Канал: Akatarawa Japan

Spring snowmobiling in Japan was a mid-winter paradise

Spring snowmobiling in Japan was a mid-winter paradise

Japan snowmobile guiding update: hard first year but amazing

Japan snowmobile guiding update: hard first year but amazing

Scooby

Scooby

Tokyo bike lanes are very awesome

Tokyo bike lanes are very awesome

Counter-steering: How it works and why it is the essential backcountry riding skill

Counter-steering: How it works and why it is the essential backcountry riding skill

Riding a Khaos and a Cat. What's the difference?

Riding a Khaos and a Cat. What's the difference?

Dual mountings for Polaris Burandt and Cat tunnel bags on Arctic Cat

Dual mountings for Polaris Burandt and Cat tunnel bags on Arctic Cat

My first day as a snowmobile guide in Japan was pointy.

My first day as a snowmobile guide in Japan was pointy.

Sledding Japanese powder for breakfast

Sledding Japanese powder for breakfast

Golden Retriever vs OG Goatdeer (Kamoshika)

Golden Retriever vs OG Goatdeer (Kamoshika)

Snowmobiling in Taiwan. Even the rabbits are different.

Snowmobiling in Taiwan. Even the rabbits are different.

What do Japanese snowmobilers talk about?

What do Japanese snowmobilers talk about?

2023 Arctic Cat snow check news & the future of Arctic Cat snowmobiles

2023 Arctic Cat snow check news & the future of Arctic Cat snowmobiles

Snowmobiling in Okinawa, Japan: Yes, it's a thing

Snowmobiling in Okinawa, Japan: Yes, it's a thing

Zigzag obstacle course with no hopovers but one crushunder

Zigzag obstacle course with no hopovers but one crushunder

No-fiddle way to use helmet strap

No-fiddle way to use helmet strap

Explaining the Yamaha SnoSport: Still cruisy after all these years

Explaining the Yamaha SnoSport: Still cruisy after all these years

Bad day in good pow. Great day in bad pow.

Bad day in good pow. Great day in bad pow.

First ride in new cut zone

First ride in new cut zone

Full noise at night on Alpha 165 in weird snow

Full noise at night on Alpha 165 in weird snow

6 mins of gratuitous full-throttle Japowder frenzy on Alpha Hardcore 165

6 mins of gratuitous full-throttle Japowder frenzy on Alpha Hardcore 165

Hated the Surron electric dirt bike. Now addicted. I will try to explain why.

Hated the Surron electric dirt bike. Now addicted. I will try to explain why.

Surron riding super steep snowy ridge track.

Surron riding super steep snowy ridge track.

SURRON single track night riding in a Japanese forest is moderately enjoyable

SURRON single track night riding in a Japanese forest is moderately enjoyable

Building and falling off MTB / Surron trail rock feature

Building and falling off MTB / Surron trail rock feature

Schooled by two snowmobile accidents: avalanche training isn’t enough

Schooled by two snowmobile accidents: avalanche training isn’t enough

Off-roading a Japanese mini truck with tractor tires.

Off-roading a Japanese mini truck with tractor tires.

Speed dating a 2009 Arctic Cat M1000 RTR dealer-option turbo

Speed dating a 2009 Arctic Cat M1000 RTR dealer-option turbo

Arctic Cat Alpha One 154 HC in trees on hard spring snow, and why short days can be good days

Arctic Cat Alpha One 154 HC in trees on hard spring snow, and why short days can be good days

Midnight powder raids: lights, helmet mounts, and why snowmobile at night

Midnight powder raids: lights, helmet mounts, and why snowmobile at night

Perfect first day of spring on [INSERT FAVORITE SNOWMOBILE BRAND]

Polaris Khaos first ride review by Alpha One and G4 Summit owner

Polaris Khaos first ride review by Alpha One and G4 Summit owner

Arctic Cat BLAST M4000SE mods: front & rear FOX suspension, can, tunnel lift, interpretative dance

Arctic Cat BLAST M4000SE mods: front & rear FOX suspension, can, tunnel lift, interpretative dance

Snowmobile riding technique: are we done with throttle blipping already?

Snowmobile riding technique: are we done with throttle blipping already?

Insider report: Yamaha ditching Mountain Max (Alpha One) for all-new two-stroke

Insider report: Yamaha ditching Mountain Max (Alpha One) for all-new two-stroke

Arctic Cat BLAST M review: head-to-head with Alpha One HC in deep pow

Arctic Cat BLAST M review: head-to-head with Alpha One HC in deep pow

Christmas story: reluctant snowmobile HERO saves whole entire baby

Christmas story: reluctant snowmobile HERO saves whole entire baby

Blower pow & blower bow (It snowed a bit in Japan.)

Blower pow & blower bow (It snowed a bit in Japan.)

Snowpocalypse Japan December 20, 2020

Snowpocalypse Japan December 20, 2020

7-day wheelie challenge: losing the battle but but but...winning the war

7-day wheelie challenge: losing the battle but but but...winning the war

Kei trucks are awesome: life with mini trucks in Japan

Kei trucks are awesome: life with mini trucks in Japan

Fitting mega Toyota Hiace roof rack and making stupid with Suzuki quad bike

Fitting mega Toyota Hiace roof rack and making stupid with Suzuki quad bike

Snowmobile muscle training exercises GYMS DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW

Snowmobile muscle training exercises GYMS DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW

Quick ride and comment on a 2010 Arctic Cat M8

Quick ride and comment on a 2010 Arctic Cat M8

Spring road trip that didn't work out

Spring road trip that didn't work out

Speed up slow hydraulic firewood log splitting with simple tool

Speed up slow hydraulic firewood log splitting with simple tool

Flat light solo Sunday in April

Flat light solo Sunday in April

Yamaha Enticer SnowMOWbile

Yamaha Enticer SnowMOWbile

Finishing a treehouse with wood stove in a snowy Japanese forest

Finishing a treehouse with wood stove in a snowy Japanese forest

Closing in our Japanese treehouse before the typhoon hits

Closing in our Japanese treehouse before the typhoon hits

Yamaha Banshee YFZ350 vs. GR K9 4PD. There's only one whiner.

Yamaha Banshee YFZ350 vs. GR K9 4PD. There's only one whiner.

Moderately useful way to sort out your 1 billion keys

Moderately useful way to sort out your 1 billion keys

Two-day snowbike rescue and dodgy backcountry decision-making

Two-day snowbike rescue and dodgy backcountry decision-making

Solo snowmobile sunrise

Solo snowmobile sunrise

Snowmobiles searching for spring snow bridges

Snowmobiles searching for spring snow bridges

Hokkaido snowmobile road trip

Hokkaido snowmobile road trip

2020 Arctic Cat Alpha One Hardcore 165 long-term owner review

2020 Arctic Cat Alpha One Hardcore 165 long-term owner review

Hold my beer, EXO Sled. The Enticer Alphahawk's gonna show you how it's done.

Hold my beer, EXO Sled. The Enticer Alphahawk's gonna show you how it's done.

Riding Asia's Revelstoke + commentary on the snowmobile scene in Japan

Riding Asia's Revelstoke + commentary on the snowmobile scene in Japan

Best spring snowmobiling ever.

Best spring snowmobiling ever.

Snowmobile housetruck. Welcome to Japan.

Snowmobile housetruck. Welcome to Japan.

SNOWMOBILE CHANNEL EMERGENCY: D&I de-platforming threat!

SNOWMOBILE CHANNEL EMERGENCY: D&I de-platforming threat!

Hauling 3 snowmobiles (500HP) with 2 Japanese mini trucks (85HP)

Hauling 3 snowmobiles (500HP) with 2 Japanese mini trucks (85HP)

2020 Arctic Cat Alpha One mods: custom battery; seat, can & bumper

2020 Arctic Cat Alpha One mods: custom battery; seat, can & bumper

Bush bashing & tree trashing on 2020 Arctic Cat Alpha One Hardcore 165

Bush bashing & tree trashing on 2020 Arctic Cat Alpha One Hardcore 165

Bonding with 2020 Arctic Cat Alpha One Hardcore 165 in tight low snow trees

Bonding with 2020 Arctic Cat Alpha One Hardcore 165 in tight low snow trees

First ride on 2020 Alpha One Hardcore 165. One meter of Japow on zero base.

First ride on 2020 Alpha One Hardcore 165. One meter of Japow on zero base.

Too many snowmobiles is not a thing

Too many snowmobiles is not a thing

2020 Alpha One HARDCORE pro tips from Kiwi rally driver

2020 Alpha One HARDCORE pro tips from Kiwi rally driver

Snowmobile techniques you can steal from skiing #1: Focus on the ski

Snowmobile techniques you can steal from skiing #1: Focus on the ski

Unstuck your snowmobile Hokkaido style. One weird trick (it's real)

Unstuck your snowmobile Hokkaido style. One weird trick (it's real)

Arctic Cat M8 4-year mechanical review

Arctic Cat M8 4-year mechanical review

Ultimate shed: Installing a two-post car hoist

Ultimate shed: Installing a two-post car hoist

Japan wildlife inspecting typhoon damage

Japan wildlife inspecting typhoon damage

Massive typhoon Hagibis hit my just-built treehouse.

Massive typhoon Hagibis hit my just-built treehouse.

I like traffic lights: 15 years of long distance bike commuting in Tokyo

I like traffic lights: 15 years of long distance bike commuting in Tokyo

Ultimate shed: fixing snowmobile storage design fault

Ultimate shed: fixing snowmobile storage design fault

Steel shelf hack: 5 minutes makes them much better

Steel shelf hack: 5 minutes makes them much better

Skid-steer accident. Idiot driver.

Skid-steer accident. Idiot driver.

Monkey Invasion

Monkey Invasion

Pool table restoration timelapse

Pool table restoration timelapse

Jack Hammer Philosophy 3: Losing my mind

Jack Hammer Philosophy 3: Losing my mind

Gunsai touge drifting cars and quads

Gunsai touge drifting cars and quads

Restoring a Yamaha guitar using ordinary tools and a Bobcat.

Restoring a Yamaha guitar using ordinary tools and a Bobcat.

Russian Snowrider snowbike review: Better than a Timbersled

Russian Snowrider snowbike review: Better than a Timbersled

Silly people on snowmobile sofa

Silly people on snowmobile sofa

Summit G4 & Alpha One tree-riding Japan spring snow paradise

Summit G4 & Alpha One tree-riding Japan spring snow paradise

How to install the ski-doo G4 vent kit 2017-18

How to install the ski-doo G4 vent kit 2017-18

Arctic Cat ZR200 big mountain riding

Arctic Cat ZR200 big mountain riding

Yamaha Enticer AlphaHawk test crash dummy disaster

Yamaha Enticer AlphaHawk test crash dummy disaster

Polaris RMK 850 first impressions from a Cat/Doo rider

Polaris RMK 850 first impressions from a Cat/Doo rider

Yosuke's uphill jump and dump.

Yosuke's uphill jump and dump.

Japan snowmobile road trip: full day in four minutes

Japan snowmobile road trip: full day in four minutes

Snow shooter

Snow shooter

A small taste of tree riding in central Japan

A small taste of tree riding in central Japan

Rosie kooked it

Rosie kooked it

Alpha One monorail snow clearance: fact or fiction?

Alpha One monorail snow clearance: fact or fiction?

Yamaha returns to 2-stroke mountain sleds. We ride the AlphaHawk prototype.

Yamaha returns to 2-stroke mountain sleds. We ride the AlphaHawk prototype.

Alpha One comparison: Better than a Ski-Doo Summit G4?

Alpha One comparison: Better than a Ski-Doo Summit G4?

Blue sky ballistic snowmobiling in Japan

Blue sky ballistic snowmobiling in Japan

Arctic Cat Alpha One on-snow review: Gone in 60 seconds

Arctic Cat Alpha One on-snow review: Gone in 60 seconds

New Year's day Arctic Cat M8 powder to the peak

New Year's day Arctic Cat M8 powder to the peak

Front door Japow on Summit G4 and Arctic Cat M8

Front door Japow on Summit G4 and Arctic Cat M8

ATV Snowmobile DIY plasma cut loading ramp

ATV Snowmobile DIY plasma cut loading ramp

Arctic Cat Alpha One vs Mystery Sled: only One winner

Arctic Cat Alpha One vs Mystery Sled: only One winner

Arctic Cat M8 vs. Ski-doo Summit G4: direct comparison

Arctic Cat M8 vs. Ski-doo Summit G4: direct comparison

Toronto Snowmobile Show BIG AIR トロントスノーモービル展示会

Toronto Snowmobile Show BIG AIR トロントスノーモービル展示会

Dueling Yamaha Banshees

Dueling Yamaha Banshees

It's wild out there: Japan trailcam in autumn

It's wild out there: Japan trailcam in autumn

Yamaha BANSHEE 350--still the best

Yamaha BANSHEE 350--still the best

Snowbike blowdryer

Snowbike blowdryer

Watch this BEFORE you install your sled wrap

Watch this BEFORE you install your sled wrap

Worth buying? Makita vs. NoBrand 14.4v 6.0Ah battery test

Worth buying? Makita vs. NoBrand 14.4v 6.0Ah battery test

Jack Hammer Philosophy 2: The rock is in your head

Jack Hammer Philosophy 2: The rock is in your head

Midsummer Night's (snowmobile) Dream

Midsummer Night's (snowmobile) Dream

Homemade grubber for mini excavator grappler attachment

Homemade grubber for mini excavator grappler attachment

Super easy solo firewood cutting with excavator grapple

Super easy solo firewood cutting with excavator grapple

2018 Japan snowmobile season edit

2018 Japan snowmobile season edit

Homemade steel snowmobile garage dolly

Homemade steel snowmobile garage dolly

Jack Hammer Philosophy 1: It's all in your head

Jack Hammer Philosophy 1: It's all in your head

Mini-excavator grading bar 1-year update

Mini-excavator grading bar 1-year update

Ski-doo SHOT starter relocation hack

Ski-doo SHOT starter relocation hack

Ski-doo Summit 165 fixed toe-hold install and test ride

Ski-doo Summit 165 fixed toe-hold install and test ride

Mad skills: First time mountain rider kills it

Mad skills: First time mountain rider kills it

Secret new sled in shed. For SCIENCE!!

Secret new sled in shed. For SCIENCE!!

EXTREME ROOST: What you get when towed behind a 165hp snowmobile

EXTREME ROOST: What you get when towed behind a 165hp snowmobile

焼山スノーモービルツアーSpring big mountain riding in Japan

焼山スノーモービルツアーSpring big mountain riding in Japan

Learning to turn a snowmobile on edge

Learning to turn a snowmobile on edge

Snowmobile secrets: How to tip your sled over for heroic sidehilling

Snowmobile secrets: How to tip your sled over for heroic sidehilling

63 and ripping on a KX450 Timbersled snowbike

63 and ripping on a KX450 Timbersled snowbike

10 ways Japanese transport snowmobiles

10 ways Japanese transport snowmobiles

On the sleds in Hokkaido powder

On the sleds in Hokkaido powder

Women screaming on snowmobile sofa!

Women screaming on snowmobile sofa!

Snocross racer nailing it in the forest

Snocross racer nailing it in the forest

How to tow a dead snowbike with a snowmobile

How to tow a dead snowbike with a snowmobile

New snowmobile sofa. Think it needs brakes.

New snowmobile sofa. Think it needs brakes.

Japanese mini truck oversize summer & winter wheels

Japanese mini truck oversize summer & winter wheels

Snow-clearing timelapse at Akatarawa

Snow-clearing timelapse at Akatarawa

$40 homemade Timbersled / Yeti snowbike garage dolly

$40 homemade Timbersled / Yeti snowbike garage dolly

Tropical Aussie first time on a snowbike: he wants one

Tropical Aussie first time on a snowbike: he wants one

Golden Retriever deep snow cute attack

Golden Retriever deep snow cute attack

Backyard forest first ride: snowmobile one-take

Backyard forest first ride: snowmobile one-take

Timbersled ARO 120LE snowbike shakedown ride

Timbersled ARO 120LE snowbike shakedown ride

Christmas Eve Japan powder

Christmas Eve Japan powder

Snowmobiling newly weds two-up in powder

Snowmobiling newly weds two-up in powder

Starting the fleet of old Yamaha sleds

Starting the fleet of old Yamaha sleds

First ride for the Cats, Doos and Timbersleds

First ride for the Cats, Doos and Timbersleds

CR250 Timbersled snowbike first ride

CR250 Timbersled snowbike first ride

Japanese cash counting machine

Japanese cash counting machine

Bought another snowmobile. Wife stoked.

Bought another snowmobile. Wife stoked.

How to replace tracks on mini excavator, and why

How to replace tracks on mini excavator, and why

Yamaha PZ rebuild and secret snowmobile fitness trick

Yamaha PZ rebuild and secret snowmobile fitness trick

Demolishing the Ghost House

Demolishing the Ghost House

Homemade grading bar for mini excavator grapple attachment

Homemade grading bar for mini excavator grapple attachment

Building backyard motocross / snowmobile track

Building backyard motocross / snowmobile track

Removing large tree stump with mini excavator & grapple attachment

Removing large tree stump with mini excavator & grapple attachment

Spit roaster made from wiper motor and bike wheel

Spit roaster made from wiper motor and bike wheel

Homemade welding table with castors and tool racks

Homemade welding table with castors and tool racks

Garage concrete pour timelapse

Garage concrete pour timelapse

Japan Barn Find

Japan Barn Find

Monkey high wire fail

Monkey high wire fail

Golden Retriever nutcase

Golden Retriever nutcase

Bobcat skid steer 725 controls and snow plowing

Bobcat skid steer 725 controls and snow plowing

Yosuke's blue sky powder play

Yosuke's blue sky powder play

スノーモービル総編集2017 Season Edit Part 3

スノーモービル総編集2017 Season Edit Part 3

2017 スノーモービル総編集 Part 2 Japan snowmobile Season Edit

2017 スノーモービル総編集 Part 2 Japan snowmobile Season Edit

2017 新潟県, 群馬県スノーモービル総編集 2017 Japan Season Edit Part 1

2017 新潟県, 群馬県スノーモービル総編集 2017 Japan Season Edit Part 1

Minakami snowmobile family day家族と一緒に春スノーモービル

Minakami snowmobile family day家族と一緒に春スノーモービル

Up Shit Creek on a snowmobile 20人でスノーモービルレスキュー

Up Shit Creek on a snowmobile 20人でスノーモービルレスキュー

2012-2018 Arctic Cat snowmobile seat mod M8000 M6000 ES

2012-2018 Arctic Cat snowmobile seat mod M8000 M6000 ES

Yamaha Phazer 480 in Ovation CS340 long track

Yamaha Phazer 480 in Ovation CS340 long track

スノーモービルは自動運転じゃないよ。だからこそやる。

スノーモービルは自動運転じゃないよ。だからこそやる。

三月末のスノーモービルパウダー Late season powder

三月末のスノーモービルパウダー Late season powder

Arctic Cat Braap

Arctic Cat Braap

Fox Shock snowmobiling in Nagano, Japan

Fox Shock snowmobiling in Nagano, Japan

Gunsai Touge Snowmobile Attack

Gunsai Touge Snowmobile Attack

Japan powder: Marton Park snowmobile magic

Japan powder: Marton Park snowmobile magic

Snow swimming technical clinic: Class management

Snow swimming technical clinic: Class management

Gunsai Touge snowmobile crash 冬の群サイ峠

Gunsai Touge snowmobile crash 冬の群サイ峠

Snowmobile race pro SCHOOLED by antique Yamaha Ovation

Snowmobile race pro SCHOOLED by antique Yamaha Ovation

Loading snowmobile on kei truck Japan style

Loading snowmobile on kei truck Japan style

2012--2017 Arctic Cat $0 running board mod reduces snow buildup

2012--2017 Arctic Cat $0 running board mod reduces snow buildup

Golden Retriever pup first time in snow

Golden Retriever pup first time in snow

Marton Park Timbersled Magic

Marton Park Timbersled Magic

Secret Japan cow farm powder

Secret Japan cow farm powder

JW does Japan

JW does Japan

Timbersled & PZ480 powder house play

Timbersled & PZ480 powder house play

New sleds, bikes and bits for Japan pow

New sleds, bikes and bits for Japan pow

Fabricating custom snowmobile seat

Fabricating custom snowmobile seat

Olympic Grass Snowmobiling

Olympic Grass Snowmobiling

IKEA chair castor hack

IKEA chair castor hack

Turn on your snowmobile

Turn on your snowmobile

Olympic Wheelbarrow Racing

Olympic Wheelbarrow Racing

Olympic House Throwing

Olympic House Throwing

Olympic Spoon Ping Pong

Olympic Spoon Ping Pong

Olympic Wheelchair Racing

Olympic Wheelchair Racing

Olympic Wood Work

Olympic Wood Work

Snowmobiling on summer grass

Snowmobiling on summer grass

Motorbike now. Snowbike later.

Motorbike now. Snowbike later.

Kitchen chopping board rack welded from iron bedstead

Kitchen chopping board rack welded from iron bedstead