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Otaru Music Box Museum

Otaru Music Box Museum

Hopping Around The Otaru Music Box Museums The Japanese in general, are skilled in the art of crafting music boxes. In Otaru, besides shops selling glassware, one famous attraction is the Music Box Museum. We’ve seen a couple of these…

Otaru Canal And Sakaimachi Street

Otaru Canal and Sakaimachi Street

From Niseko to Otaru This morning, we bade farewell to Wataru-san and his wife, and thanked them for the wonderful hospitality at Niseko Negula. We’re going to Otaru for the day, a famous historical city and popular vacation spot in…

Barbecue House Mokumokutei

Barbecue Mokumokutei

Hotplate Barbecue Mokumokutei in Niseko We had cravings for barbecue food tonight, and one of the recommendations at Negula was the nearby Mokumokutei. As usual, the helpful staff made a reservation for us before we even went skiing in the…

Niseko Ramen Kazahana

Niseko Ramen Kazahana

Time for a Hot Bowl of Ramen After a chilly morning at Takahashi Farm Milk Kobo, we headed for an early lunch. We were craving for a hot bowl of ramen in this weather, and while browsing online, we found…

Takahashi Farm Milk Kobo

Takahashi Farm Milk Kobo

A Sunny Morning Trip to Takahashi Farm Milk Kobo Last night, after a tiring ski adventure, we chilled at the common dining area at Negula. We were browsing the brochures of recommended attractions nearby, and found an interesting place called…

Izakaya Matsuri Annupuri

Izakaya Matsuri Annupuri

Dinner at Japanese Izakaya Restaurant Matsuri After an afternoon of skiing, we headed back to Negula for a break. Our legs were literally aching, but we had to endure for tonight’s night ski! The folks from Negula helped us make…

Skiing in Niseko Annupuri

Skiing in Niseko Annupuri

Getting Ready to Ski The highlight of our trip, is the skiing experience up here in Niseko Annupuri. Prior to this, Wataru-san helped us coordinate with one of their partners for our ski gear, which was promptly delivered on the…

Okonomiyaki Ju

Okonomiyaki Ju

Delicious Okonomiyaki in Niseko Annupuri After we came back from snowmobiling, we got to check in to our room at Niseko Negula. It was really a nice and cosy room, separated into a living room with sofa and chairs, and…

Snowmobiling in Niseko

Snowmobiling in Niseko

Snowmobiling in Niseko Anyone that’s visiting Hokkaido would have known about Niseko and its famous powder snow. For most, skiing or snowboarding is their primary objective. For us pure beginners, skiing for days in row would be extremely tiring. So…

Yugokorotei Konayuki Ton Ton

Yugokorotei Tonkatsu

Awesome Tonkatsu in Annupuri Niseko After settling down at Niseko Negula, we decided to go for lunch first, followed by snowmobiling at White Isle. It wasn’t easy to find a place to eat. In the first place, there weren’t much…