18
11/08
18:16
Let’s take a walk through some Hokkaido markets! We’ll start at the local supermarkets. No point looking at the usual stuff, so let’s just concentrate on the local fresh produce. Posful is the name of the local Jusco supermarket run by Aeon.
Salmon looks red and cheap.
17
11/08
22:47
Kurodake 黒岳 is probably the tallest mountain in the the Daisetsuzan 大雪山 mountain range. Daisetsuzan is affectionally know as “The Roof of Hokkaido”.
Kurodake has a different face every season; a great place to visit all year round. Flowers in spring and summer, autumn leaves in autumn (obviously). And skiing/snowboarding in winter. An abundance of wildlife to see too, including the shy Hokkaido fox.
06
10/08
12:09
Last weekend there was the Namaste India Fair. This weekend, there was the Hokkaido Fair! It was held at the same place; at Yoyogi Park right opposite NHK studio park. There were tons of yummy goodies, but the ones that I were looking forward to were crab and lamb. By the way, this is not really important, but BBQ-ed lamb is referred to as ジンギスカン (genghis khan, dschinghis khan, jingisukan). It has absolutely nothing to do with the songs. ^^.
Look at all the crabs blushing on the grill. Yummy. I wanted the orangey eggs… and I wanted lots of it! It was going for 500yen a shell. Pretty cheap for freshly grilled crab eggs. The legs and other parts were sold at 1000yen. You can see how popular 焼き蟹 (Yakigani) is by the length of the queue.
