Saturday, January 21, 2012

Kamakura - Japanese Igloos

Living in the snow you soon learn how to make yourself a shelter of some kind and the kamakura is the Japanese version of the igloo.


Many of the festivals you go to will feature kamakura in one way or another and some of them are dedicated solely to these constructions. With a hollowed out inside, once you get a fire going they can get quite cosy, especially as you are sitting in there enjoying some warming winter soup or some hot sake.

Naeba Ski Resort currently have a Kamakura Festival in progress until the end of the month. You can have a crack at making your own or just spend some time chilling out (literally) in one of these shelters.


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