Yabusame Competition

Yabusame Competition

I’m back! This time around, I’ve got a rare treat for you. Yabusame or what I would call badass horseback archery. This is not something you can just find in some tourist guidebook on the internet. If it weren’t for Toshi’s many contacts and their good will, we wouldn’t have even heard of yabusame in…

Big in Hokkaido

Big in Hokkaido

As I already eluded in my last post, it was time to go. I packed my few belongings into my trusty backpack and Boston bag. Time to say good bye to Maki-san. I hope she will find new guests in the coming weeks – tough times ahead for Airbnb hosts. Meanwhile, I had arranged my…