
Fifteen Years in Hakuba: The Character of Japanese Snow
Nagano’s silky snow, Niigata’s ‘feather snow’, Zao’s snow monsters — SAJ instructor Takuya Sato on the personality of every resort.
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Nagano’s silky snow, Niigata’s ‘feather snow’, Zao’s snow monsters — SAJ instructor Takuya Sato on the personality of every resort.
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