Blogs from Hokkaido, Japan, Asia - page 28

Hello hello to all my friends who can be bothered to check my blog to see how Im going and hello　hello to the people who have nothing else to do so decided they might check if Im still alive. So how is everyone? First of all I just want to thank all the people who can be bothered to write emails to me. Im sorry I haven't replied to them, or have taken ages to reply to them. The time I get a chance to go on the net is limited. I can usually get around to reading them but not replying. Ok so down to business, as most of you probably know its nearly time for me to head back to Australia. My contract with Kiroro ends on the 8th of April. Time has passed ... read more

"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 1.8 million to almost 4 million. As the number of tourists that come for the week-long festival numbers around 2 million. Chris, Mike and I landed in Sapporo Thursday morning. They quickly headed to Furano (a ski resort area that we were staying at for the first two days) as I had to drudge over to the Canadian Consulate to apply for a new passport. I of course forgot ... read more

Well, it seems like it is about time I update my blog. Since my last update all I have been doing is snowboarding and going out to the local clubs/pubs at night. The lifestyle here is very laid back and social. Snowboarding as a sport seems to be very easy to pick up and there are few better places to learn than Niseko, Japan where the powder comes on thick and strong. The first day I arrived saw a break to a bad spell on the slopes and everyone already in Niseko was celebrating. Apparently over the past week or so, Niseko had received rain and very little snow so conditions were not too good. Luckily with my arrival I brought the snow! On my first day I was lucky to get some tuition from my ... read more