Taisetsu info:1st day Asahidake winter 2008/2009

【 TITLE 】1st riding Asahidake
【 DATE 】7th Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】cloudy
【Force of Wind】15 m/s
【TEMPERATURE】Approx negative 18℃

Hello.

I went to Asahidake.
There was a lot of powder ,but cold and foggy.

Skiers, Snowborders looked happy with fresh powder.
I was too.

Here winter comes.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Taisetsu info:Powder coms around Taisetsu Mountain Range

【 TITLE 】Powder comes.
【 DATE 】7th Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Cloudy
【TEMPERATURE】Negative 7.9℃ Asahikawa 01:00

Hello.

I see fresh poder snow today.
Approx 20cm new snow on cars.

At mountains, will be deeper.
Let's see it.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Taisetsu info:A rainy day ,but good news from Asahidake.

【 TITLE 】Rain but with good news from Asahidake
【 DATE 】5th Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Rain
【TEMPERATURE】 3.0℃ 15:00 Asahikawa

Hello.

It rains today.
And one news comes.

Asahidake ski area opens from 7th Dec.
09:00 to 15:40, gondora departures every 20 minites,
open B course to C course only.
snow is 150cm high.

1st day will be awesome powder.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Asahidake web(Japanese only)
http://wakasaresort.com/asahidakeropeway/


It is raining in town, in mean time snow is ... at the mountains.

This Asahidake pic is from last spring. 12th March 2008
You can climb up from right edge.
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Taisetsu info:View of Mountains, Taisetsu range.

【 TITLE 】View of Mountains
【 DATE 】3rd Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Fine
【TEMPERATURE】negative 4.8℃ 23:30

Hi.

Today, I did not go to Mountains.
But, look the pics below. Beautiful.

I do not see much snow around city now.
But, snow is comming soon again.

What I do is getting ready for powder riding.
Every time I look up the mountains
that give me a smile.

Nice to be winter.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT


Asahi-dake and etc

Near Tokachi-dake

Taisetsu info:Asahikawa night 081202

【 DATE 】2nd Dec 2008
【 AREA 】Central Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Fine
【TEMPERATURE】negative 4.1℃ 07:00

Hello.

I went to Izakaya in Asahikawa today.
Izakaya is a traditional Japanese tavern.
They have beer, local sake, and shochu liquor.

Did not go today but having a bowl of Ramen noodle is
quite usual course after drinking. Shio(salt flavor) stock
Ramen noodle is my favorite.

I would like to show you some Ramen style of Asahikawa sometime.
bye.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT


There is no snow on the road now but it will be soon.

Taisetsu info; A winter day in Souunkyo.

【 DATE 】30th Nov 2008
【 AREA 】Souunkyo, Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Snow to Snow storm
【TEMPERATURE】Negative 4.6℃ 22:00(Asahikawa)

Hello.

I went to Kamikawa. The weather changed quickly and became snow storm
around Kamikawa area. It was fun but should't go out from car much ,so
enjoyed spending time for shopping and looking at inside of ice pavilion.

But I get off car sometime coz I wanted to feel the snow storm there.
10 seconds was the limit in the storm. Afterwards the storm harder and harder
even driving became hard with fogg. I drove slow and carfully.

This was real Hokkaido isn't it?

Bytheway, you should not drive with harsh weather if you are tourists who do not have experience on snow. You should take a public transport otherwise you will
have a problem.

Please be safety and enjouy Hokkiaido experience.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT


1 Kamikawa station


2 Entrance of snow cave in Ice pavilion


3 Ice pavilion


4 Kurione in Ice pavilion


5 Snow storm at gift shop in Ginga&Ryusei water falls carpark

Taisetsu info; A day inSapporo.

【 DATE 】29th Nov 2008
【 AREA 】Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Cloudy
【TEMPERATURE】6.9℃ 11:00

Hello.

I was in Sapporo for seeing friends and get some outdoor gears today.
Tomorow, I am going to Souunkyo. Hopefully the weather is ganna be fine.

C U.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Taisetsu info; Asahikawa now.

【 DATE 】28th Nov, 2008
【 AREA 】Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Cloudy
【TEMPERATURE】negative 6.8℃ at 05:00

Hi.

This morning, i drove in Asahikawa today. It was amazingly cold i thought.
Felt like -20℃　already ,but it was -6.8℃. My guess about temperature is not so good.

Anyway, Sapporo was -0.6℃ at around 6 a.m. How cold Asahikawa is compare to Sapporo.
Tokyo was ＋13.5℃.　mmm even Japan is small country, there is big temperature difference.

So, If you come to Asahikawa, bring warm clothing with you.
Otherwise you will stuck in your accommodation and might loose chance to see beautiful things
around Asahikawa.

C U.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Taisetsu info; Food in Biei 2008.

【 DATE 】- , Nov 2008
【 AREA 】Biei ,Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Fine
【TEMPERATURE】-℃

Hello.

Today, i tell you about food in Hokkaido.

Hokkaido is surrounded by three seas, so we can enjoymany kinds of seafood and marine products.

Last week, i went to Biei and jumped in a Izakaya shop calledKIMURAYA. This restaurant is well known for big amount plates.I love big food to have always ,but you should be careful orderbig plates in Hokkaido. Just that scale is different.

Check the pic below... it was fried squid on the rice.( ikageso-don )

i finished this one with my friend ,but was still hard to finish.
Well, it was true Hokkaido experience though.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Taisetsu info; Souunkyo trip

【 DATE 】26th Nov, 2008
【 AREA 】Souunkyo,Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Fine
【TEMPERATURE】Approx Negative 10℃

Hi.

I went to Souunkyo. It was so cold and I felt signs of snow season comming
but today was a calm and peaceful day.

The place I have been to Kitanomori Garden, Ice pavilion, Ginga and Ryusei water falls and Taisetsu manmade lake. As you could see a photo below, I had 100yen mashroom miso soup
and Riceball as a lunch. It all cost me only 500yen which was good value. Hokkaido mashroom
(Kinoko) is fresh and good quality. You should try it, if you like mashrooms.

And waterfalls, these were really beautiful. Especially Ginga waterfall was frozen. It is great to
look. I wish I had taken really good digital camera for shooting those waterfalls from far observation place. It was cool snowscape and scenary with sunset time anyway.

I want to go back there again with my better camera.
See you.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Taisetsu info; Lake Shikaribetsu.

【 DATE 】12th Oct 2008

【 AREA 】Lake Shikaribetsu, Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

【 WEATHER 】Rain to Fine

【TEMPERATURE】--℃

Hi.

I went to Lake Shikaribetsu for looking Autumn leves colour changing.

This spot was really goo to visit in Autumn. Less people and the scenary is amazing.

Also, i saw outdoor lovers on Lake Shikaribetsu.

MM, i wanna do that next time.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

Taisetsu info; A TnT tour in Shiretoko.

【 DATE 】5th to 7th Sep 2008

【 AREA 】Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

【 WEATHER 】Fine and drizzle

【TEMPERATURE】Approx 25℃ in Ave.

Hi.

I went to a TnT tour in Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido Japan.

People and i climed up Rausu-dake which is the most well known mountain in the National Park.

And also, we went to Kamui-wakka onsen which is onsen in the river.

Lots of Onsens(Hot springs) , Seafoods(Salmons and shells) and loco people are the attractives in Shiretoko.

Autumn in Shiretoko is so cool.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

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Taisetsu info; Big Bad BBQ, Kaguraoka koen, Asahikawa 080831

【 DATE 】31th Aug 2008
【 AREA 】Kaguraoka koen, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Fine
【TEMPERATURE】--℃ Good enough warm for BBQ.

I joined a BBQ party called Big Bad BBQ.
It is organized by international bar "DEN" Asahikawa.
http://asahikawa-tourism.com/theden.html

Nice one.
Thanks for staff of DEN.
I love ya all.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

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Taisetsu info; Kuwaunnai river research in Tenninkyo, Hokkaido JP

【 DATE 】23 Aug 2008
【 AREA 】Kuwaunnai river, Tennimkyo Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Fine
【TEMPERATURE】--℃

Hi.

I did a short research in Kuwaunnnai river, Tenninkyo, Hokkaido.
Not much useful info i got because i did not have enough time with things to do.
What a shame.

But, it was enough time to know and pre-research of one of the best shower climbing spot
of the nation. Kuwauunnai river. May be a shower climbing is not so common outdoor sports
in the world ,but it is so as a summer activity for some kind outdoor lovers in Japan.

I definitely must try this spot with proper gears and enough time in next summer.
Swimming in fresh water is beautiful.

MM, Bueno!

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

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Taisetsu info; Asahidake Sugatami Chronicle, 080829

【 DATE 】29th Aug 2008
【 AREA 】Sugatami, Taisetsu-Zan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
【 WEATHER 】Fine
【TEMPERATURE】Approx 18℃

Hello.

It is almost Autumn at Asahidake.
Leaves color are changing faster than average.

Time goes fast this year.
I show you 10pics for you today.

Have fun.

【 NAME 】Q from TNT

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