Living in Thailand’s burning land makes me want to feel like watching the snow. Hokkaido seems to be the first candidate zone for foreigners who live in countries are located south from Taiwan where there is no snow. This year, I was back in Japan in early March. When I said, “I was there to escape the bitter cold,” I was often considered an odd individual.
Karuizawa, which was developed by a foreigner, is well known as “summer cottage area”. It is well known that wealthy people like entertainers go to Hawaii to spend the winter.
Recently, it has been popular among Australians for the good snow quality in Hokkaido. It is the opposite season in the land behind Japan, and in winter Hokkaido, summer escape type foreign villages such as skiing seems to be appearing.
I am a visitor of Hokkaido who will enjoy hot springs and local famous food. In the past, I only enjoyed the snow, and sometimes I enjoyed delicious fish, ramen and beer on a one-day tour.
At the beginning of March this year, I enjoyed staying overnight at Lake Shikotsuko. The domestic flight to Chitose was nearly empty. And there were only 6 guests at the hotel due to the corona situation. There were individual guests, apart from a couple.
It was popular as a hot spring for beautiful skin, so I was pleased even if I was wrong.
I was able to enjoy the same slow and casual feeling that I had in Thailand.
Birds can be seen flying from the large windows of the cafeteria. Binoculars are also provided. You can also see the names of the birds. There was a thought out to enjoy in such a winter.
I couldn’t make it to the shore of the Lake Shikotsuko because of the snow. But I enjoyed a walk on the road to the national highway where the snow had been removed.