I was hesitant but agreed to give it a shot. I felt kind of silly, unable to turn down a tiny slope with serious-looking skiers and children whizzing by me, but I kept on trying.Īfter well over an hour on the tiny incline, it was time to try going down the actual mountain. Once I was pretty confident with going straight, we tried turning. I don’t know how many times I went down that dinky slope. Thankfully, my friends talked me down and taught me the basics on a tiny slope next to the ski school. The minute I was snapped in, I was terrified. We rented our gear, walked to the slopes and purchased our lift tickets. During the winter season they become flooded with tons of foreigners, particularly Australians for whom Japan is much more conveniently located than the Alps of Europe or Rockies of America. The Japan Alps are not only famous within Japan, but worldwide. I was initially shocked by the high level of English spoken by the guys working there, and in the bars and restaurants in Hakuba. The next morning we were some of the first customers at Spicy rentals next to Happo-one ski resort. Campagne Hakuba (which I had originally misread as “Champagne Hakuba”) was a cute, A-frame cottage, but was still distinctly Japanese with tatami mats and futons in the bedrooms and heated toilet seats in the bathrooms. For the weekend I had rented a cottage off of. After work one Saturday, we packed up and drove the three hours to Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture. Kanazawa, in Ishikawa Prefecture, is a perfect location from which to access Japan’s famous Central Alps. So when my friends invited me to accompany them on a ski trip, I decided to put my misgivings aside and give it a go. I made my first snowman (fun!), shoveled the snow out of my school’s parking lot (tiring!), and even drove in the snow (scary!). In 2018, while living in Kanazawa, I experienced my first snowy winter and had many snow-related firsts. Growing up, snow was only visited on vacation, and winter sports were not something I was eager to try.īut that all changed once I moved to Japan. Hailing from sunny Los Angeles, I am usually in the former camp. The depths of winter always seems to inspire opposing reactions in people: either an impatience to get to the spring that surely must be just around the corner, or a longing to get to the mountains and frolic in some powder. A short month with long, dark nights and brief days consisting of bitter winds and plunging temperatures. To create furigana in your posts, use the following syntax: (#fg "かんじ") Whether you're a beginner or an expert in the Japanese Language, our index of resources might come in handy. Creators and communities wishing to promote their own content (no kana apps) must contact the mods with link to their content for approval. The following types of post/questions should go in the appropriate area of our discord:ġ0.
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