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  • ….walk on a winter`s day.

    Ok, it ain`t exactly winter yet, but its getting very close. & besides, if it wasn`t for skiing & snowboarding, Autumn would be my favorite season in Hakuba. Crisp air, technicolor mountains, great…

  • Escape the Heat with a cool Hakuba retreat.

    Rainy season is “officially” over & the long hot Tokyo summer has set in. Temperatures in the mid to upper-30s & lots & lots of concrete = not much fun at all. The good news is that Morino Lodge &…

  • Escape the Heat with a cool mountain retreat.

    Rainy season is “officially” over & the long hot Tokyo summer has set in. Temperatures in the mid to upper-30s & lots & lots of concrete = not much fun at all. The good news is that Morino Lodge &…

  • Hakuba Fall-ing

    When it comes to seasons in Hakuba, winter & summer tend to get the bulk of the attention….& for good reason indeed….but if it wasn`t for my obsession with snow-covered mountains & all the fun that…

  • Go-karting 4/30

    Another great day out for the summer season. 10 mates + go-kart track = ridiculous good times! 10 of us headed down to Ikeda where they have a professional quality go-kart track. 9000yen per person…

  • Canyoning in Hakuba

    We’d been itching to get a group together to go canyoning and now was our chance. Jack & Ayumi were up from Gifu prefecture and guests were still at the lodge recovering from all the partying. Add a…

  • Mother SOS party

    Obon week – A week long holiday in Japan where people traditionally return to their place of birth to visit the graves of ancestors… …Except for the thousands of people who flock to Hakuba to escape…