Snow country (Japan) Snow country (Japan) Snow country (雪国 "yukiguni"; also, more prosaically, 豪雪地帯 "gōsetsu chitai" ["heavy snow area"]) refers to areas in Japan characterized by heavy, long-lasting snowfalls. The rather poetic can refer to any place with heavy or deep snows and is generally understood as a reference to the Sea of Japan side of Honshū (Japan's main island) and the area encompassed by the Japanese Alps, a series of mountain ranges that make up the island's backbone. In its broadest meaning, "snow country" means the belt along the Sea of Japan from Yamaguchi (in particular, Shimane) in the south to Honshū's
Hekim Island agreement chose to stay in İzmir and settled in the island to create his own farm. Hekim Island Hekim Island (a.k.a. "Kilise Island") is an Aegean island of Turkey. It is in the gulf of İzmir and a part of Urla ilçe (district) of İzmir Province at . It is the second largest of the islands in the gulf (collectively known as "Urla Islands") with area. The nearest point on the main land to the west is distant. Presently the visits to island are not allowed. The name of the island "hekim" means "doctor". According to a legend a doctor