lakes

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Shiretoko East Hokkaido – 8 hours east of Sapporo. The Goko (5 lakes) is a place that everyone should visit when they visit the Shiketoko World Natural Heritage site. Like any place in Hokkaido and most of Japan for that matter the 4 seasons are distinct and the weather is changeable. The day we went  [...]

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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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