Comments on: Hokkaido!! http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/09/hokkaido-2/ Just another Tokyo Tofu weblog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:53:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The GSI http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/09/hokkaido-2/#comment-702 The GSI Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:46:43 +0000 http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=94#comment-702 おかえりなさい。札幌雪祭り、私も1回くらい見てみたいですねー。 北海道は地名にアイヌ語がたくさん残っていますね。 「サッポロ」もアイヌ語で、たしか、乾いた川とかいう意味らしい。 There are many Ainu words in place names of Hokkaido. I hear that Sapporo means Dry Big River in Ainu (ethnic group in Japan) language. おかえりなさい。札幌雪祭り、私も1回くらい見てみたいですねー。

北海道は地名にアイヌ語がたくさん残っていますね。
「サッポロ」もアイヌ語で、たしか、乾いた川とかいう意味らしい。
There are many Ainu words in place names of Hokkaido. I hear that Sapporo means Dry Big River in Ainu (ethnic group in Japan) language.

]]> By: brigeth http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/09/hokkaido-2/#comment-701 brigeth Mon, 13 Feb 2006 04:46:02 +0000 http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=94#comment-701 those sculptures are amazing! I still can't believe there are Starbucks in Japan... those sculptures are amazing! I still can’t believe there are Starbucks in Japan…

]]> By: nick http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/09/hokkaido-2/#comment-700 nick Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:18:39 +0000 http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=94#comment-700 that has to be the best trip ever! look at the SNOW MAZE! that is soo cool! plus all the snow sculptures are pretty tight. it looked like the sking trip was fun! that has to be the best trip ever! look at the SNOW MAZE! that is soo cool! plus all the snow sculptures are pretty tight. it looked like the sking trip was fun!

]]> By: Cass http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/09/hokkaido-2/#comment-699 Cass Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:23:40 +0000 http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=94#comment-699 I wish I could have come!! I wish I could have come!!

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