Hokkaido Day 10
Buried in the snow.
Day 10 (2/2/2026) in Hokkaido is winding down, and I have had a lot to reflect on today. Another weekly edition of The Lanyard Board will be coming out shortly, so I’ve been working on that while on the trains heading to Sapporo.
I arrived in Sapporo to see snow buried up to my chest in most places, and over my head in some. The streets are muffled, the light and shadows play tricks on you as you peek from behind snowbanks, and the prospect of driving in such a place seems nightmarish.
It’s historically deep snow - not just my own unfamiliarity. Despite this, daily life for a Monday seems to be progressing as normal - the trains are packed, if off-schedule in a rare turn, and people are returning home from work and school as if they aren’t buried under a mountain of fluffy white ice.
Now that filming is over and I’m enjoying some time to actually explore my surroundings, I think the muting effect of the snow is impactful for me. I’ll sit with that.
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