Ben and I on the lift at Aokiko Sun Alpina

Skiing Hakuba

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February 7th 2006
As this trip is a past trip I'll make this brief. Skiing in Japan for the first time was amazing! Having been brought up in Australian conditions it was like I'd died and gone to skiing heaven. The snow was beautiful, the runs were wonderful and lift queues haven't been invented in Japan yet, even when it gets busy! We stayed for 9 nights at Pension Hayaokidori just down from Hakuba Goryu terminal ... read more

Asia » Japan » Nagano » Hakuba

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more