Tag: hokkaido
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What to eat across Japan
Japanese cuisine is one of the most varied and exquisite in the world. One of the first things that stands out when you visit the country is that the dishes we’re used to seeing in Japanese restaurants in the West don’t always match what people actually eat there on a daily basis. It’s true that…
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Sapporo and the Snow Festival
Every February, the city of Sapporo in Hokkaido transforms into a kingdom of snow and ice with one of the most impressive winter events in the world: the Sapporo Snow Festival, or Sapporo Yuki Matsuri (さっぽろ雪まつり). This event has always been very popular among the Japanese, but in recent years, it has started to attract…