7 Activities Rafting in Minakami in February C. Rio Late February in Minakami usually has blue skies and crisp weather. It's the perfect time of year to grab your board or skis and hit the slopes.
Accommodation I Love Backpackers Hostel, Minakami Rufus Starbuck I Love Backpackers hostel in Minakami is cheap and cheerful accommodation run by I Love Outdoors.
Food I Love Nature Cafe in Minakami Rufus Starbuck Friendly, funky cafe right by Minakami Station that serves a huge burger feast
Food Ikufuudo Butchery & Restaurant Rufus Starbuck A meat lover's paradise at this Minakami butchery/restaurant serving up home-crafted meats to eat in or takeaway with you
11 Culture Tsukiyono Yaze Shinsui Koen Rufus Starbuck Tsukiyono Yaze Shinsui Koen is a road station in Minakami that is home to the ruins of a Jomon Period settlement.
8 Activities Hodaigi Ski Resort C. Rio Just down the road from my house and about a 20 minute drive from the edge of Minakami, sits Hodagi Ski resort.
7 Activities Hotakasan Above the Clouds C. Rio Flanked on all sides by ski resorts, Hotakasan rises high above Minakami and pierces through the clouds.
7 Activities Tenjindaira Ski Resort C. Rio When all of the other Minakami area ski resorts are tracked out and you're forced back on to groomed slopes, there is one resort that still has fresh