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【A virtual hotel built on the bedrock of Daisetsuzan】 Recently our company launched a virtual hotel, Hokkaido Rock House designed by Sou Fujimoto. It is built on the bedrock of Daisetsuzan in Hokkaido. I am sure that anyone who was bor...

If you watched the movie "I Am Legend," I believe you've imagined "What would I do if I were Will Smith?" In fact, I did many times and was shocked every time to find the simple fact that I can't live long by myself. Mind you, I literally mean it and am not talking about a mental or philosophical issue.

Last week, I went to Tokyo for business and found all the people in the subway train (in my view) just looked at their smartphones silently. I saw such a scene every day when I lived there, but I realized it was a weird and creepy view where people perfectly make the same posture with no expression on their faces.

Many movie freaks are likely to look down on animated movies. I'm sure of that because I was one of them until I went to a special exhibition in Sapporo. The exhibition is "The Science behind PIXAR" that is about the movie production of PIXAR. You may still believe that it is only dramas played by real actors that can move you, but CG animation is also very dramatic. If you know human struggling behind the scene, you will be moved by animated movies as well.

【Asahikawa is a paradise of rivers】 The bike path along the river is one of the most comfortable road to run in Asahikawa. Most of pedestrian and bike paths laid out on the top of embankments. You can pedal along the river to your hear...

【Top Gun: Maverick】 Maverick is back! Who can wait for the movie to start? I have yet to watch it, though. "Top Gun" was released in 1986. It was when I was only eight years old, and so, I think I watched it on video after the release ...

【What would you like to do on your free time in Hokkaido? 】 If you were to move to Hokkaido and start a new life, what hobbies would you like to do on your free time? Hokkaido is one of the most comfortable places in Japan for cycling....

I rarely buy flowers. It's only on Mother's Day, though I forget even that sometimes. In addition, there's a mental wall in us, I guess. In fact, I've never seen anyone who is waiting for his/her date with a flower bouquet, and so I believe it only happens in the movies.

In 2021, due to the epidemic, foreign tourists can't come to Japan. Otherwise, this period of the year (I'm writing this in July) is usually the peak period of tourism in Hokkaido in early summer, though flowers bloom brilliantly as usua...

【A Dog of Flanders is too early for kids】 Have you ever read "A Dog of Flanders?" I don't know why that is, but the story is very popular in Japan. It was even made into an animated TV show. Probably, more than 90% of Japanese kids kne...