muikabochi

I earn my turns by having to get up at the ridiculously early time of 8am to make the first lifts at Mt Granview or Maiko Snow Resort.

Gambatte!

That probably means our local places will get it in next week. If ever.

Chuetsu Earthquake here in Niigata was a full 10 years ago today.

So is that Sapporo beer out yet Tubby?

Gambare!

At Tenjindaira, you earn your turns by using the gondola. There's enough time to do some work and finish up a few projects, make some calls and have some tea and scones on the way up.

Kohaku is the new Aki Aji! Though I still love Aki Aji of course.

He said it's the south area of Gala Yuzawa and I do recognise it.

Something about arrows, I think.

Raining here

Was all rain for us from early afternoon. Cloudy now.

I suppose you could at a push call it a paper fan.

Here at 350m in southern Niigata, we don't have full on autumn yet.

Yamakoshi village area was looking lovely on Saturday. Nice weather for the weekend. Cloudy now with rain due later.

She apoligies from the bottom of her heart! TOKYO In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his newly appointed trade minister was ensnared in controversy on Thursday after reports that her political funds were spent buying theater tickets for supporters and goods from relatives’ businesses. Abe picked Yuko Obuchi, the 40-year-old daughter of a former prime minister, to head the powerful Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in a cabinet reshuffle in early September. She was among five women given top jobs, as Abe sought to bolster his government’s popularity with voters.

Tax increase plus also the rising cost of... everything else needed to run the places.

You don't usually get many fine and sunny days in autumn over there? We usually get lots here, perhaps not this year so far!, one of my favourite times of the year. Should be a fine day here.

I'd look back at the Yuzawa Now reports for that. I always wait until things are going proper.

Sounds like they need to be is censed and apologise issue.

Resorts usually plan to open about the same time every year. Check the season dates near the top of the resort pages to get an idea. Here's Yuzawa town: http://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/area/yuzawa-niigata

Some mad rain for a bit last night all of a sudden - I'm glad I didn't go out on my bike I'd have had to find shelter! - and wet this morning but not raining just now.

Sorry, my comment was a bit blunt! Didn't mean it to be!

Why don't you ask them when you contact them, Space Indaver?

Overly noisy eating and drinking really annoys me as well.