Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Mt. Usu is an active volcano in Hokkaido, and the fact that it could blow up at any time is a reminder issued prominently as one lines up to go up via ropeway. The four eruptions since 1900 were in
Two of the popular lakes for sightseeing in Hokkaido are Shikotsu, and Toya, both of which are located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Both are reachable from Sapporo through good road connections, but because of the amount of driving involved –
One of Sapporo’s most famous landmarks is its Sapporo TV Tower, which sits on one end of Odori Park. The digital clocks – courtesy of Panasonic – installed on all four sides of the tower don’t just tell time: they
Armed with the new Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 lens from the Yodabashi camera outlet near Hokkaido University, and also this time I was checking every couple minutes to make sure that the BlackRapid sling swivel was still firmly attached to the
There are a lot of pictures of Hokkaido University in spring and summer, and they look gorgeously lush – what with its large university grounds with many tall elm and poplar trees. Winter is quite different, with the campus trees
We were initially planning to do our Otaru day trip on Day 07 today – but only realised the night before that we’d need to pick up the Otaru Aquarium pass at JR Sapporo Station Information Office. Whoops. Our plan
We said goodbye to Asahiyama Zoo, and headed for a late lunch at the Herb Garden Furano as part of the day tour group arrangements. The buffet-styled lunch was alright though nothing particularly special. The restaurant has a large souvenir
I lugged the Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 lens all the way from Singapore to Japan just to take close-ups at Asahiyama Zoo, and the two hour visit – short as it was – netted a tidy number of keepers. We didn’t
We booked for two day outings this trip – one to Asahikawa, and the other to Lakes Toya and Shikotsu. Sure, the places are fairly on the map and well-traveled to places for both of these day trip days, and
We descended Mt. Moiwa after I had my fill of evening shots of Sapporo city from the summit, and headed back to downtown for a quick look at part of the winter illumination at Odori Park, and also Susukino. Some
There seems to be a varying list of what makes Japan’s list of cities with the best evening and night views. The views in Mt. Moiwa, Nagasaki, and finally Hakodate seem to make the lists routinely. I’d missed the chance
Day 05 is when we finished our first segment of our 15 day trip, and headed to its main event: a ten day stay in Hokkaido. We’d initially booked an 8AM ANA flight from Haneda to New Chitose airports. Hotel
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