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Japan Travel in the Know
Hokkaido Is the Kingdom of Bread
If you wanna eat the best bread in Japan, you need to come to Hokkaido because it is the kingdom of the agricultural (wheat) and dairy (milk) industries in Japan. There are many well-known bakeries, and one of the major groups is bakeries opened by bakers breaking away from Maison Kayser. -
Marketing Tips
How to Deal with Methane Emissions from Cows in Dairy Farms
Hokkaido is sometimes called the milk kingdom that boasts the largest milk production (about 55% of the total milk production in Japan). Only a short drive takes you to the road where dairy farms spread on both sides anywhere in Hokkaido. Every time I see cows lazily munching, an environmental issue occurs to my mind, which is methane gas produced from cow belching and manure. -
Hokkaido Shreds
Giant Tree Hunt in Hokkaido #2
As I wrote before, finding big trees on googlemap is one of my hobbies. One day when I had things to do in the east of Hokkaido, I went to the following point to visit a giant tree there. Toyotomi elm stands alone on a roadside in a smal... -
Marketing Tips
How to Tell Good from Bad
Do you know how many decisions you make in a day? Including trivial ones, like blowing your nose or reading this article, for example. It is said to be about 35,000. Do you believe we can make such many decisions logically and rationally? Of course, not. It's beyond our capacity. We make most (65%) of our daily decisions based on our emotions and biases. -
Hokkaido Shreds
Civil engineering heritage in Hokkaido #1
【What's the civil engineering heritage?】 Does your city or region have civil engineering heritage? They may be a big bridge, dam, bund, tunnel, and any construction or architecture that have a significant impact on the development of l... -
Japan Travel in the Know
Don’t Underestimate Budget Hotels in Japan
I've been traveling around the world and staying in many hotels, though most of them were cheap ones. In my experience, Japanese budget hotels are best in cost performance.
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