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My Hokkaido: The Ultimate Guide to Japan's Great Northern Islands
Take a visual journey to Japan's vast northern island of Hokkaido.
This stunning guide covering all the places foreign and Japanese tourists alike find so fascinating here—spectacular volcanic landscapes, the world's best powder skiing, and some of Japan's most incredible food.
Author Aaron Jamieson is a professional photographer, film-maker, and journalist who has lived on Hokkaido for more than a decade—devoting his time to seeking out the hidden wonders of this very special island.
In this book, he provides personal recommendations for places to explore in and around the main cities of Sapporo, Otaru, Hakodate, and Asahikawa, then leads you on a tour of the wild and lesser-known places around the island, The resort areas around Lake Toya and Niseko, now famous as ""the Aspen of Asia""Remote offshore islands and scenic byways along the western and northern coastsThe vast hinterland with its rainbow fields of lavender and tulips and towering volcanic peaksThe rugged eastern region—home to the aboriginal Ainu people and their traditional cultureHokkaido's stunning national parks, with their hot springs, waterfalls, and distinctive wildlifeThis unique book—the first of its kind—allows you to view Hokkaido through the eyes of a local and to explore one of the last undiscovered regions of Japan.
This stunning guide covering all the places foreign and Japanese tourists alike find so fascinating here—spectacular volcanic landscapes, the world's best powder skiing, and some of Japan's most incredible food.
Author Aaron Jamieson is a professional photographer, film-maker, and journalist who has lived on Hokkaido for more than a decade—devoting his time to seeking out the hidden wonders of this very special island.
In this book, he provides personal recommendations for places to explore in and around the main cities of Sapporo, Otaru, Hakodate, and Asahikawa, then leads you on a tour of the wild and lesser-known places around the island, The resort areas around Lake Toya and Niseko, now famous as ""the Aspen of Asia""Remote offshore islands and scenic byways along the western and northern coastsThe vast hinterland with its rainbow fields of lavender and tulips and towering volcanic peaksThe rugged eastern region—home to the aboriginal Ainu people and their traditional cultureHokkaido's stunning national parks, with their hot springs, waterfalls, and distinctive wildlifeThis unique book—the first of its kind—allows you to view Hokkaido through the eyes of a local and to explore one of the last undiscovered regions of Japan.
131 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 26, 2022
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June 11, 2024
I got to know this author about a year after he came to Japan during my own second-attempt at living in Japan. Having begun in Tokyo, Hokkaido was a new blessing. Although I got stuck in what I might say is the least like the rest of Hokkaido (a seaside fishing town with a huge paper-mill smokestack), eventually I shifted towards what I have also come to know as My Hokkaido. Eventually, I moved to Niseko, learned how to snowboard (well), got my photo taken by Aaron in a company photo shoot, and had a seed planted that wouldn’t blossom until years later.
In my third “attempt” at living in Japan, I find myself back in Hokkaido, living in Sapporo. But this is no longer an attempt, but My Life in Hokkaido. I, too, love Hokkaido as much as Aaron Jamieson, which is why I decided to purchase this book for a couple of departing friends as a way of keeping the Hokkaido seed planted in them. But as a book lover, as a Hokkaido lover, I couldn’t give My Hokkaido away without reading it myself.
Mr. Aaron Jamieson is not only a good photographer but a great writer as he captures the intricacies and finer details of this place that both of us call home. In my 12 years in Hokkaido, Aaron points out so many places and events that I have not been to, have not experienced. This book is for all those who have had the opportunity to taste even an ounce of the lovely place called Hokkaido; it is for those who love it so much they want to stay or for those who love it so much that they just might come back.
In my third “attempt” at living in Japan, I find myself back in Hokkaido, living in Sapporo. But this is no longer an attempt, but My Life in Hokkaido. I, too, love Hokkaido as much as Aaron Jamieson, which is why I decided to purchase this book for a couple of departing friends as a way of keeping the Hokkaido seed planted in them. But as a book lover, as a Hokkaido lover, I couldn’t give My Hokkaido away without reading it myself.
Mr. Aaron Jamieson is not only a good photographer but a great writer as he captures the intricacies and finer details of this place that both of us call home. In my 12 years in Hokkaido, Aaron points out so many places and events that I have not been to, have not experienced. This book is for all those who have had the opportunity to taste even an ounce of the lovely place called Hokkaido; it is for those who love it so much they want to stay or for those who love it so much that they just might come back.
March 23, 2024
A beautiful guide to travel through Hokkaido in Japan. This isn't the usual split up of what to see, where to eat and stay, but the author first spent many years there before putting this beautiful guide together. It has a collection of interesting places to see and things to do, with really beautiful pictures and inside information.
May 14, 2023
This is a photography book, smaller than a coffee table book, that shows the splendors of Hokkaido and its scenery. It is packed with photos. The text is rather general, covering the major points of various areas in Hokkaido (Sapporo, Niseko, Furano, Ashibiri, etc) but more than anything, I think this book is great as an introduction to Hokkaido and all the things one can see and do. The author has a photo gallery in Niseko, where he lives.
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher.
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher.
September 5, 2023
Nice book showing the major sights of Hokkaido. As a Hokkaido enthusiast myself I noticed some mistakes in the text, and there are some attractions I think should have been included, but it's a nice introduction to Hokkaido.
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