Do you wanna build a snowman?
First day in Asahikawa was somewhat of a failure. We had to leave the first hotel we checked into because the room reeked of cigarette smoke and the wallpaper was cracking and peeling. By the time we settled into the…
weekly recap #1 – niseko, rusutsu & sapporo
i’m notoriously awful at doing anything on a set schedule so this recap series might be an exercise in futility. my hope is that it will provide some contrast with experiences as well as my state of mind when looking…
Tale of Two Snow Festivals
We are in Sapporo mainly for the snow festival which usually takes place in early February every year. Just a heads up, if you intend to attend a snow festival in the near future, make sure you dress warmly! This…
ramen shingen in sapporo
away from the madness in ramen alley and off on it’s own in the susukino area is ramen shingen. it was about a 20 minute walk from the airbnb we were staying in, to the east of the river but…
Japanese Photo Booth
On a random quest for the Hello Kitty store, we spotted bunch of girls waiting in line for these photo booths. I now know what I would look like if I got plastic surgery. Add some double eyelids, elongate my…
this is rusutsu. in all it’s quirky and powder-filled glory
apologies for the lack of posts in the last week. our five days in rusutsu was the most jam packed amount of riding i’ve ever done and then i’ve been laid up the last two days with a flu and…
Sapporo Miso Ramen
We arrived in Sapporo right before dinnertime. Our Air BnB place is across the river, about a 15 minute walk to Susukino’s ramen alley. We managed to find a ramen restaurant with 5 free seats. The ramen restaurants are all…
Snow Pillows
I tried snowboarding and skiing in Rusutsu. I am marginally better with skiing. At least I can somehow move myself in the direction I need to go to when on skis. On the snowboard, I’m pretty much at the mercy…
