Hakubali is the winter sports capital of Bogan Australia—a portmanteau word comprised of "Hakuba" and "Bali"—because Bali is where they used to go before they discovered snowboarding in Hakuba. Like Bali, Hakuba's transport, dining and shopping, housing, and infrastructure planning has been overwhelmed by too many Aussie visitors.
"Yeah, Arizona and Jayden were really looking forward to jumping in the onsen for the first time in Hakubali but they didn't realise there were separate baths for guys and girls, and then neither of them could get in because of all their tats, hey? They're such Hakubogans they went straight to the pub and sank twenty vodka Red Bulls each!"
by thenewbigyahu March 13, 2025