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There are so many hidden gems in Hokkaido. You can see beautiful scenery e.g.; lakes, mountains, forest, sea and so on. I would like to share some gems in Hokkaido. 【Drift Ice (Ryuhyo)】 Drift ice along the Okhotsk coast of Hokkaido is ...

There are so many hidden gems in Hokkaido. You can see beautiful scenery e.g.; lakes, mountains, forest, sea and so on. I would like to share some gems in Hokkaido. 【The Place, SOUNKYO Onsen】 SOUNKYO is a picturesque gorge located in t...

Have you ever seen "jewelry ice?" It is completely different from drift ice, made of not sea water but fresh water, and so, it's highly transparent like a diamond. River water turns into ice on the surface at river mouth, and the ice pieces, before getting washed ashore, drift in the sea for a while, get rounded off, and are more brightly polished. According to Wikipedia, this natural phenomenon occurs only along the coast of a small town in Hokkaido even in all the wide world.

Do you know Theodore Levitt? He is a legendary marketer, well-known for his saying "Sell the hole, not the drill." He argued "People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill; they want a quarter-inch hole." His point is that we marketers should focus not on products or services themselves but rather on the purposes people want to achieve by using the products or services.

There are so many hidden gems in Hokkaido. You can see beautiful scenery e.g.; lakes, mountains, forest, sea and so on. I would like to share some gems in Hokkaido. Today, let's talk about "Three Must Eat major cuisines in Hokkaido." 【I...

Many Japanese people have misunderstood or even don't know the spirit of Christmas. Due to the misunderstanding or ignorance, I think we celebrate Christmas in a unique and funny way, like rushing to Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants on Christmas Eve.

There are so many hidden gems in Hokkaido. You can see beautiful scenery e.g.; lakes, mountains, forest, sea and so on. I would like to share some gems in Hokkaido. 【Too famous Blue Pond】 The Blue Pond is next to Asahikawa city and tak...

Why Are People Attracted to Handmade Products? Do we want to sacrifice others for better quality? In fact, it's not only for quality. We need something else, like meaning or stories behind things.

There are so many hidden gems in Hokkaido. You can see beautiful scenery e.g.; lakes, mountains, forest, sea and so on. I would like to share some gems in Hokkaido. 【Autumn leaves everywhere】 Many people may not like to Hokkaido after ...

The king of mashrooms in Japan is definitely pine mushrooms, Matsutake in Japanese. They are very expensive, like about 300 USD for one piece, but funnily enough, it's not popular at all outside Japan. Let's see the long history of eating mushrooms in Japan.