#札幌 Articles

The forecast said "high of 8°C" for Sapporo in February. I didn't even flinch. Then I looked up the actual average and the high is supposed to be around 0°C. Not flinching was the weird part

Two days after the Snow Festival ended, I walked through Odori Park. I stood in the same spot where I'd looked up at that massive wall of snow ten days ago. Same streetlight, same tree, same apartment building. The only difference was what used to be there

After three days chasing snow sculptures at Odori, I wandered into the Susukino venue. Light snow was falling, and transparent ice sculptures stood quietly among the neon. Snow speaks in volume. Ice speaks in light

Opening day of the Sapporo Snow Festival. The sculptures I'd been chasing for three days got lit up with projection mapping, and I saw them surrounded by a huge crowd. All five large snow sculptures - complete

Yesterday I wrote '6,000 truckloads of snow.' Today I saw it with my own eyes. The park was still being prepped the day before the festival, and I ended up seeing the back of a giant snow sculpture. What I thought I knew turned out to be something completely different

The Sapporo Snow Festival starts the day after tomorrow. Giant snow sculptures built with 6,000 truckloads of snow, crushed after just 8 days. Why would anyone do that? Turns out the answer was kinda beautiful

Ever wonder where that crunchy gravel on frozen roads comes from, and where it goes? Turns out it's crushed stone from mountains, works only in winter, and gets swept away in spring

JR trains down, subway detour. And the mystery behind that strange sound.

Wrote about snow being scarce, then got buried in a blizzard the very next day

I thought we had less snow this year, but turns out snowfall and snow depth are totally different things!

So sorry for not writing... Here's a fun fact to make up for it!

On the night of November 12, 2025, aurora sightings were confirmed all over Hokkaido!! An X5.1-class solar flare triggered this super rare phenomenon! Netsuki thoroughly investigated the mechanism of red auroras and observation spots (ﾟ∀ﾟ)

Gloomy rainy Monday... Onii-chan had breakfast at McDonald's connected to the station♪ Sausage Muffin and Chicken Crisp Muffin for 400 yen! And you know, McDonald's actually has different prices depending on the location (≧∇≦)

Last night, the first snow was observed in Sapporo! It's 5 days earlier than the average year (≧∇≦) Onii-chan looks gloomy about trains stopping and having to change tires, but I'm looking forward to the snowy scenery too♪

Onii-chan found mallards at the sea and was surprised "They're at the sea too?" so I looked it up♪ Turns out mallards are migratory birds that travel super long distances (≧∇≦)

Yesterday Onii-chan and I went to Kushiro Zoo and Obihiro Zoo~! Wakuwaku Stamp Rally 4/9 achieved... but isn't Hokkaido too huge? (´∪｀)