Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 what's an empanada? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 what's an empanada? Sort of like a South American version of a Cornish pasty, I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I'm trying to imagine that! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 what's an empanada? Sort of like a South American version of a Cornish pasty, I guess. Curious! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 With Grandeco's closing as scheduled on May 6, the season is over in Fukushima. I've been looking for numbers, and found a report from Asahi Shimbun Online that according to the Inawashiro Tourism Association (猪苗代観光協会), seven ski areas in Inawashiro together ended up logging 450,000 visitors this year, compared to 500,000 last year. So a 10% reduction. (Of course last year was cut short by the events of 3.11, though most of the ski areas in Inawashiro are normally closed by the end of March anyway.) They attribute the success in limiting their losses to aggressive subsidies and other activities undertaken this season. As for Grandeco, I have heard that their total numbers for this season came in at about 93% of those two seasons ago (they lost 5 weeks last year, so not a good basis for comparison), though the composition of the visitors was different from previous years with, for example, school groups cancelling en masse. They were predicting something like 63% at the beginning of the season. So onward and upward! Here's to a successful 2012/2013 season. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Good to hear that. Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveZao 8 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 That is encouraging to hear Metabo Oyaji. Those numbers perhaps even better when you consider the school groups not going - they are generally 'cheap' customers from what I gather. Link to post Share on other sites
fruity-sachi 1 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 So onward and upward! Here's to a successful 2012/2013 season. Yes, perhaps we can meet up next time! My friend is doing well now. Pity there's no snow left. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 With Grandeco's closing as scheduled on May 6, the season is over in Fukushima. I've been looking for numbers, and found a report from Asahi Shimbun Online that according to the Inawashiro Tourism Association (猪苗代観光協会), seven ski areas in Inawashiro together ended up logging 450,000 visitors this year, compared to 500,000 last year. So a 10% reduction. (Of course last year was cut short by the events of 3.11, though most of the ski areas in Inawashiro are normally closed by the end of March anyway.) They attribute the success in limiting their losses to aggressive subsidies and other activities undertaken this season. As for Grandeco, I have heard that their total numbers for this season came in at about 93% of those two seasons ago (they lost 5 weeks last year, so not a good basis for comparison), though the composition of the visitors was different from previous years with, for example, school groups cancelling en masse. They were predicting something like 63% at the beginning of the season. So onward and upward! Here's to a successful 2012/2013 season. Thanks for the updates Mr Oyaji. Link to post Share on other sites
OzOzOz 2 Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Yeah cheese Metabo Oyaji. Did a good job. Next year, yoroshiku. Link to post Share on other sites
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