InJaponica PublicationbyOfficeKanon·1d agoLiving With Natural Disasters in JapanSurviving 40 hours without power during Hokkaido’s 2018 blackout. Preparing for the next natural disaster.A response icon2A response icon2
houhua in Japan·1d agoMay Cherry Blossoms in Hakodate, Japan: A Walk Through GoryokakuA photo walk from early May 2019, and a reminder that northern Japan’s blossom season follows its own calendar. In early May 2019, I walked…
houhua in Japan·2d agoGoryokaku in Hakodate, Japan: Why a Star-Shaped Fort Was BuiltA walk through the nineteenth-century defenses, the Hakodate War, and the park that stands here today.
InMultilingual Life — A Brit in JapanbyHelen Nomura·2d agoSnow Has Arrived Here in AsahikawaMy First Winter in Hokkaido Has BegunA response icon1A response icon1
Rarano·3d agoJapanese Houses Are Famously Cold. Hokkaido Houses Aren’t.In a snowy town in northern Japan, our 40-year-old house stays at 25°C all winter. Here is how an ordinary home does it.
M. Tanaka·Oct 30Reading Hokkaido Through Its Food: Curry, Broth and ColdThe window had fogged over before the bowl arrived.
InRootedbyHana·Oct 27The Problem With Japanese Hotel Breakfast Buffets? They're Too Good.We traveled to Hokkaido for the food. But our hotel breakfast was so good, it completely ruined our lunch plans.A response icon4A response icon4
M. Tanaka·Oct 27Why Soup Curry Stayed a Regional Dish for Fifty YearsIt was a cold evening, and the bowl arrived before I had fully taken off my coat.
M. Tanaka·Oct 23The Quiet Rivalry Between Sapporo’s Soup Curry HousesSnow was falling sideways the first time I understood it.
