Blogs from Hokkaido, Japan, Asia - page 18

china. mayb u bcome nr. 1 . but its mo easy 2 go 2 d top than 2 stay at top. am xageratin foothbath.2hrs a day. try 2 sell in front of footbath. sold nothin. so. whats my phsycho problem with luz? i d go back ?! ! why? i mean i dont even like her. noble sense of responsibility, a feelin guilty, a wishin 4 d past 2 come back, hope, a payment 4 my sins, dee, ununderstandable love, stupid romanticism? i know, 2 much perverse mind playin. 2day focused on her. we, 2gether again. both unhappy. i dont like her, mayb she even dont like me. but 2gether again. destiny, somethin that has 2 b. unhappy, but 2gether. fuckin mindgame. otaru. best places 4 hitchhikin: ibiza, nice people stop. japan, nice people, i allways ... read more

akita. cold at nite. as no criminality u can free camp allmosrt anywhere, daytime eat bread, peanutbuitter. after 17.00 half priced supermarket food, easy hitchhikin. like this japan isnt 2 xpensive. lately people oftn wanna give me money. hitchhike ,cold wind. sometimes beautyfull woman stops. d mo beauty d mo shy em make me.me lookin out of window, very concentrated, nervous, grinnin like idiot. evenin ,tenyt, fuckin cold. ferry crossin aomori 2 hokkaido seems cheaper than from oma, even tru distance would asume otherwise. 1500, seikan. female supermarket worker have funny singsong speakin. hokkaido seems mo eskimo. i know,i know. sounds stupid, but i saw people usin shawl, gloves. i mean, fuck, its summer. ive no jacket, no shoes. fightin cold. there r places, institutens( liberies 4 xample)　where 2 use internet gratis. seems change in arhitektur. ... read more

A day in Sapporo, Japan. We are in the northern area of Japan in the region of Hokkaido today. Tour of Shadai Farms: We had a breakfast of rice balls and miso soup, a baguette and green tea. We took the express train to Shadai Farms and were able to view 3 of the mares and their foals, next we went to the stallion station to view the three sires of the foals we saw: Fuji Kiseki, Deep Impact, Agnes Tachyon. We were also able to view War Emblem. Shadai Farms has 3 horses in the upcoming Japan Derby: Reach the Crown, Request Song, and Golden Ticket. The Japan Derby is going to be held on May 31st of this year, which is also our 1st wedding anniversary so maybe it will bring them luck. ... read more

Hokkaido is a special region in Japan due to its remoteness as island and harsh Siberian climate. It has a fascination due to its unspoiled and very wild national parks in summer and as a secure skiing destination for Korean, Taiwanese and Australian people in winter. Yuki developed some skills in finding cheap package trips. When she found a very reasonable priced package trip to Hokkaido, the place for our Christmas holidays was clear. We flew on the 23rd from Tokyo to Sapporo - the provincial capital of Hokkaido. Sapporo was cold with temperatures below freezing and plenty of ice on the street. Somehow nobody bothers and it is a big sliding on the crossings in the town. Some mini crampons are on sale in 24h shops, but we never saw somebody using them. We strolled ... read more

Who doesn’t love festivals? Seriously, you’d have to be quite a grinch not to. I love festivals. The fun, food, events and (in this case) giant snow sculptures the size of buildings. Yuki Matsuri or better known in the western world as the Sapporo Snow Festival is an event of international caliber. Over 2 million tourists flock to this frozen northern Japanese city from February 5 through 11 every year. When I moved to Japan I decided at one point I would be one of those 2 million + tourists. We all flew to Sapporo on Sunday, Alexa, Lauren, Katie, Simon and I. As the plane taxied onto the runway it was obvious that this was definitely a snowy city. Outside the airport, outside the train and on our walk to the hotel snow was falling ... read more