Saturday
Mar052011

Sapporo Snow and Ice Festival: Day 3

On the final day of our Sapporo trip, we decided started our day in search of some more action figures.  On our walk through part of the city, the boys stopped to play in the snow.

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Wednesday
Feb232011

Sapporo Snow and Ice Festival: Day 2

Our second day in Sapporo found us at the Snow Festival, the Susukino (Street) Ice Festival, and Ramen Alley.  

The Snow Festival sculptures were breathtaking!  It was amazing to see how detailed they could carve several stories tall snow sculptures.

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Thursday
Feb172011

Sapporo Snow and Ice Festival: Day 1.5

And Now for Something Slightly Different...

Here are a couple short videos I took at the snow festival.

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Wednesday
Feb162011

Sapporo Snow and Ice Festival: Day 1

On February 5th, we took a long weekend trip up to northern Japan to enjoy the Sapporo Snow & Ice Festival.  While our friends and families back home were wishing for warm weather, we were trading our subtropical island for some glorious snow!

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Thursday
Jan202011

Knock, Knock... Who's there?! Mochi... Mochi Who?! Mochi For You!

In one of those "Only in Japan Okinawa”, moments I had someone ringing the doorbell and knocking on the door at the same time.  I am thinking great now what?!  I open it to find a nice Okinawan woman who is selling Mochi of all kinds!

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