Asahikawa, Japan

... walk for ill-equipped us. Still, the panoramic views of the surrounding peaks and the lowlands stretching back to Asahikawa were splendid. Reminding us that this is an active volcano were the fumaroles that punctuate the peak, endlessly spewing sulfurous ...

... Japanese Kanji writing on it) and stood there like an idiot until the bus driver arrived and nodded after I said "Asahikawa Station?" It's fortunate that everyone understands what "station" means because the train station is in a central location and my ...

... almost 4 hours for my flight but I sure wasn't going to be late for the flight my company bought for me. The flight to Asahikawa, where I'll be living for the next year, took about one and a half hours. Once we got over Hokkaido, my island, there were ...

... -racking but really cool when you think to yourself "Whoa, I'm skiing on a volcano right now." The drive from Asahikawa to Kurodake is very beautiful.  Lots of craggy mountains that are somewhat reminiscent of Colorado's Front Range.  ...