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Interesting.... I traveled through Muroran a few years ago by accident and stayed the night because it was much cheaper than other places in the larger area. I ended up driving through an area on the hills surrounding the steel plant and it was absolutely fascinating. I had never seen a steel plant before and I have to say the sight and sheer size is impressive. No regrets coming through.

did your lens fog up when you moved out of the heated cabin

Great birding video, can you please share the cruise booking contact. Always wanted to do winter birding in Hokkaido. Thanks you

Wow 😮 such an amazing journey! Thank you for sharing.

Do you need snow chain on the car tyres to drive safely?

Another beauty. Especially the top-down pics of the herring drying racks.

Very nice location. I recently moved to Athens (About 3 months ago) and i also recently started with street photography. I have struggled with Athens since i would really like to go for architecture photos. But in my opinion Athens is not the city for that since alot of the buildings feels like copy and paste. I have alot of time left to explore and also to learn more about street photography but i really liked the theme you were going for.

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Last time I was in Hokkaido one of the locals told me that if it gets very snowy you can't access Shiretoko. Do you have any experience with this in February?

Thank you much for amazing destination 😊

Very nice place 😊

Another beautiful video. I am envious.

Been here for the past two years in a row and heading back in June ❤ thanks for sharing, your video made my day!

Your voice and perspective on things are very soothing. I thank you for these videos and photos.

Nicely done Nick

Thanks Nick for your inspirational videos of Wakkanai. We've recently had the pleasure of visiting and photographing Wakkanai and Abashiri in winter. Such a wonderful experience!

Beautiful video ! thanks for sharing.

Thank you for this great video. I live in Hokkaido and visit Biei and Furano often throughout the year. It's a beautiful location and always a pleasure to visit, as well as always providing a multitude of locations for photography.

Thanks for the information, I'm heading there in a month.

So nice

Great video, thx for sharing. Now for those photos, OH MY 🙌🙌Phenomenal, thank you for this amazing work

Did car rental give winter tyres ?

I to agree Michael Kenna is one hell of a photographer.

Well done Nick, beautiful minimalist shots. Superb location.

Some great drone work, Nick, and some of your best stills yet! Interesting to see how many other photographers were out and about in those wonderful minimalist areas.

Great video, well shot and extremely informative.

Lovely stuff, Nick. Looking forward very much to the next episode: I feel I am travelling with you, but keeping warm as well!

Well done Nick. I so enjoyed this walk and felt like I was right there with you. The crunching snow and the intermittent voices and sounds of those amazing people at work made my day. Ted

I was cold just watching this Nick. Credit to you hanging round as the temps started dropping! I enjoyed your still images showing us what caught your eye on that walk. What’s the different process between the white snow sculptures and the clear ice ones? And can the sculptors repair any mistakes just by slapping slushy ice onto the existing structures. I watched a sand sculptor a few weeks back in Newcastle and his technique didnt really leave a lot of room for mistakes.

Thanks for your comment, Darren. You're welcome! Hope you get to visit Hokkaido someday.

Would love to visit Hokkaido! Such a beautiful country. Thanks for sharing your travels/imagery/thoughts with us!

Thanks for the video, really enjoyed it. I'm planning a trip to Biei this coming Jan and stumbled upon your video in my research. Would you mind sharing where to obtain the map of those scenic spots as shown in your video. Many thanks!

Hi, there! Thank you for this great video. Do you think that visiting Biei and Hokkaido at the end of February is a good time of the year? Are the chances of still having snow high?

Stunning photos and location, I will be returning for my 3rd Hokkaido trip in February 2024. I'm there mainly for bird photography but I am extending my trip this time to explore from Sapporo to Wakkanai. Who knows we may bump into each other lol.

What temperature you trouble in wakkanai that day?

I took a trip to Wakkanai this past August based off of your video. It is a truly amazing area even without all of the snow. I stayed at the same hotel as well, really nice accomodations and the city was amazing to visit. Great pictures and drone videos! Cheers!

Another great video Excellent images too I always learn lots from you wonderfully laid back asides Carefully crafted ,no doubt! Thanks Nic Keep them coming

Nick: excellent tutorial. Such smooth video too - how do you do it?! Thanks

Loved the video. Some wonderful images in a part of the world that I will never get to see. Thanks for sharing!

I am planning to be in Japan this fall 3rd week of Nov - a week long trip on my way back from Alaska. My passion was the autumn colours but now after stumbling upon Biei I am fascinated and would love to go. Would this be the right time and any tips on how should I go about it. Any chance wherein I can get a partner are there local support available there. Tks and appreciate your assistance.

Brilliant informative video, we are visiting back end of September so found this very useful. 👍

There's a little minimalist quality in the Japanese landscape itself, the way they lay out the trees and landscapes.

Had no idea that's where Kombu comes from. A gourmet item. Loved the video, superior photography, especially the fox adventure.

Glad to see you made it out to this unique location. Beautiful work across the board.

I loved the video Nick. It's upbeat and packed with useful advice. I'm sure more videos on travel advice would be very welcome.

I think I want to hop on one right now. Thanks, Nick. All very helpful

Excellent information. Thanks for sharing!

Wow, so lucky to get a photo of the local eagles. Awesome 👍😎

Wonderful images! I can understand why you have returned to that area. Thanks for sharing!

Interesting old snow-buried buildings Nick and their slow demise is a bit poignant I thought. Was intrigued by ‘kombu’ and ‘love hotels’ - but I know I can google that. Liked your thoughts about lucky dip photography. Although I wonder if that’s actually the nature of location photography most of the time. Even ina National park, there are so many factors which can make or challenge the making of intriguing images. (Often too many people at well known locations for example). I’d be keen to hear if you have a particular thought process when you arrive somewhere and eg the light is not what you’d typically like? Because i assume you are not camping at a location waiting for a break in they clouds for hours on end like some landscape devotees. In other episodes you have talked about adapting to the situation and being open to finding something different to what you might have hoped or expected for that location/expedition. 👌🏻 I have been encouraged by some of the photographers I have heard talk about no expectations, only the openness to be sensitive to what evokes an emotion in them when they are out.