Hokkaido

Beyond the Slopes: Outdoor Adventures in Sapporo from Skiing to Hot Springs

Standing atop Mount Moiwa as the winter sun cast golden light across Sapporo's snow-blanketed landscape, I couldn't help but draw parallels between the layered history beneath this city and the pristine powder that now covered it. As an archaeologist, I'm...

After Dark in Sapporo: Bar Hopping, Night Markets, and Winter Illuminations

There's something about the way light behaves in sub-zero temperatures that fascinates the physicist in me. In Sapporo, during winter, photons seem to dance with heightened energy across snow-covered landscapes and through crystalline air. Perhaps it's the refraction principles at...