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I’m looking at doing a trip to Japan next winter with my wife and a couple friends. We all want to ski the light powder Japan is known for and also experience some amazing food and maybe if we plan well enough, hit an onsen for much needed soaking post powder. We're looking at going to Niseko...

Feb 1st – Travel to Aomori and Start of Tohoku Trip We were on the road by 9am to head to the Shin-Hakodate train station to take the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Shin-Aomori in Tohoku, the far northern tip of Honshu. We had to return the van to the Nippon Rent-a-Car next to the station first...

Tomorrow, I’m off to Japan after taking care of business in China. A few more meetings in Tokyo and Osaka (amazing one can travel by train for a day trip between these two cities), then Hakuba. This trip was originally planned with both Hakuba and Myoko. But forecasted weather has caused me to...

G'day Pugs, Hope everyone is having a great season. Finally my season starts in earnest tomorrow as I head out to Japan again. This season I'll be out there for almost a month, from the 16th January to the 12th February. I'll have 2 weeks in Hokkaido and then 12 days in Tohoku. I'm excited to...

G'day Pugs, Hope all is well and the summer is going well. It's not too long to go till season 2019 (I know the hot weather in Denver has been kicking my butt.....) and we are planning another adventure down to Hokkaido this winter. We'd like to get as many Pugs on board as possible and turn...

It's that time of the year again; time for a new Japan trip report! Hope everyone has been having a nice Christmas and happy holidays, I for one need to get back on my skis and get back into the snow. Colorado has been having a pretty bleak time of it so far, so I have not been motivated...