Are there many elder people living here? Yes, this place is like an isolated village. True or false?! まじで. Hello, everyone. My name is KT . When it comes to self-driving travel in Hokkaido, where do you think of going? I think it’s just the familiar popular attractions . However, since the beginning of winter this year, there is such a place that often suffers from concentrated snowfall. The white out caused by heavy snow and poor visibility has been frequently reported in Japanese news. The Japanese call it (a large amount of snow accumulated in a short period of time). Perhaps because of the increasingly abnormal climate, this place has appeared more frequently this year. Local residents call it "as if a typhoon keeps blowing." When I opened the map and took a look at the "Blizzard", I found that this area seemed to be gradually forgotten, and it was probably a place that was often forgotten in popular tourism. But here, it is not boring at all. It has a natural harbor, and the JR Shishi Railway was just abandoned in 2023 last year. Xian Geng has the village with the highest snow accumulation in Hokkaido and Japan this year (2023.12.29 time point). This is because I have been paying attention to the weather and snow accumulation for a long time. When I see it every day, I often rank it as the number one snow accumulation. Although, what attracts me here is really not something worthy of praise , because I know some of the practical aspects and troubles faced by Taoist people about snowstorms, but I still decided to choose an area with particularly good weather and particularly stable cloud systems (? ) I wanted to find out. It was almost winter in January. I woke up early and took the expressway from the outskirts of Sapporo. Originally, I could see asphalt roads on the road and continued towards the snowy area. The road surface was similar to The snow on both sides was piling up higher and higher, as if to tell me that if I continue to move forward, I can't turn back. Then the weather also started to fall with fine snow. It was clear that the cloud map was cloudless, but I didn't expect another one. All in all, I continued to be careful. The first stop of driving , first of all, I came to wow , this is a ski slope. Oh my God , I have already arrived at the Horonan side. It told me to stop. Then I stopped. Maybe because there is a ramp on the right and there is a fork in the road (this It's currently snowing) (This is a safe parking area) Today is another lonely self-driving trip~ There are often many people asking about snow, so they ask Q: Is it snowing on which side? ?How much snow falls on which side? In fact, because Hokkaido is very big, the snow accumulation is different in each place. I saw in the news a few days ago that the accumulation here is about 180 centimeters. So I wanted to say that I really want to see it with my own eyes. So I will do it now. First, park your car at the parking strip. Come and walk here and you will see a beauty salon and it’s open. This is Rumoi-Horona , and there’s a vending machine here . It’s really amazing. It’s so far away. I just came here to take a look . The snow is really high. There is an uncle here who happens to be clearing snow. Why don’t you come and visit him ? Thank you for your hard work! (Abo agreed to be interviewed - just to express my gratitude) I am a private Taiwanese from Taiwan. Do you live here? Do you live here? Yes そうです. Is this a barber shop? What a beauty salon? Yes そうです. Very awesome. I saw from the TV news that the amount of snow in Japan currently ranks first (2023.12.29) , and it also ranks first in Hokkaido . Isn't it hard to live here? It's very hard. (Laughs) I heard here that as long as there is a snowstorm, the traffic will be serious! Yes, in winter, there are often traffic stops, such as そうですね, winter field, and traffic stops, めになりますし. I can't see the front, and the car can't be driven because of the heavy snow. The car is easily buried in the snow, so it can't be driven. Because of that, the passage is stopped and the passage is stopped. Are general roads closed for traffic? Yes. Yes, is there a supermarket here? There is no ありません. So what do people do when they buy things? There are mobile vending carts and mobile vending carts. A mobile vending cart?? It’s a cart filled with various things. Come here to sell the carts, the carts, the carts, and the carts. Do you want to place an order first? (Shaking his head) There are various stores, and for the sake of location, they sell mobile shop shop shop, local shop, and mobile shop shop. Is that so? Are most of the elderly people living here? The words here are そうですね, ここはもう, and あの, which are like isolated villages. された村みたいですね. Almost all of them are old people. People in their 80s account for half of the people who are over 80 years old, and half of them? Two points are more than one point. Got it, thank you for your hard work.お tired れ様です. Do you clear snow every day? Do you clear snow every day? It's a そうですねー, this looks expensive! これは高そうでしょう? Yes, it's expensive, it's expensive, it's high, it's high, but it's an indispensable machine for living in such a snowy area, it's an important machine! Just like you hold a smartphone, ってるのと同じように, (laughs) And this also consumes gas, right?! これはガソリンかかりますでしょう? It's a そうですねー. This one costs hundreds of thousands of yen, right?! It costs more than 1 million yen and more than 1 million yen. (By the way, I became ignorant OTZ...) That was really hard work! ! Thank you for your hard work! So for now, thank you very much, まずこれで、ありがとうございます! So now let’s take a walk around this small town (please forgive me for being out of breath when walking in the snow). This is the town of Rumoe. Why is it called Haro Nupka? Horo Nupka Pet (poro-nupka-pet) (from the Ainu language) means "Okawa in the wild" Poro-nupka-pet. The snow here is really high. There are a bunch of snow plows on the roadside and they are clearing the snow . It feels like living in this kind of situation. The local cost is also very high. The grandfather who removed the snow told me that the snow here is a little heavier. When there is a heavy snowstorm, this small village is like an island. This is their main lane. This town is also really very special. It's small . It's just a lane. But there is an expressway not far away that can connect to the city of Rumou and then to the central area . Although this is a small town, the snow removal seems to be pretty good. It’s good that at least one path has been dug for everyone to walk. You can live here. It can be said that the traffic is really inconvenient. The snow is so heavy and it’s so heavy. It’s impossible to pass this way. The aisle here is blocked by snow just now and it’s impossible to walk. I went over to see if this family was still living there? But it looked like it might not be there anymore. It was surrounded by snow. This family should not be living there anymore. There was snow on the roof and all around. Buried in snow . Just now the Japanese grandpa said There are no convenience stores or supermarkets here at all . I saw a Horono Post Office here . In such a small town, they still have to maintain some mail delivery functions. The snow removal companies here are really busy. The snow plow truck has been coming back and forth from now on. Wow, there are people clearing snow on the roof. Look , it's actually a garage. So has anyone mentioned that it would be easier to have an indoor garage in winter ? Not at all . Even so . It's an indoor garage. The snow on the roof and the surrounding snow still need to be removed , and you may have to pay someone to remove it. This road is 16km away and it's Rumei. In fact, the building here is quite close to the sea. It seems to be the same. There is no one living in it. It looks like an old building . Wow, snow is being removed from the garage over there (I was suddenly shouted @@???) I’m from Taiwan . I’m from Taiwan!! Where??? I'm Taiwanese~~ TAIWAN??? Are you Taiwanese ?!! This snow is very rare, right?! この雪真しいよな? Yes, you can speak Japanese!? Can you speak Japanese? ! Okay, okay, are you Han? Han nationality? !あんた I live in Hokkaido. You live in Hokkaido?? んでる lives in Hokkaido? ? Where do you live?? どこに? It looks very hard. Are you the snow removal guy here? No, no, I'm just helping out. Do you live nearby? We are from the temple over there. You can go and visit the temple~中に入ってもいいー If you can, please drink tea~~ いえいえNo, actually, I am interviewing people now. In fact, I am filming YouTube (explain the purpose of coming) (The very cute uncle agreed to be interviewed) Do you live in Horokan? It ’s hard to live here, isn’t it? Yes, I just walked over and didn’t see any shops. There are no stores at all! (laughing) You usually go to Rumei (urban area) for shopping, right? I can go there, and the expressway here is a free zone, so it’s very convenient, right? Drive there from here , how long does it take? It takes about 20 minutes to get to Rumei city, 20 minutes to Rumei, 20 minutes to ぐらい, and 20 minutes to go by car. But if the weather is bad, you don’t go out very much?! But everyone here travels by car. , この辺车で中文字幕してるからね. But if it’s a bit windy and snowy, can you still drive?! Well, if it’s too exaggerated, I won’t go out, うんーあんまりねCOOLい时は行かないけど, if the wind and snow are okay, yes For the most important things, I still go to the downtown area of Rumei, such as the Fubuki Snow Shower, the Useful Time Shower, and the Rumoe Walking Show. I also go to the White Out Hours?? If I'm White Out, I won't go out.かないけど, But if there is really an emergency, sometimes you can go out in a white out for urgent matters such as があったら, ホワイトアウトでも, and 行く时はありますね. You can drive in the white out? It just feels right, man, everyone is used to it. He とか, うん, real men, are all used to れてるから. Although they are used to it, but... if, they are too carried away, they are used to れてるけど, でも, あんまりね, tone multiplying って行くと, <font color=#999999FF> Still There will be accidents</font> Accidents ちゃうから. So don't be too careless~~~ This town seems to have only one road? This is the main street, メインストリートはここ. Go there, and there is another town. The road in (the village) is on the side of the street, and the street is on the street. Is it very far? I can’t walk about 20 kilometers away ! There used to be trams, but there are no trams anymore, and there are only buses.バスしかないけど. Oh my God, it’s so embarrassing. I just walked here and recorded a video, and I was approached by someone who just cleared the snow. He asked me, “Are you not from here?? What are you doing?” I had to be very direct. Bai was very honest and said that actually, I am Taiwanese, and I took a picture like this here. I just visited the Rumoi City Fire Department. Every household is clearing snow. Look at this wall. It should be two or three meters long. Their street is almost like this. Now I want to look for a small abandoned station on their side . But just now a resident told me that because there is a lot of snow, the abandoned station may be buried in the snow. I think I saw a little bit there. I found that abandoned station , but the snow here is blocking the way. The snow on the roof of this house has already slid down. Wow, it feels so dangerous. There is snow all around the house. Come here and take a look . It's still here. There is an evacuation shelter during disasters. The Horono Community Center should be nearby here. After a short walk, you will have to go to the next place. This seems to be an exchange center for their community , but it seems to be closed . Continue to Rumei. I've arrived at Rumoi. This is my first time here in winter. Now I'm at the Rumoi road rest stop to take a rest and have lunch. It wasn't so cold over Horono just now, and this side is a little closer to the sea. The temperature is different from just now, but actually I’m not very cold now. I wore a fur hat and a scarf today , then a fleece coat and a thick heating jacket called Saydow’s Extra Warmtech , so I didn’t wear it. You still need to wear enough down to keep you warm in the seaside city in winter. RUMOI is here and I read the news when I heard about it. This is really a place that often goes white out in winter . Anyway, let’s go to the rest stop to take a rest. Let’s take a look inside the road rest stop. It's pretty good at first. You can go to the restroom there. There's a lot of sightseeing information here. There's also a tourist information center. There are a lot of sightseeing options nearby. JR Rumei Station should be nearby. The station will be abandoned after March 31, 2023 . Yes, it has become history. Here you can see why the railway was opened in the first place. It was to transport coal, minerals , and some timber . Then it slowly transported passengers . Now I left the road rest stop and walked out to take a look at what I just did. I just want to see the snow, and I don’t even want to say what I’m going to eat for lunch. Oh my God. I’m suddenly super hungry. I’ve only had one cup of coffee this morning. I’m here and I’ve walked a little way from the road station. I’m here. They abandoned the station. Let’s take a look . It’s incredible. This is JR Rumei Station (old). There are a lot of cars parked here. WHY. This is their Rumei railway station that is no longer in operation. This building should be the hall of their former railway. It looks a bit old. And what about over there? You can still vaguely see the platform. You can still see a little bit of the elevated platform that you can walk over. And there is no snow removal around them . Of course, the station has been abandoned. If this tram is still running, maybe everyone doesn’t want to drive and take the tram to have a look. This should be the shopping street in front of their station. It seems that there is no one there. There is a lot of snow . I just came from Over there at the station, I walked over here and took a look. Although I wanted to have lunch , I didn't seem to see any stores. It's almost 1pm and it feels like it's getting a little dark here. I feel like I really need to hurry up if I want to go shopping again. It was only 1 or 2 pm when we set off back. It was so dark . It was near the harbor and it was super cold. I stopped here for a moment before leaving. I originally wanted to come here to find a ramen shop , but it didn't open. I really can't find anything to eat. It's almost 2 o'clock. I'm so hungry and it's a pity that I decided to come to this fish cake shop. I want scallops x2 and shrimp x1 . I just went to buy it. I have to take it home at 1 o'clock and give it to my husband to eat. I have one to eat for myself. Then I eat some fish paste cake and take a rest before going back . Before the sky gets dark and the weather changes, I return as early as possible. Although this time it only takes one day to go back and forth , I still see it. The scenery of the snow country is very different. Before I came to Horono this time, it was hard to imagine what the locals were like when they faced blizzards every day. But after talking to the local residents, it was beyond my expectation. Perhaps it is because of their naturally optimistic character , even if they live in such inconvenient conditions. In a place with bad weather and bad weather, the locals don’t have sad faces. They can still talk and laugh, be optimistic and face the reality of life in a positive way. It’s really surprising. I’m also grateful to the locals for their kind interviews. This scene made me still feel it after I came back . Sometimes we live in a very convenient place, but there are still some complaints. I suddenly felt a little ashamed . It is better to complain less and be more grateful. That’s the end of our video. Thank you for watching. See you next time
