Wednesday 13 October 2021

Winter is coming ...

 ... as it always does around this time of year. Last Thursday saw the first snowfall on Tokachi Dake in the center of Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Shimbun sent up their helicopter to take some footage and you can watch it as this link:

 https://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/movies/detail/6275976206001

And yes, the Hokkaido Shimbun has it's very own helicopter. Makes the Irish Times look like a provincial rag.


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