Last weekend I went to Joetsu International for snowboarding with my friends.
Joetsu International is located in Niigata Prefecture, and it takes about 1.5 hour by Shinkansen from Tokyo. There are many ski resorts in Japan, and Joetsu International is one of the famous resorts. Many foreign snowboarders and skiers go there every year, and it has a lot of spark.
Unfortunately this winter is too warm, thus some resorts were already closed. The weather have much effect on Joetsu International. A mountain surface appeared on the foot, and it hurt my board. Many troubles may happen on this case. However once I went to the top, the view was totally different. I could enjoy snowboarding enough even though the snow surface was frozen. Nonetheless its closing time was much earlier than usual. If you don’t stay there, you can’t enjoy enough.
I had a much fun rather than snowboarding on this trip. It was food because Niigata is along the Japan Sea. Winter yellowtails are amazingly delicious in this season. A piece of meat with a lot of fat is ideal for Sashimi. Other dishes were delicious too. The remarkable thing is “Japanese Sake”. Niigata is very famous for rice, and its taste made from the rice is unbeatable by other Sakes.
I was cheerful mood with drink, ate with great gusto, and came back home. It was a perfect combination, wasn’t it?
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