Exploring Hokkadio: An HIS Class Project

The collection of articles at the link below come from a class at the Hokkaido International School in Sapporo. The

Explorer’s Journal: Ice Fishing on the Ishikari

By Raphael Seccombe One cold February morning, my family was invited ice fishing by a neighboring Japanese family. The father

Sandantaki Park (三段滝公園) is a small riverside stop along the Yubari National Highway (Route 452).

By Raphael Seccombe As part of a class trip, on October 9, a few friends and I hiked up Iwaonupuri

In Hokkaido you can tell someone to go to hell. Or you can tell them to go to Noboribetsu, which

Each summer my partner and I try to take two weeks to cycle and camp. Last year we did this

It took a few more cries of “hello” and “sensei” together before I really understood that it was I who

It is early autumn in Hokkaido and my wife has returned to our house near Yotei to confront her fears

Six years ago, on the third day after arriving in this tiny town near the 45th parallel in northern Hokkaido,

Every year, for two consecutive warm summer days and nights in late July, our town celebrates its Shinto roots with