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- Echigo Yuzawa (Snow Country)
- March 31st, 2009
- photo credit: kokorowashinjin Echigo Yuzawa (Niigata prefecture) is one of Japan’s most famous ski resort and onsen towns made famous by the book ‘Snow Country’ (Yukiguni) written by Yasunari Kawabata. Kawabata is Japan’s second writer to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature. His most famous work ‘Snow Country’ » Continue Reading
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- Tanuki Bar
- March 12th, 2009
- There are no shortage of bars in Hirafu (Niseko’s main ski village), and I think I have discovered my favourite one – Tanuki Bar. It is awesome on so many levels: firstly, it’s called Tanuki Bar. Tanukis are awesome. It’s such a cute Japanese word, not to mention they are crazy, enigmatic » Continue Reading
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