snow slide!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snoooow!

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February 11th 2009
Went to Sapporo, Hokkaido from Saturday until today. It was really fun, and not as cold as people say, but I am from Minnesota and I KNOW what cold is. The coldest was -3 degrees Celsius? I forgot, it wasn't that bad cause it wasn't so windy! Anyhow....run down of events. Saturday: arrive, find our hotel after Rach leads us to the wrong place because she read the map wrong and thought the ho ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo

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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