Japan is associated to martial arts, samourais and ninjas as well. I am lucky enough to have great friends who, when they learnt I was moving to Japan, offered me a ticket to become a ninja! Hokkaido Ninja Do's team was going to teach me about ninjas in Japan and some of their many skills.... Lire la Suite →
HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY Hokkaido university in Sapporo is a place where I spent quite some time. I liked a lot running in the main street that goes through the campus. Well "a lot", it's a figure of speech.I ran there only a few times (not too often, let's not lie) but let's say that it was... Lire la Suite →
Odori park is Sapporo's postcard. Impossible to miss. It's a little piece of green (about 1,5km long) surronded by traffic lights. To me, Odori park looks like little squares where it is very pleasant to rest by the fountains when it is hot during the day or in the evening when the sun sets. It... Lire la Suite →
Sapporo is the first city in Japan I lived in. I stayed there 3months. It is the capital of the island of Hokkaido and the 5th biggest city in Japan (in terms of inhabitants, it is the 3rd in terms of area). There are 1.9 million people living in this city. Unlike the rest of... Lire la Suite →
AT LAST! At last I got to hike in Japan for the first real time. The hike at Lake Mashu was cut short and the one of Mount Fuji cancelled so I was pretty excited to do this one. For the great athlete I am (Nope), a regular hiker (Nope again), Mount Yotei’s hike was a... Lire la Suite →
Noboribetsu is well known for having the best onsen in Hokkaido when Hokkaido is supposed to be the best place in Japan for the hot springs. The city is located in the south of the island about 1hour30 from Sapporo. I did this trip over a weekend. I spent the night in a pretty nice... Lire la Suite →
Sixth and last part of this series! It was supposed to be a relaxing day. Supposed to be... I chose my last destination of the week the same way I did for the day before. One of the most popular places near Sapporo is the Shakotan peninsula. The rain finally stopped and the sky was... Lire la Suite →
Fifth day and that's the desaster of the week! When I woke up it was raining as hell. I planned a hike to the top of Mount Kurodake in Daisetsuzan national park for the day. Well, nope! I had to find something else. If I had followed my original plan, I would have been supposed... Lire la Suite →
FINALLY! Finally the weather got better. The sky was still grey and cloudy. BUT the clouds were not as low as the day before. I hoped I could finally see the famous Lake Mashu and hike to the top of Mount Mashu. It was supposed to be the first hike of my trip and I... Lire la Suite →
On the third day morning, the weather was even worse than the day before. I planned to go to lake Mashu and hike to the top of the mount that shares the same name. The clouds were supposed to dissipate in the early afternoon so I waited but it got worse once again. I went... Lire la Suite →
Au gré du vent 