I have been lucky to have so many visitors here in Hakuba this month...Sarah is back from New Zealand, having lived in Hakuba for 3 years previously....Jess is here visiting family from Vancouver (which she does every February), we always have a great time when she is in town....and my friend Paulo from London. He is visiting for two weeks and has never seen this much snow in his life before....so we decided to show him some sites around Omachi Shrine and Sanosaka, ...enjoy the photos here.....

Sarah, Jess Paulo and I hit Omachi Shrine for a quick visit.....beautiful place, especially in the snow....

The next day we decided to go for a walk, Ya-Chan, Paulo, Jess and I headed out and since it was Paulo's first time in so much snow, being the Londoner that he is... he was awed by it all........

Yes, Hakuba does rule!!!!!