舞子スキー場 Maiko ski resort

Kyoko, Takeshi, Seki-san, Manami and I set off for Maiko at an unearthly time of 7am today. We wanted be there before the crowd gets in. Great ski resort...big with many courses (but not too big that it would be impossible to find each other), good fresh powder snow from last night but it was cold with occasional snow and very low clouds obscuring our vision.

Kyoko

Takeshi

Me

After a happy but tiring day of skiing, we went to a hotel with a fantastic onsen bath on the rooftop. Photo isn't very clear cos it's taken with Kyoko's cellphone (which is clearly not as good as mine! ;P) under low light conditions. There's a large rock onsen bath with a spectacular view of the town. 気持いい (kimochi ii)! Feels good!!

What better way to finish off a great day like this than to pig out at a big korean dinner at an authentic korean restaurant! Now I know how Japanese spoken with a Korean accent sounds like. ;P