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Hakuba Ski Resort, Cool!
Last week I went to Hakuba Happo Ski Resort in Nagano Prefecture. Surprisingly beautiful place to be because it was really clear day. Views from mountains were spectacular. On top was like lunar surface. The courses are great. One more surprising thing was that there were many ... Read more ...
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Why not visit Nozawa Onsen Ski and natural hot...
In the beginning of this year, I went to Nozawa Onsen village in Nagano Prefecture. The below is last year's footage, February 2012. It is famous ski resort but it is also famous for natural hot spring town. The word, Onsen means natural hot spring in Japanese. Interestingly enou... Read more ...
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Skiing with Australians on powder snow
Last week I went to Niseko Ski resort in Hokkaido, Northernmost island of Japan. The ski slopes there is famous for powder snow, which skiers can ski very smoothly even in deep new snow. I could ski like this. The Niseko town also has good hot spring bath (Onsen). Very healthy hot... Read more ...
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Skiing and remembering ski scenes in the films
Ski season started. I am crazy about skiing. The below picture is taken at Kagura Ski resort in Niigata Prefecture. Why I started skiing, it is simple. Some film made me want to ski and enjoy ski resort. The first one I saw was "Take me out to snowland (1987)" It was shown when I was in hi... Read more ...
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Film”The Last Emperor” Japan and China
I've seen this movie a few times in the past. But I watched it on TV last week during my ski trip to Naeba, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. True story of the last emperor of Sino dynasty, Pu Yin, who was crowned at the age of 3. Since he became the emperor, he had been like imprisone... Read more ...
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Olympic is nonsense event
Vancouver winter Olympic was over. Frankly, I do not care. I was never interested in it because I think this event is just nonsense one. There are many issues related to Olympic games such as doping, commercialism. But my personal opinion is sports are just for leisure and health. I d... Read more ...
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Japan is a Ski Paradise!
I was fortunate to be born as Japanese. I went to 3 places for skiing this year. All three places were fabulous. I have skied in foreign countries such as Colorado in US and Switzerland in the past. That was great experiences. But I enjoyed skiing in Japan. Not just skiing but also hot spring... Read more ...
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Skiing in April
Not high-season any more, but you can do that on Shiga Highland, Nagano Prefecture, 2 hours and half train ride and 1 hour and half bus ride from Tokyo. It was for me first time in 14 years. Last time was 1995 in Brockenridge, Colorado in that year's January and Zelmatt, Switzerland i... Read more ...
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Colder weather reminds me of the trip to Colorado
It is getting cold lately. A winter is coming close. I do not like winter except that I can go out and ski. I have good memories of skiing. During my college days in the U.S., I visited Colorado to ski 3 times. The same ski resort, Steamboat. It was college's stu... Read more ...
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