Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow
February 9th 2007 "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
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