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Shinto Festival
Charles Hamel.com On the Path | September 5th 2008 by Charles Hamel
Shinto Priest Blessing the beginning of the Festival Our village had it’s Shinto Shrine festival today, now let me give you a little background on the festival itself so you can understand the meaning behind it. Lets start with the Shinto rel read more
Free Day
Charles Hamel.com On the Path | September 2nd 2008 by Charles Hamel
Higashikawa Shinto Shrine, Great Architecture I found myself Sunday with something that I don’t get frequently nowadays, and that is a free day with no plans, so to make the best of it, me and my oldest son went for a long bike ride into Higa read more
Tenninkyo
Charles Hamel.com On the Path | August 30th 2008 by Charles Hamel
The other day my wife and I found ourselves in a unusual position with both kids in school and nothing to do, so we decided to take the 15 minute drive, (practically in our backyard) and visit the Tenninkyo Resort and Hagoromo Waterfalls. I have b read more
Festival’s Galore
Charles Hamel.com On the Path | August 29th 2008 by Charles Hamel
TAIKO Group One thing I have to say about people from Hokkaido, is that they truly make the most of their summers, I mean let’s face it the winters are long and harsh, so we have to live it up while the weather is good. Thinking of the com read more
Summer Vacation Part 2
Charles Hamel.com On the Path | August 25th 2008 by Charles Hamel
So after the big Bon Odori party, the very next morning we woke up early to depart on the second half of our vacation camping trip. A local resident and friend of the same village we live in volunteered to be the chauffeur and tour guide and go read more
coming soon photos
ThePortugalFamily | August 24th 2008 by Portugal
Good morning, Portugal family! Yesterday (8/23/08) we had an early 51st birthday celebration for my mom at Hokkaido. Before I show the photos, I have to put the morning video I made of my mom and Romyr waking up. After we had lunch, Romyr, Kuya Den read more
Ainu pride parade
It's Alive!! | August 23rd 2008
Japan Today reports about an Ainu Revival Parade in Hokkaido. Combining modern J-Hip-Hop and traditional Ainu garb and dance, young persons troupe Ainu Rebels is hoping to instill pride in local indigenous peoples and awareness of the cultural herita read more
Bon Odori
Charles Hamel.com On the Path | August 22nd 2008 by Charles Hamel
After the first half of our summer vacation camp-out was finished we hurried back home to participate in our villages Bon Odori celebration. Bon Odori is a very large celebration in Japan that gives honor to the ancestors that have passed on. It read more
Summer Vacation Part 1
Charles Hamel.com On the Path | August 20th 2008 by Charles Hamel
Here in Hokkaido the winters are long so during the spring summer and fall seasons when the weather is mild and sunny you have to utilize it to the fullest. My oldest son had a 3 week summer vacation from school, so we decided to explore this be read more
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Tuna Toast | August 12th 2008 by tokyoastrogirl
Japan- The Last SnapshotsHere are the last of the photos from my Japan trip back in June. Since then I've been back in the kitchen, excited about cooking with summer's best ingredients, so I'll get back to the cooking blogging soon. Is it just me or read more
Summer Time!
David in Japan! | August 8th 2008 by David
Summer Time, which is what the Japanese call Daylight Saving Time, has been in the news lately as many proponents of it try to get Japan to adopt it. The timing is a little odd, as right now most countries are under fire for using too much power and read more
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Tuna Toast | July 31st 2008 by tokyoastrogirl
Japan: SnapshotsI still have a ton of photos that I took in Japan to share with you all, so here's a random selection of some of the better ones. Enjoy! A bird's eye view of the busiest intersection in the world. Shibuya, Tokyo Japan. Some delicious read more
Hokkaido Journey Part 5
Believe in happiness to the power of infinity! Make happines… | July 30th 2008 by mushroom
That's all folks! This will be the last part on my family's Hokkaido holiday. Enjoy! At Nijo Fresh Seafood Market A cute little Japanese boy carrying a fish as big as himself 狸小路 狸小路 Yukata In our hotel roomOn board a Pokemon plane from C read more
Hokkaido Journey Part 4
Believe in happiness to the power of infinity! Make happines… | July 29th 2008 by mushroom
Wendy outside Sounkyo Kanko Hotel The leaning tower of Ishiya Chocolate Factory, the factory of the famous Japanese 白色恋人biscuits Ishiya Chocolate Factory Guangfan's home Ishiya Chocolate Factory Cute chocolates and biscuits Ishiya Chocolate read more
Hokkaido Journey Part 3
Believe in happiness to the power of infinity! Make happines… | July 28th 2008 by mushroom
Deliciously fresh and flavourful Hokkaido milk Furano Tomita Farm Lavender Farm Tomita Farm Tomita More lavender Me and mum Dad and Mum Lavender ice-cream! Must try! It's uniquely and refreshingly delicious! Never had an ice-cream like this. Yummy! read more
Taking neoprints in Japan!
Believe in happiness to the power of infinity! Make happines… | July 28th 2008 by mushroom
How can we not take Japanese ever-popular neoprints when we were in Japan? My sister and I took these neoprints inside a shop at Asahikawa while waiting for the rain outside to abate.Neoprints are still popular with young Japanese girls. We saw queue read more
Hokkaido Journey Part 2
Believe in happiness to the power of infinity! Make happines… | July 27th 2008 by mushroom
At the lobby of Toya Kanko HotelI really love this hotel and its hot spring public bath. In Japan, most public hot spring baths are separate for males and for females. No swimming costumes are allowed and everyone has to go into the public bath nake read more
Hokkaido Journey Part 1
Believe in happiness to the power of infinity! Make happines… | July 27th 2008 by mushroom
We took a whooping 677 digital photos during our Japan trip! That's a hell lot and I am definitely not going to bore everyone with all the photos. Haha. Our Hokkaido holiday with SA Tours was good and the tour guide was very energetic, enthusiastic a read more
Back from Hokkaido!
Believe in happiness to the power of infinity! Make happines… | July 27th 2008 by mushroom
Sorry friends who have tried to contact me by my mobile but couldn't while I was away in Hokkaido, Japan. I didn't have a 3-G mobile phone and hence I couldn't connect to any of the 3-G networks in Japan. Blur me only realised that when I reached Jap read more
Greetings from Lake Toya, Hokkaido!
Believe in happiness to the power of infinity! Make happines… | July 22nd 2008 by mushroom
The weather has been great so far despite the light showers. The temperature is a comfortable 20 degrees Celsius. And the best thing is, the food! Alright, the scenary is beautiful too. Words are just not enough to describe Hokkaido. Will upload Hokk read more
Ohaiyo gozaimasu!
Believe in happiness to the power of infinity! Make happines… | July 21st 2008 by mushroom
Hokkaido Hokkaido Hokkaido, Japan here I come! read more
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Tuna Toast | July 17th 2008 by tokyoastrogirl
Japan: Otaru, HokkaidoI am finally back with another Japan entry. Boy- I really am disappointed that I haven’t been able to blog lately and it’s always gnawing at the back of my mind that poor Tuna Toast is growing moldy. Thanks to the Brangelina read more
Green Livin George W. Bush: a Funny Guy
Green Livin | July 16th 2008 by Stephen M Harrell
Green Livin President Bush is a funny guy. As the G8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan , Bush apparently ended a private meeting with other leaders with the words: "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter." We'll let the London Telegraph, the only outlet t read more
Nihon on the Net - 7/13/08
The Tokyo Traveler | July 13th 2008 by ShaneS
Summer in Tokyo - Festivals, Fireworks & So Much More was featured in the July Carnival of Travelers hosted by Mary Jo at Fly Away Cafe. A lot of great summer themed posts are featured and are worth a read. Hokkaido, where the Group of Eig read more
Toyako
JapanVisitor Blog | July 10th 2008
洞爺湖The recently concluded G8 Conference was held in Toyako (Lake Toya) in Hokkaido.About 80km south west from Sapporo, Toyako is a popular onsen resort, famous for its beautiful mountains and lakes in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park.Lake Toya i read more
Butter Manju Cakes
On d' mind ~ blog... | July 10th 2008 by sharoning
So many thanks to Cody, I managed to mouthed the long-awaited Manju Cakes.I timed it ~ it was 1 hr 15 mins ;p.Initally I tot red bean was good; anyway I bought 5 red beans & 5 custards.Turns out to be the custard that majestically impress.Not gon read more
Japanese Language lesson: G8 Summit
JapanVisitor Blog | July 9th 2008
「G８サミット」Today we will review a few terms relevant to the recently concluded G8 summit, which was held in Hokkaido.北海道 (hokkaido) = Japan's northernmost island洞爺湖 (toyako) = the resort town where the Summit was held日本 read more
With leaders like these!!
A view from the Left - Blog of Councillor Seamus Ryan | July 9th 2008 by Seamus Ryan
I am not at all surprised that the leaders of the G8 countries failed to lead by example when they sat down to an 18 course meal shortly after discussing the world hunger crisis!! Meeting in Hokkaido, Japan world leaders expressed grave concern at t read more
Futuristic residential house-The Zero Emission House to be ready…
Our Surprising World. Wonderful pictures of the world | July 9th 2008 by Yuriy
To coincide with Hokkaido Toyako Summit, the G8 summit, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan is constructing a futuristic residential house the Zero Emission House.The Zero Emission House is a single-storied steel structure prefabri read more
Chiba Lotte Marines vs Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters Live Video St…
Blog The Network - Where Live Streams Happen | July 9th 2008 by Jay Stream
Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. In Japan it is often called Puro Yaky, meaning Professional Baseball. Outside of Japan, it is often just referred to as “Japanese baseball”. The roots of the league ca read more
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