October 5, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Winterse dorst…
(Foto Eiji Ohashi)
#Kutchan #Hokkaido #Japan
#fotografie #photography #evening
#travel #travelphotography #avond
#landscape #landscapephotography
#natuur #nature #naturephotography
#winter #sneeuw #snow #vorst #frost
#vendingmachine #drinkautomaat
(Foto Eiji Ohashi)
#Kutchan #Hokkaido #Japan
#fotografie #photography #evening
#travel #travelphotography #avond
#landscape #landscapephotography
#natuur #nature #naturephotography
#winter #sneeuw #snow #vorst #frost
#vendingmachine #drinkautomaat
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
In Kutchan wird schon fleißig für den dereinstigen Hokkaidō Shinkansen aufgeständert, der irgendwann ab den 2030er-Jahren bis nach Sapporo fahren soll.
Einstweilen werden die vielen (auch viele ausländische Touri-)Reisenden auf Kapspur weiterbefördert, in diesem Zug nun bis Otaru. #Honkkayūshū
Einstweilen werden die vielen (auch viele ausländische Touri-)Reisenden auf Kapspur weiterbefördert, in diesem Zug nun bis Otaru. #Honkkayūshū
March 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
In Kutchan wird schon fleißig für den dereinstigen Hokkaidō Shinkansen aufgeständert, der irgendwann ab den 2030er-Jahren bis nach Sapporo fahren soll.
Einstweilen werden die vielen (auch viele ausländische Touri-)Reisenden auf Kapspur weiterbefördert, in diesem Zug nun bis Otaru. #Honkkayūshū
Einstweilen werden die vielen (auch viele ausländische Touri-)Reisenden auf Kapspur weiterbefördert, in diesem Zug nun bis Otaru. #Honkkayūshū
October 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Winterpracht…
(Foto Eiji Ohashi)
#Kutchan #Hokkaido #Japan
#fotografie #photography #evening
#travel #travelphotography #avond
#landscape #landscapephotography
#natuur #nature #naturephotography
#winter #sneeuw #snow #vorst #frost
#vendingmachine #drinkautomaat
(Foto Eiji Ohashi)
#Kutchan #Hokkaido #Japan
#fotografie #photography #evening
#travel #travelphotography #avond
#landscape #landscapephotography
#natuur #nature #naturephotography
#winter #sneeuw #snow #vorst #frost
#vendingmachine #drinkautomaat
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Winterse dorstlesser…
(Foto Eiji Ohashi)
#Kutchan #Yotei #Hokkaido #Japan
#fotografie #photography #evening
#travel #travelphotography #avond
#landscape #landscapephotography
#natuur #nature #naturephotography
#winter #sneeuw #snow #vorst #frost
#vendingmachine #drinkautomaat
(Foto Eiji Ohashi)
#Kutchan #Yotei #Hokkaido #Japan
#fotografie #photography #evening
#travel #travelphotography #avond
#landscape #landscapephotography
#natuur #nature #naturephotography
#winter #sneeuw #snow #vorst #frost
#vendingmachine #drinkautomaat
February 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Winterse dorstlesser…
(Foto Eiji Ohashi)
#Kutchan #Yotei #Hokkaido #Japan
#fotografie #photography #evening
#travel #travelphotography #avond
#landscape #landscapephotography
#natuur #nature #naturephotography
#winter #sneeuw #snow #vorst #frost
#vendingmachine #drinkautomaat
(Foto Eiji Ohashi)
#Kutchan #Yotei #Hokkaido #Japan
#fotografie #photography #evening
#travel #travelphotography #avond
#landscape #landscapephotography
#natuur #nature #naturephotography
#winter #sneeuw #snow #vorst #frost
#vendingmachine #drinkautomaat
Happy Summer solstice! 4 Solargraphs I set around Kutchan in Hokkaido, Japan at the Winter solstice and just retrieved this evening. Pretty happy with how these turned out. You can see Mount Yotei in a couple of them. 🔭 ☀️ 🌞
June 21, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Happy Summer solstice! 4 Solargraphs I set around Kutchan in Hokkaido, Japan at the Winter solstice and just retrieved this evening. Pretty happy with how these turned out. You can see Mount Yotei in a couple of them. 🔭 ☀️ 🌞
Like this legend, Jagata-kun, but with some kind of traditional Boise headgear?
January 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Like this legend, Jagata-kun, but with some kind of traditional Boise headgear?
Several municipalities in Japan have high proportions of foreign residents. Shimukappu Village in Hokkaido leads at 36.6%. Hokkaido’s Akaigawa Village, Gunma Prefecture’s Oizumi, Hokkaido’s Kutchan, and Osaka’s Ikuno Ward also exceed 20%.
A Changing Japan: Foreign Residents Surpass 10% in Some Areas - Unseen Japan
As debate surges around immigration, new data shows some towns in Japan have foreign populations as high as 36%.
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Several municipalities in Japan have high proportions of foreign residents. Shimukappu Village in Hokkaido leads at 36.6%. Hokkaido’s Akaigawa Village, Gunma Prefecture’s Oizumi, Hokkaido’s Kutchan, and Osaka’s Ikuno Ward also exceed 20%.
🇯🇵 Kutchan, Hokkaido
42.9023° N, 140.7565° E
It just keeps on snowing.
There’s no end.
ありがとう、日本
42.9023° N, 140.7565° E
It just keeps on snowing.
There’s no end.
ありがとう、日本
February 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🇯🇵 Kutchan, Hokkaido
42.9023° N, 140.7565° E
It just keeps on snowing.
There’s no end.
ありがとう、日本
42.9023° N, 140.7565° E
It just keeps on snowing.
There’s no end.
ありがとう、日本
Niseko Resort in Hokkaido tops the list as Japan's single most overcrowded tourist spot. Kutchan Town introduced a development cap in 2023, but December-January drives that normally take 10 minutes still took up to an hour.
Japan's Inbound Tourism Crowds Into Just Seven Prefectures: Report
An analysis of 2025 smartphone-location data finds seven prefectures account for 72 of Japan's top 100 inbound-tourist hotspots
unseen-japan.com
May 19, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Niseko Resort in Hokkaido tops the list as Japan's single most overcrowded tourist spot. Kutchan Town introduced a development cap in 2023, but December-January drives that normally take 10 minutes still took up to an hour.
A Chinese tourist couple who apparently only speak Chinese wandered off into forbidden backcountry at a ski resort in Kutchan, Hokkaido. The man called the 110 emergency line, reporting in Chinese that they'd both fallen off a cliff and were stuck. Both were safely rescued.
January 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
A Chinese tourist couple who apparently only speak Chinese wandered off into forbidden backcountry at a ski resort in Kutchan, Hokkaido. The man called the 110 emergency line, reporting in Chinese that they'd both fallen off a cliff and were stuck. Both were safely rescued.
Niseko's main counter to claims the town is expensive, is to point out people are usually talking about prices in Hirafu, which is officially in Kutchan, not Niseko. So there. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Is Niseko really 'foreignized?' Inside the reality behind the price rumors - The Mainichi
Niseko, one of Japan's premier ski resorts in Hokkaido, has been labeled
mainichi.jp
January 11, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Niseko's main counter to claims the town is expensive, is to point out people are usually talking about prices in Hirafu, which is officially in Kutchan, not Niseko. So there. mainichi.jp/english/arti...
In Oshamanbe fährt ein einigermaßen zu kleiner Triebwagen etwa 4x weiter der Hakodate Line entlang bis nach Kutchan. Wie ich just eine halbe Stunde nach der Fahrt bei DSO lese, soll die Strecke nach Eröffnung des Hokkaidō Shinkansen in den 2030er-Jahren eingestellt werden. 🥺 #Honkkayūshū
March 2, 2026 at 11:37 AM
In Oshamanbe fährt ein einigermaßen zu kleiner Triebwagen etwa 4x weiter der Hakodate Line entlang bis nach Kutchan. Wie ich just eine halbe Stunde nach der Fahrt bei DSO lese, soll die Strecke nach Eröffnung des Hokkaidō Shinkansen in den 2030er-Jahren eingestellt werden. 🥺 #Honkkayūshū
September 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
September 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
reaping the benefits of mom’s snack haul from japan
August 27, 2023 at 6:37 AM
reaping the benefits of mom’s snack haul from japan
September 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
October 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Kutchan is easy for people in Hokkaido to read, but hard for many outside the region. The name comes from the Ainu kut-san-i, meaning “a river through a narrow landform.” Surrounded by Mt. Yotei and Niseko, it’s famous for deep powder snow. Even today, the memory of river and snow lives in its name.
February 23, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Kutchan is easy for people in Hokkaido to read, but hard for many outside the region. The name comes from the Ainu kut-san-i, meaning “a river through a narrow landform.” Surrounded by Mt. Yotei and Niseko, it’s famous for deep powder snow. Even today, the memory of river and snow lives in its name.