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Archive for January, 2012

A Perfect Arch

On a train ride one wet morning in Japan, I saw a perfectly arched rainbow through the window of my train.

In Crew Freeride Session

These boys are silky and just put it down, check em out! Related posts: Hanazono Crew Related posts: Hanazono Crew

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In Crew Freeride Session

Winter Bites

and we saw snow fall in Hakodate. Such a novelty for us and despite getting our frozen ears to feel like they can fall off, it was a blast being on the south tip of Hokkaido in December 2011.

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Winter Bites

Autumn Reminiscence – A Place That Feels Like Home

OK, so I lied. Again.

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The Barn – Niseko Restaurant Review

The Barn is an entirely new style of restaurant in Niseko when it comes to, well pretty much everything! It has everything you look for in a fine dining restaurant, minus the inflated price tags and pretentiousness. From the outside it really does look like a barn, but not only that, with all the cold Related posts: Nakama – Kutchan Ramen Restaurant Review

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Autumn Reminiscence – In A Foreign Country?

No Spring nor Summer hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnal face

Torimatsu – Yakitori Izakaya In Kutchan

This is a brilliant yakitori/izakaya restaurant in Kutchan. Don’t just take my word for it – Anthony Bourdain visited Torimatsu last year and loved it. If it’s good enough for Anthony Bourdain, you know it’s going to be impressive

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Torimatsu – Yakitori Izakaya In Kutchan

Autumn Reminiscence – Yokohama

“Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower”

2012 Salomon Dialogue Boot Review

I first introduced my feet to a pair of Salomon Dialogues around 10 years ago and that was a life changing moment.

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Autumn Reminiscence – Yanaka Cemetery

Departing autumn with hands spread open chestnut burs