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From Tokyo, Gala Yuzawa is the most convenient place to ski. The Joetsu shinkansen can take you there in little over an hour and the train station has the ski gondola. An easy day trip.
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The line gets very long during the morning, so I usually go later in the day and ski until night when it is much less crowded. I catch the last shinkansen back to Tokyo.
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It's not a large or long run, but better than nothing.
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The quality of the snow is not as good as in Hokkaido, but better than nothing.
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View from the top.
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Skis left outside as their owners have lunch. It's nice that no one steals your skis.
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Street singer in front of JR Akihabara Station's new Central entrance. A cute face and miniskirt really help to gather a crowd.
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Her setup is simple. A portable and battery-powered amplifier connected to a microphone. The amp is on a luggage cart. When the police comes, she can pack up and leave within 5 sec.
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These girls usually have a lookout man who watches out for the cops. As soon as he sees one coming, he runs up to her and gives the "Outta here" signal. They're gone before the police can even see them. It's a constant cat and mouse game
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She says that it was her first "Street live performance" (rojo raibu).
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Street performer near Yodobashi-Akiba, the largest store in Akihabara.
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A miniskirted pair
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Snow on Mt. Ibuki at the 3rd station, the main area for skiing (when there is snow).
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Skiing on Mt. Ibuki at the 3rd station. How it looked in the good old days.
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Snow on Mt. Ibuki and Lake Biwa as seen from the ski lift to the 3rd station.
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Sunset on snowy Mt. Ibuki in winter at the 2nd station.
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For many years, even before Niseko became popular among overseas skiers, Niseko was long known in Japan as offering the best powder snow. There are multiple ski resorts in Niseko and I skiied on three of them. This is Niseko Hirafu. ニセコ ヒラフ
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Mt. Yotei as seen from Niseko Hirafu, Niseko's largest ski grounds. Yotei-zan is dubbed as Hokkaido's Mt. Fuji. ニセコ ヒラフ・羊蹄山
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Mt. Yotei-zan can be clearly seen from Niseko Hirafu. Hokkaido's Mt. Fuji. ニセコ ヒラフ・羊蹄山
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Yotei-zan as seen from Niseko Hirafu. ニセコ ヒラフ・羊蹄山
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Niseko Hirafu. ニセコ ヒラフ
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Niseko Hirafu has both easy and steep (moguls) slopes. ニセコ ヒラフ
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Niseko Hirafu ski lift. ニセコ ヒラフ
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Niseko Hirafu ski lift. ニセコ ヒラフ
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Niseko Annupuri is another famous ski resort in Niseko. This was another large area with long ski runs. ニセコアンヌプリ
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Niseko Annupuri ski grounds has a different view of Mt. Yotei compared to Hirafu. ニセコアンヌプリ
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Niseko Annupuri
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Skiing on Niseko Annupuri. ニセコアンヌプリ
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Views while skiing on Niseko Annupuri. ニセコアンヌプリ
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Views while skiing on Niseko Annupuri, Hokkaido. ニセコアンヌプリ
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Views while skiing on Niseko Annupuri. ニセコアンヌプリ
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Skiing on Niseko Annupuri, Hokkaido.
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Niseko Annupuri.
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Views from Niseko Annupuri at close to sunset.
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Views from Niseko Annupuri. ニセコアンヌプリ
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Niseko Moiwa was near our lodge. ニセコモイワ
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Niseko Moiwa ski run. We skiied here at night. ニセコモイワ
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Shintoku Ski Grounds as seen from the train in autumn. The building is the ski lodge where you buy lift tickets, etc.Near JR Shintoku Station (JR Nemuro Line).
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Shintoku Ski Grounds as seen from the train in autumn. The lawn is decorated with しんとく (Shintoku).
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