Before coming to Sapporo, I lived in the very busy yet impersonal Tokyo, where it was very difficult for me to find japanese friends, at least have exchange with japanese people. I also lived in a share-house, but it was nothing more than what the name suggests: people had no exchange, just lived there because it was cheap. I had heard that the people of Hokkaido were warmer, and this share-house seemed liked the good place to discover it.
