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This winter, the Hoshino Resort Tomamu Ski Resort is obliging users of off-piste areas, which are limited to experienced skiers, to register with the ‘Yukiyama’ GPS app on their smartphones. The ap...
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Wooden accessories by Shimukappu-based artist Hasegawa used in "Yohji Yamamoto" Paris Fashion Week show
Dec. 5, 2021This autumn's Spring-Summer Paris Fashion Week 2022 featured accessories crafted by Hasegawa Kantaro, a wood craft artist and rock climber at Tomamu in the Northern Hokkaido village of Shimukappu. Hasegawa created black wooden snow glasses and necklaces in response to a request from fashion brand "Yohji Yamamoto" (Tokyo).
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Test operation of Tomamu-Furano Bus begins
Aug. 19, 2021Test operation of a ‘Tomamu-Furano Bus’ service – a free, round-trip service that departs from JR Furano Station, stops at stations near tourist spots in the town of Minamifurano in central Hokkaido, before heading to Tomamu Station in the village of Shimukappu to the south of Minamifurano – began on July 31.
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‘Unkai Terrace’ (height of 1,088 m), the popular spot in Hoshino Resort Tomamu (in the northern Hokkaido village of Shimukappu) that affords panoramic views of a sea of clouds, opened for business this season on May 12. Approximately 140 visitors could be seen taking photos of the sea of clouds beneath the blue skies.