Tokyo Weekender - January 2016
Looking back at the year that was. How to Stay True to Your Resolutions Snowboarding & Skiing in Honshu.
Looking back at the year that was. How to Stay True to Your Resolutions Snowboarding & Skiing in Honshu.
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JANUARY <strong>2016</strong><br />
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HIT <strong>2016</strong> IN<br />
FULL SWING<br />
How to Stay True to<br />
Your Resolutions<br />
LOOKING<br />
BACK AT THE<br />
YEAR THAT WAS<br />
The Stories of 2015<br />
GET OUT OF<br />
BED AND GET<br />
ON THE SLOPES<br />
Snowboarding & Skiing in Honshu<br />
JANUARY <strong>2016</strong><br />
ALSO: Hand-Crafted Elegance at Wabist Gift Shop, People, Parties, and Places, Movies, Agenda, www.tokyoweekender.com and MoreJANUARY <strong>2016</strong><br />
espite our somewhat<br />
D<br />
cynical leanings—and, to<br />
be quite honest, the often<br />
disappointing show we<br />
humans put on the world’s stage—it’s<br />
hard not to take in the dawn of a new<br />
year without a touch of optimism.<br />
Of course, to look ahead without<br />
remembering back is the worst kind of<br />
blindness, so we’ve decided to take a<br />
look at some of the events that shaped<br />
our lives in this biggest of cities, as well<br />
as the sports stories that lifted Japan’s<br />
spirits (and occasionally broke its<br />
heart). Our reminiscences in the world<br />
of athletics finishes up with a preview<br />
of our Road to Rio series. In the months<br />
to come, we’ll be running an interview<br />
with members of the Japanese Olympic<br />
team as the countdown to the <strong>2016</strong><br />
Games carries on.<br />
While we imagine that you didn’t<br />
wake up next to as streamlined a<br />
companion as our mysterious cover girl<br />
did on <strong>January</strong> 1, but if you have been<br />
dreaming of mountains of white powder<br />
for the riding, we’ve compiled a guide<br />
for some of the best places in Honshu<br />
to get your snow fix in <strong>2016</strong>. Whether<br />
you’re a veteran skier or snowboarder<br />
or still working on staying vertical, you<br />
should find yourself an apt spot.<br />
Then it’s on to those promises we<br />
make to ourselves every year. It might<br />
be a commitment to being a bit fitter or<br />
a renewed dedication to improving your<br />
Japanese, and we’ve got some advice<br />
for you if your ambitions tend in that<br />
direction. But perhaps most important<br />
of all is the advice we get from<br />
Healthy <strong>Tokyo</strong> CEO Michael Bobrove,<br />
who reminds us of the importance of<br />
being realistic when we set our new<br />
standards in the year to come. Here’s<br />
to stepping up your game in The Year of<br />
the Monkey—even if you’re just taking<br />
baby steps.<br />
Thanks again as always for reading,<br />
and the very best to you and your loved<br />
ones in the new year.<br />
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