The Sapporo Snow Festival is back for its 63rd installment in February 2012, and we're excited; so excited, in fact, that we are already accepting requests for the free plan package. This two-day package includes round-trip airfare from Tokyo's Haneda Airport, accommodations in Sapporo, and breakfast at your hotel on the second day. Read on for all the details and how to book it!
At the beginning of March, with spring just over the horizon, I was off to Takayama in Gifu prefecture. My itinerary was a 2-night, 3-day excursion, which included catching a bus to Oku-Hida hot spring town's Hirayu Onsen, taking in the dynamic scenery of the Northern Japanese Alps with the help of the Shinhotaka Ropeway, and then heading by bus to Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture before catching a Chuo line train back to Tokyo. Keep reading to find out how it all went down!
During my trip I stayed at two ryokan: Takayamaouan in Takayama and Miyamaouan in Hirayu Onsen. Read on below to find out more about them, and don't miss the special offer at the end of the article!
Next February the strongest wrestlers will gather in Tokyo for a special event that occurs only once a year. The 36th Grand Sumo Tournament, a special single-elimination event, will be held on February 5, 2012. There will be no room for error and no rest for the winners, as the victor from each match will face opponent after opponent, with elimination awaiting even a single defeat in this survival-style tournament. In a major departure from other events, the elimination tournament will take place entirely in one day, as opposed to 15 days for the Emperor's Cup tournaments. This will allow fans to track their favorite wrestlers as they compete again and again, all the way to the top!
JAPANiCAN.com has five (5) pairs of tickets for February's special elimination tournament, and we're giving them away to JAPANiCAN.com customers!