I'm really busy..... I'll be day off on next Friday... I want to be a cat.

We're going to Oku-Hida, Takayama in Gifu prefecture tonight by car and staying the inn with hot spring. This inn provides good hot spring called the “Kakenagashi”. It has much good quality hot springs. The fresh hot spring is constantly s…

We went to Hida Funayama Snow Resort, Arkopia last Sunday and it was one day skiing. This ski resort is located on the south of Takayama city, and the top of ski runs is a good place to see Mt.Norikura, Mt.Ontake. Actually, we couldn't see…

We went to Namari Onsen ski resort on 13/Jan.. This resort had a snow fall 15cm last night, but the patrol staffs said me, there was over 40 cm snow fall on the top of mountain. I was really excited. After open the ski runs, we went to top…

We went to koeji ski resort in Iwate, and after Koeji, stayed at Tousukeya Ryokan in Dai Onsen (hot springs), deep in the snow country. So, we enjoyed both skiing and hot springs. And this Ryokan (Japanese style hotel) has kitchen faciliti…

This trip started yesterday with 21 hours ferry boat ride from Nagoya to Sendai. Anyway, I'm here in Sendai, and my wife will soon arrive by Peach Airline from KIX(Osaka). We're staying at Sendai, and going to ski resorts in Iwate tomorrow…

I bought this ski leashes on internet ordered. It cost \1,900, including postage charge. Actually, I bought fat skies last December, and I used it without ski leashes. Thanks to this one, I will be safe on deep powder snow. P.S. We’re plan…

We stayed two nights at Nozawa Onsen Village in Nagano. We enjoyed skiing in day time and hot springs after skiing. There are 13 free indoor hot springs called “Soto-yu” in the village. We could go around Soto-yu and try many kinds of bath…