Feb 4, 2014 | News, Winter Sports
The beautiful weather this morning came as somewhat of a surprise. After reading the daily snow report and avalanche report, it was obvious that today was a day to head for the summit – clear skies, low winds and fresh snow after a couple of days of the summit being...
Feb 4, 2014 | Snow Reports
*8cm of fresh snow has fallen in the last 24hrs in Hirafu Village. At 7:20 today the temperature was -7°C. Cold overcast conditions with light snowfall. Although we haven’t received a lot of snow at village level, 8cm of fresh snowfall in the village...
Feb 1, 2014 | Food & Drink, News
Hidden away in a sleepy part of middle Hirafu, Yakitori Yamanchu may be one the greatest izakayas that nobody has heard of. As the name may elude, Yakitori Yamanchu (Yamanchu is written in Japanese as 山人 – literally meaning mountain man) is a yakitori bar,...