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The rather poetic snow country (雪国, yukiguni) can refer to any place with heavy or deep snows and is generally understood as a reference to the Sea of Japan side of Honshū (Japan's main island) and the area encompassed by the Japanese Alps, a series of mountain ranges that make up the island's backbone.
A snow globe with a figurine of Santa Claus Video of a snow globe. Motive: Vienna. A snow globe (also called a waterglobe, snowstorm, [1] or snowdome) is a transparent sphere, traditionally made of glass, enclosing a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a model of a town, neighborhood, landscape or figure.
Hokkaido is already a world-class destination for skiing and snowboarding. But it’s gaining a reputation internationally for its food too, as chef Tomoyuki Takao explains.
The island group measures about 70 km (43 mi) by 15 km (9 mi) and had a population of about 28,000 as of 2022. The main islands (that is, the "North" and "South" islands, and the thin island that connects them) are the largest coherent satellite island group of Nagasaki Prefecture and the eighth-largest in Japan.
Maishima (舞洲) is an artificial island located in Konohana-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Japan.The area is about 220 hectares. [1]One of the three artificial island districts that was the subject of the "Technoport Osaka" [2] plan formulated in 1988 with the aim of developing a new city center.
From Europe and Japan to Alaska and Utah, these are some of the best bets for snowy slopes for a ski vacation this winter. Less snow is falling worldwide, but these ski resorts are good bets for ...
Osaka was one of the host cities of the official Women's Volleyball World Championship for its 1998, 2006 and 2010 editions. Osaka is the home of the 2011 created Japan Bandy Federation and the introduction of bandy, in the form of rink bandy, was made in the city. [93] In July 2012 the first Japan Bandy Festival was organized. [94]
Yumeshima (夢洲) is an artificial island in Osaka Bay. It is part of Konohana-ku (此花区), one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It is near the mouth of the Yodo River. When all the landfill is completed the total area will be 390 hectares (960 acres). It is the site of Expo 2025, a World's Fair to be held in 2025. [1]