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Japan 2014/15 - The general store

Lots of winter, a little bit of fall and premature harbingers of spring

by Patrick Fux 01/19/2015
A few weeks have passed since my last report from Japan. The weather and snow conditions in Hakuba, Japan, so far in winter 2014/15 are very similar to a general store. In such a store, there are so many things that are just as colorful, varied and contradictory as the snow and weather conditions in the past few weeks... Here is my subjective impression of the Hakuba snow general store in winter 2014/15 ...

Firstly, there are the frequent and often convincing special offers that come here in the form of 5 for 1: 10 cm of fresh snow was predicted, instead we get 50 cm. With normal special offers, it's usually the other way around: a lot is promised, but little is delivered. When it comes to winter clothing, the transition to the winter range has unfortunately not yet been fully completed. Instead, there is still some autumn fashion that is somewhat spoiling the range and which is showing up here in the form of wind and mild temperatures. But the first spring fashion has also already arrived: in the form of sunshine and mild temperatures. But there are always great XXL family packs: and that's 1 meter of fresh snow in 24 hours.

In the fruit and vegetable department, there are really fresh things that make our mouths water. But you also need a bit of luck and have to choose critically, because unfortunately there are also older, wrinkled, rotting and not very appealing things that can spoil your stomach: super light snow that the wind destroys and turns into pressed snow and icy surfaces.

At the checkout, the special offer of the day: umbrellas for in between. Very useful because it's raining cats and dogs again in the middle of winter. This is also available in a 4-to-1 offer and in a double pack. Four times snow, followed by one time rain, but in double the quantity.

A few pictures show the special offers 5 for 1 and the XXL Powder family pack and, of course, the very fresh fruit. And just like in real supermarket advertising, the spoiled goods are not shown here either ...

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