Our trip to Sapporo has been a mitigated disaster.  Apparently, the weather destroyed the fall colors.  It was snowing when we arrived on Hokkaido and has continued to do so today.  So much so, that we will only walk a short distance near the Fairfield by Marriott for food.  Actually, it was worth the trip up to this island. Time  magazine this week featured on the cover Tadashi Yanai,  founder and leader of Uniqlo.  What is wrong with Japan?  Here is his take: But first, his life. Was born in Ube, Yamaguchi, a former coal town. Father had a tailor shop, and Tadashi was outstanding enough to go to and graduate from Waseda University.  He does say he hardly studied because there was a student walkout in Japan to protest against the government, and instead spent time traveling to the U.S. and U.K. where he got most of his ideas fo rchange.  Did graduate in Economics and Political Science. At the age of 34 opened his first Uniqlo store in Hiroshima. In 2003, when he was 54, wrote  One Wi

We did nothing today but rest, for the weather was threatening.  It's Tuesday in Japan, so this will become a nostalgic day to   look back to what we did the last time we were in Sendai , when we also cruised on the Diamond Princess: On 23November 2019, Sendai was just nearing it's Fall color peak.  The map that year showed. Unfortunately, today is November 13, so we missed by one week.  So how have the subsequent years changed the peak? Thus, because of global warming, Sendai's peak is predicted for November 30.  So we arrived more than two weeks too early. Today is November 13, and the peak for Sapporo is November 13, where we will stop over for two days beginning tomorrow.  Thus, while we have been too early for the colors so far in Japan, tomorrow should be terrific.  Except for one problem.  Hokkaido has been snowing the past couple of days, which will continue tomorrow. Returning to my posting of four years ago, I said: Recall that  The Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsu