This last weekend one of my small big dreams of Japan came true...I went to ski to Niseko!!! This is a ski resort located in Hokkaido, the island at the north of the country and from where it is said to have one of the best powder snow of the planet...and based on my experience I must the legend was true, what a wonderful weekend! with 3 friends we took benefit of a public holiday on Friday (constitution day) to enjoy of a long-weekend of ski non-stop! The place is really special, the highest point is at 1400m...but you start at 400m! (for the Swiss just think Lausanne is at 600m!). The story is that the mountains are just in front of the sea of Japan en when the freezing winds from Siberia reach them, it turns into snow....lots of it and super light, in addition there are plenty of trees everywhere and the final result is really worthwile! The place is full of Australians, for them there is no time difference and so they go there, I've never seen before so many gaijins (foreigners) in the same place! Luckly we were with a Japanese friend, Akane, who took care of everything and ended up in a cozy lodge run by a very friendly Japanese couple.
the team |
Smoking "rooms"...even in the mountain |
Mt. Yotei (mini Fuji-san) |
My lunch...no french fries, no bolognesa, no fondue...it's another style... |
Hola! Et llegim des de Suissa. El cap d'any el passarem a Hokkaido... I esquiarem a Niseko. Si t'enrecordes del nom de l'hotel o tens algun enllaç per recomanar llocs de la zona (en anglès, francès, castellà o català perquè no parlem japonès clar) doncs t'ho agrairia molt... Gràcies pel teu diari from Japan!!! :)
ResponEliminaHola! Gràcies per seguir el blog! La primera vegada que vaig estar a Niseko vàrem dormir en un B&B Japonès (Minshuku), d'una parella que només parlava japonès! L'última vegada vaig estar al Hilton Niseko Village...una història completament diferent, bastant més car però si trobéssiu alguna oferta molt recomenable ja que l'hotel està a peu de pistes. Sinó, Niseko és conegut com la petita Austràlia....està ple d'austraiians i no us costarà gens trobar allotjament on es parli anglès, sobretot a Hirafu area. Records a la meva estimada Suïssa!
EliminaMerci per la teva resposta!!! Segueix gaudint i delectant-nos amb les teves aventures japo ^.^
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