practical guide for living in Japan (especially Hokkaido)

1) a collection of practical articles from the website of Hokkaido JETs
http://www.hajet.org/hokkaido-life/

2) What's on Sapporo : monthly English periodicals. Information from City Halls, flea market, Fiesta, Japanese lessons, etc.
http://www.plaza-sapporo.or.jp/periodicals/whatson/whatson.html