Travel Tips: A guided tour at your direction
Another great season has arrived, with warmer days and green surroundings. It’s definitely a fine time to travel in Hokkaido.
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TOURS and OUTDOORS
The Junk Collector and his Goemonburo
Mr. Igarashi’s family has lived in this town since its founding more than 100 years ago. They homesteaded a hilly,
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Horseshoes and Back Bowls: An Avalanche Epic
Niels Bohr was a Nobel physicist famous for his humorous jousts with Einstein. Legend has it that he was once
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Frozen river
This is the Kotoni-Hassamu River from the Hassamu Bridge in Nishi-ku. A small stream remains at the center but it’s
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Sapporo Travel: Mt. Moiwa Ropeway
The gondola leading to the top of Sapporo’s Mt. Moiwa is sometimes thought of as an extension of the city’s
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Travel Japan: A Nakasendo Hike
[dropcap type=”circle” color=”#COLOR_CODE” background=”#COLOR_CODE”]A[/dropcap]bout 20 minutes in to the hike from Magome Pass to Tsumago, along the old Nakasendo route
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Low cost to Kansai
As soon as I got off the train at Kansai International Airport, colorful signs signaled the way to the Peach. I
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Japan Travel: Celebrate the new year at Ise Shrine
On a normal day, the path over the Uji Bridge, under the rows of giant trees, and up the stone
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