Jam Cafe was a happening place! Super cozy with a surfer/skier feel. They are hardcore in Japan and even though they can't ski year round they can surf all year! This is Sho, an amazing surfer who is taking a cold surfing season off in Japan and heading south after this winter.

Best meal in Hirafu, fried noodles with flakes of smoked fish. It came sizzling on this iron plate and the fish was waving back and forth from the heat!

Our first of many ramen meals... so satisfying after a cold day skiing!

I went for the pork chop ramen, a favorite anywhere :)