Ski past battalions of juhyō at crowd-pleasing resort Sapporo Kokusai, one hour’s drive west of Sapporo city – or (if you’re a pro), thunder across legendary backcountry. Still yearning to face-plant in fluffy snow? Continue southwest to powder capital, Niseko. Turn off cruise control...
Rental car: Sapporo to Asahikawa 1:43 pm Driving in Hokkaido in December 12:47 pm Help with November Kyoto Itinerary 11:52 am Place to eat in Kobe Earthquake Museum 11:16 am Cruising into Kobe Port 11:16 am Public Transit from Tokyo to Lake Ashi to Hakone 11:0...
When to go: Most ski resorts open December 1—in 2019, that coincides with Advent and the opening of Christmas markets across the region. But things will really get going on December 20 when the Südtirol’s four-day Ski World Cup kicks off. The sea...
The last time that I went on vacation, which has been a while, I spent 2 months in Southern Arizona. Although, that was from December to February, I don’t know about this time of year. It’s amazing there, all of the elements that you would find in California(less the Ocean), Co...
My cromwell-intl.com domain appeared in September, 2001, although the Wayback Machine didn't notice its one enormous Toilets of the World page until January 17, 2002. Some time soon after that I split it into categories, and the collection has grown ever since. In December, 2010 I regis...
But not today. Apparently Chris Carter decided in season one to film all of the episodes (except the pilot?) in widescreen although the series was originally broadcast in 4:3. In December 2015 when the entire series was re-released on Blu-ray each show (except the pilot?) was transferred...
Japan’s snow season has also given rise to a number of snow festivals. TheSapporo Snow Festivalis one of the most popular, featuring enormous, detailed snow and ice sculptures. Winter illumination during Sapporo Snow Festival In February, theOtaru Snow Light Pathbathes the city of Otaru in ro...
Sapporo Clock Tower (Hokkaido) Photo by Chiaki Mitsumori The Sapporo Clock Tower, with its distinctive appearance of a clock on top of a triangular roof, is the oldest clock tower in Japan. It was built in 1878, and a pendulum clock was installed three years later. Even now, more than ...