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Norikura Opening Ceremony (Kaizansai)

Today was the opening ceremony for Norikura and the locals put on a great festival to celebrate. This ceremony is held every spring and marks the start of the hiking and mountain climbing season. There was lots free soba and local foods along with some fresh rice wine to top it off. Here are a [ READ MORE ]

Nozawa Staff Trip

We took our annual NORTHSTAR staff ride trip to a great resort called Nozawa a few days ago which was a lot of fun. It’s one of the oldest resorts in Japan and boasts over 100 years of ski history. It was a great day of riding together and enjoying some new terrain and a [ READ MORE ]

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Japan! We are enjoying a white Christmas eve here now and looking forward to quite a bit of new snow tomorrow morning. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder… Isaiah 9:6  &nbsp[ READ MORE ]

Before and After – Kitchen Wall

So for the last 6 months or so we have been talking about wanting to bust the wall down between the living room and the kitchen to make the room feel bigger and lighten up the kitchen. We finally did it and it looks much better. It is not all the way finished yet but [ READ MORE ]

Featured in MTB Only Mag

This spring another staff and I were part of the Shimano XT Camp here in Japan. We helped guide some shop owners, media and industry people on some of the best MTB trails in Japan and it was a lot of fun. Since then about 6 magazines have come out with articles on the XT [ READ MORE ]

Biking at the park

The other day my boy kept asking me to take him to the skate park so he could ride his kickbike there. We were down in the city and on the way home we had time to stop for a quick ride. Here are a few photos and movies[ READ MORE ]

The Boys – Fall

Here is a little slideshow of the boys from Sep to Nov. They are growing up so fast, I can’t believe that number 2′s birthday is next week. Thank you all for your prayers and support[ READ MORE ]

10 Years Of Aloha

Can you believe it? NORTHSTAR is celebrating its 10th year of operation in Norikura. We are starting a year-long campaign with a party every season to celebrate. Today we had a MTB tour and tonight we had a full lodge with a special “sloppy joe” menu that was once a staple at NORTHSTAR. We are [ READ MORE ]

Brad and Michie are engaged

Some big news around here, Brad proposed to Michie!!! And she said YES. We are very happy for them and looking forward to seeing them grow together. You can read Brad’s post about how he popped the question here[ READ MORE ]

Kamikochi Day Trip

Hannah has been asking me for a while now to take her and the boys to Kamikochi and we finally were able to go. I have been every year with guests but have never had the time to go with my beautiful with and kids. We got some great weather and enjoyed the day walking [ READ MORE ]

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