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February 9th 2007
Published: February 27th 2007
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"Shouldn't you be working?" Hmm...yes, a thought that continuously entered my head as I departed for a 5 day trip to Hokkaido (the northern island of Japan). Many Japanese consider Hokkaido far away, and freezing cold...these are not so true. Sapporo is famous for two things: 1) The beer of the same name, and 2) The yuki matsuri (snow festival). The yuki matsuri swells the population from... Read Full Entry



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Snow SculpturesSnow Sculptures
Snow Sculptures

There supposed to be dancing!
Great CatchGreat Catch
Great Catch

They had these set up for group photos. Too bad Mike is asleep and Chris is a pedophile.
Street CrabStreet Crab
Street Crab

Chris and I chowing down on street crab. Only in Sapporo, it was おいしい
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Ice Cold Sapporo

The beer got colder after I bought it, with a layer of snow accumulating in the glass.
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Sample Set

Three Different Beers at the brewery
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Beer Posters

On the wall are old beer photos from the early 1900's
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Interesting

Different ice cream flavours.
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Mongolian BBQ

Mutton, beer, good combo.
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Full

After an all you can eat mutton fest, for 100 minutes.
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Crisp, Clean Taste

Great beer poster



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