Snowboarding in Shiga

Still more posts and pics coming from our trip to Korea but i thought i`d share some of the pictures from last Sunday`s outing to Shiga fro some snowboarding. The winter here has been super mild so the snow isn`t great but it was still nice to get out on the hill again for a little practice. We`ll probably try and go once again this month before Spring officially makes its comeback. According to the old Japanese calendar Spring actually started last week with "Setsubun," an awesome festival which involves throwing beans at demons to drive them out of your house while shouting "Oni wa soto!! Fuku wa uchi!!" (lit: "Demon out! Fortune in!") For boarding we went up to Shiga, to a hill called Hakodate-yama, on Lake Biwa (the biggest lake in Japan), which you could see as you went down the short runs. The view was amazing and the weather was nice, whic hmade up for the crappy rental gear and mediocre snow. Also, perhaps most important, the company was good. We were invited by two friends of ours here in Osaka, and it was great to get a chance to hang out with them outside of a bar or niteclub! =) Enjoy the pics!