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Us chilling at the Nest Bar with beautiful views of the surrounding forest. It's adults only so parents can take a break.
Sekai no Yamachan is an izakaya chain originating from Nagoya. They are famous for their tebasaki - fried chicken wings made with their secret recipe sweet & spicy glaze. Your order comes piled up like a mountain. It looks daunting but the amazing umami just makes you want more. Glad they have a branch in Sapporo.
Smith X Oyuki The Perfect Storm. Season 24 collab between two of our favourite brands - Smith Optics and Oyuki. The new line of products include head protection and goggles from Smith, mittens and techclavas from Oyuki. All items feature fresh distinctive Yokai artwork by Mike Shankster. Complete the look with the Armada X Oyuki skis.
INGENIOUS ~ The Story of Snowsurfer Exploring the mindset of North Face rider Kazushige Fujita and his unique surf inspired approach to carving the mountains. This video is a must watch for the technical deep dive on turns and the lines he takes.
COAL presents “ONIGIRI” Snack sized video of Coal team riders taking us through the deep powder playgrounds of Japan.
Gentemtrips Hokkaido Gentemstick riders getting us hyped for the upcoming season with some clips from Hokkaido.
Snokeru by Korua Shapes
Ski Japan: Hokkaido Road Trip Part 1
Lovely soba restaurant close to the Togakuchi shrine. Stumbled across this gem during a snowfall and the delicious soba was very welcome!
Discovered this place when we had some time to kill at Nagano station. It's a little standing bar in the basement which serves local beer, wine and sake. Not really knowing what to order. i went for the tasting menu with a selection of 3 types of sake to try. They also provide accompanying snacks to go with the sake and a little score sheet for you to take down notes. Nice experience even though it was slightly weird getting sloshed in the middle of a sho. pping centre.
Very cozy izakaya down in the basement on the main drag in Akakura Onsen town. I love squid ink pasta. When i heard this place served squid ink udon I knew I had to try it. Did not disappoint. The broth was jet black, thick and garlicky and the udon was nice and firm. The servings aren't the biggest so you need to have a side of tempura or something. Definitely use the bib provided as that stuff goes everywhere.
Found this amazing ramen place and in Nagano. Place was set up like a Yatai with crates for seating and TVs everywhere. Delicious food and the iPad ordering made things easy.
The buffet breakfast at Appi was your typical European style salad, eggs, bread and pastries and Japanese Asagohan with miso soup, rice, tamagoyaki and grilled fish. The steaming pot of beef curry really hit the spot and provided enought heat to face the temps outside. There was also furikake made from local beef that was great sprinkled on rice.
Woke up to some freshies at Appi and got covered in aspirin snow. 💊❄️
