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Hakuba Japan: Twenty two days, eight skiing days, eight ski fields
Friday day 1 and Saturday day 2 Wellington, Auckland, Tōkyō
Jim on Dreamliner
On Dreamliner
NZ 99 to Japan Dreamliner cabin
Dreamliner wing
Narita - Simon and Welcome to Japan
Tokyo - from ferry to Odaiba
Tokyo - Odaiba beach
Tokyo - from Odaiba Park
Tokyo - in around Odaiba Park - Simon and supported tree
Tokyo - in around Odaiba Park
Tokyo - Tokyo Cruise Ferry - interior
Asakura Pier
Robot Bar drums
Robot Bar drummers
Tokyo - Robot Bar
Tokyo - Robot Bar
Robot Bar drummers
Robot Bar bass guitarists
Tokyo - Robot Bar
Robot Bar robot float
Robot Bar shark
Robot Bar robot carrying girls
Robot Bar big robot and lasers
Sunday day 3 Tōkyō, Nagano, Hakuba
Jim on Tokyo subway
Jim on Nagano Shinkansen
Tokyo - Shinkansen Asama to Nagano - carriage interior
View from Nagano Shinkansen
View from Nagano Shinkansen
Jim just off the Shinkansen at Nagano
Jim and the Shinkansen
Tokyo - Shinkansen Asama at Nagano - Simon
View of snowy hills from Nagano station
Nagano Station
Nagano Station - entrance
View of dam from Hakuba bus
Jim at Resort Inn Alupu lodge, Hakuba
Outside Alupu lodge, Hakuba
Happo One from Alupu Lodge
Happo One from Alupu Lodge
Hakuba sign
Snowy view from Jim's window
Monday day 4 Happo One
Happo One from Alupu Lodge
First view from top of Happo-one Gondola
View down a run under Sakka Kitaone
Me In Front Of Beginners Area
Heading Down Run
Jim on run above Gondola Usagadaira chair
Happo One - Usagidaira stitch
Lunch cafeteria Happoike Sanso
Happo One - Happoike Sanso cafeteria
Jim outside highest cafeteria Happoike Sanso
Happo 1 chair
Top of Reisen Slalom course
Happo One - Happo 1 course stitch
From Gondola looking down
From Gondola looking down through trees
Top of Reisen Slalom course
Happo One - Alupu lodge from Shirakaba
Baked Beef Dinner Set
Fresh snow fresh off the bus, Jim heading for Paradise lift
Snow on chair on unused Kamo 4 lift
Iwatake - between Sawa and 4sen East lifts
View down gondola from top of Hikage lift
Iwatake - Hikage Course stitch
Jim skiing top of Hikage lift
Hikage lift
Iwatake - view down Gondola to valley
Jim at Restaurant Skyarc
View 1 and 2 lifts
Skiing View A course
Iwatake - South course stitch
Vertical Panorama At South Side
View from Gondola 'Noah'
View from Gondola 'Noah'
Iwatake - riding Gondola
View from Gondola 'Noah'
View of gondola from Gazan
Wednesday day 6 Hakuba 47 Goryu
Hakuba Happo Gondola Street Hokujo
Route 4 just below top of Gondola
Route 4
Jim at top of Route 1
Near top of Line E
Hakuba 47 - just above Alps Daira Station
View from Alps Daira Station
Hakuba 47 - view from top of Super Course stitch
Toomi Zone from Escal Plaza
Alps Daira Station view
Goryu - panorama from top of Alps 1st Chair stitch
Jim and moguls on Expert Champion Course
Hakuba Valley from top of Cosmo Four lift
View from chairs at Iimori Base Centre
Goryu - view from top of Cosmo 4 lift
End of day Alps 4th chair
Grand Prix Course
Route down from Minamisawa Peak
Thursday day 7 Kashimayari
Hakuba Information Bus terminal
Hakuba 47 shuttle
Hakuba Information Centre
Ice fishing on Lake Nakatsuna
First view of Kashimayari from highway
Kashimayari
Kashimayari - Course 12
Kashimayai Basin
Jim and view from top of 1 Q over Hakuba Valley
Kashimayari - near top of Course 1
View from 3 Q course 5 of main building
3 Q course 5
Kashimayari - on Course 4
View down course 4 1 Q
View of 10 P
Jim just above Kashimayari Base
Course 13
Street outside Alupu Lodge - at night
Friday day 8 Jigokudani Wild Monkey Hotsprings and Masuichi-Ichimura Sake Brewery and Zenkoji Temple Tour
Narrow Hakuba streets - snowing
Narrow Hakuba streets - snowing
Jigoku Valley Snow Monkeys - in onsen
Snow Monkey on the snow
Lots Of Snow Monkeys Across The River
Jigoku Valley Snow Monkeys - Jigokudani Spa
Masuichi-Ichimura Sake Brewery garden
Obuse street
Chuo Dori Nagano
Entrance to walk to Zonko-ji Temple
Path to Zenko-ji
Buildings on Zenko-ji path
Buildings along Zenko-ji path
Zenkoji Temple - Sanmon gate
Zenko-ji temple trees
Zenko-ji Temple
Zenkoji Temple
Jim in garden between temple buildingd
Saturday day 9 Hakuba Norikura
Heavy snow when we arrived at Norikura
Norikura - waiting for lifts to open
On Sky View slope
Wakaguri Central Slope after late breakfast
Looking down Rabbit Course to Wakaguri Central Slope after late breakfast
Looking down Wakaguri Central Slope after late breakfast
Jim on Sky View slope lift 10 behind
Lift 9 and Hakuba Valley beyond
Norikura vista
Sky View vista
Sky View vista stitch stereo
Sky View slope
Norikura - Hakuba Alps Hotel from Satomi Ridge Course
Norikura - Satomi from Satome Ridge Course
Norikura - Upper Satomi from Satomi Ridge
Satomi slope
Satomi slope from Alps lift 8
Japanese Alps from Cortina 7 lift
Sunday day 10 Tsugaike Kogen
Cafe and building just down the road beside Happo Gondola
Hakuba Bus Terminal - snowing
Jim at top of Shirakaba Quad ready for first run
Jim near Tsugaike Rest House
Tsugaike slope
Tsugaike Slope from top of Champion Quad
Back at top of Champion Quad
Jim and flood weir
Kane-no-naru-oka # 2 and Skyliner IV
Jim on Shirakaba
Tsugaike - Shirakaba Course
Cafe Eden
Jim near top of Han-no-ki # 1 quad
View from Course through Forest
Tsugaike - Course through Forest
Tsugaike base from road
Room
Monday day 11 Tsugaiki Kogen, Cortina
Happo One from hotel - with power pole
Hakuba Happo Gondola Street Hokujo
Jim walking
Hakuba mountains - from behind Alupu Lodge
Looking back to Shirakaba midway station
View down Han-no-ki course
Jim on Han-no-ki course
Jim at top at Tsuga # 2
Snowy Alps
View down Hakuba Valley over Iwatake
Uma-no-se Course view
Tsuganomori Station
Hotel Green Plaza Cortina
View from Cortina # 1 pair lift
Top of Cortina # 1 pair lift vista
Cortina - from Ipponmatsu Course
Cortina - Hotel Green Plaza Hakaba
Sky View
Tuesday day 12 Happo One
View towards our accommodation from Happo-one
Jim and Happo-one Gondola
Happo One - view up Valley
Jim and Grat Quad top station
Pilar cafe Alpen and Grat Quad stations
View to Hakuba 47 under Grat Quad
View up valley from beside Reisen Grat course
Kurobishi slope and lift 3
Track to Usagidaira
Olympic Course II
Happo One - view from Olympic Course II
Last Run Kokosai 3
Happo One - Last Run Kokosai 3
Happo One - Last Run Kokosai 3
Central Course
Last Run Central Course
Jim on last run Central Course behind
Shirakaba last run
Wednesday day 13 Hakuba, Nagano, Tōkyō
Alupu Lodge - outside bedroom
Nagano outside railway station
General Nogis Residence
General Nogis Residence
General Nogis Residence shrine
General Nogis Residence shrine
Roppongi in the rain
Old Houses
Minato hold out against development
Roppongi
Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower and views
Tokyo Tower and views
View from Tokyo Tower
View from Tokyo Tower
Tokyo Tower looking down
Skytree
Skytree
Skytree
Skytree and views
Skytree view
Skytree view and shadow
Skytree shadow
Skytree and views
The Moat
Friday day 15 Tōkyō, depart for New Zealand
Street We Walked Along
Department Store
Friut For Sale
Ikebukuru - Isetan store prices
Sunshine city buildings
Sunshine city buildings
Ikebukoro mall
Ikebukuru
Shrine And Chimney
Ikebukuro view
Narita - and not a lot of energy left
Menu Displayed As Plastic Models
View of planes on Narita apron
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