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February 25, 2025
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February 20, 2025
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April 1, 2025
Onsen Map: All hot spring areas in Hokkaido Region
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Introduction to Autumn Colours 2024 in Hokkaido’s Onsen Resorts – with information about the best time to view fall foliage in different regions
Being the northernmost district in the country, autumn colours start to arise as …
April 30, 2025
Hokkaido Region – Famous sakura onsen spots with latest full-bloom forecast, 2025
Being the northernmost district in the country, Hokkaido’s sakura (cherry…
December 25, 2024
Hokkaido Region – Skiing and Onsen in Japan 2024-2025. Let’s enjoy powder skiing and Japanese hot spring at the same time!
Here we introduce popular ski resorts with Japanese powder, or “Japow”, and non-compacted snow areas in Hokkaido
September 21, 2018
We visited Hokkaido in mid-September, and it was a pleasant and comfortable journey
We visited hot spring resorts around Sapporo from 17 to 19 September, 2018. Ryokans operated as usual…
December 26, 2023
2023 Sapporo Snow Festival – Our visit the day before Part 1
We went to the Sapporo Snow Festival in 2022. Hotels were hard to find and expensive during the event, so we stayed…
December 26, 2023
Otaru Kourakuen – Journal of our stay Part 2
We stayed at Otaru Kourakuen in Otaru as part of a package with the Sapporo Snow Festival. Located about 10 minutes…
December 26, 2023
Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu – Journal of our stay Part 3
We stayed at Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu in Noboribetsu Onsen as part of a package with the Sapporo Snow Festival…
March 8, 2016
1. From Sapporo to Furano – A Tour of the Magnificent Scenery in Furano, Tomamu, and Biei with Ping-ping. Private road trip in Hokkaido.
Starting out from New Chitose Airport, Ping-ping is about to set out on a trip to experience the magnificent s…..
August 12, 2016
2. From Tomamu’s Unkai (sea of clouds) to Furano and Biei – A Tour of the Magnificent Scenery in Furano, Tomamu, and Biei with Ping-ping. Private road trip in Hokkaido.
On the second day, I got on a gondola lift leaving at 4 a.m. to go to Tomamu’s Unkai Terrace and saw a s…..
