ЯпонияHokkaidoSapporo-shiKita-rokujōShiseikanshōgakkōmae-eki43°3’16” N 141°20’54” E 14 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Owing to some dodgy planning on my behalf and a relative scarcity of available hotel rooms, I only have 1 day in Sapporo. I immediately realize my mistake as Sapporo is a happening place. It is alsoЧитать далее
ЯпонияHokkaidoAkaigawa-mura43°4’32” N 140°58’58” E 15 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
My accommodation from September 14 to 18 is the Kiroro Tribute Portfolio Hotel (1st photo) where I stayed in room #5701 (2nd photo). This place is a resort that is heavily geared towards winter, whatЧитать далее
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Indeed it was as it was a double room. With a small balcony, no less.
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That is a fairly spectacular sight, you are lucky the GPS was messing with you.
ЯпонияHokkaidoAkaigawa-mura43°4’32” N 140°58’58” E 16 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
It's the weekend and you all know what THAT means ... yep, Japan's weekend warriors hit (ie. clog up) the road with a vengeance.
With this in mind, I decide to minimize my travel by heading up theЧитать далее
ЯпонияHokkaidoAkaigawa-mura43°4’32” N 140°58’59” E 17 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
On checkin to the Kiroro Tribute Hotel, I was asked if I would support a "save the planet" initiative by not having towels changed, bed linen changed etc for the duration of my stay. For this I wasЧитать далее
Путешественник Plum wine (Umeshu) I love the stuff. You can buy it here for $40 AUS or there for $10 AUS. Well worth trying all the different varieties of whilst you are there as they can all taste quite different.
ЯпонияHokkaidoAsahikawa-shiKaguraChūbetsu-gawa43°46’2” N 142°21’27” E 18 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The weather starts to deteriorate on Sep 17, so I restrict myself to short local hikes around the hotel. On the web I find that typhoon Talim has hit the southern parts of Japan with a lot of rain,Читать далее
ЯпонияHokkaidoKamikawa-gunSounkyo GorgeSounkyo Onsen43°43’42” N 142°56’53” E 19 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Daisetsuzan National Park is Japan's largest national park. There are 2 main portals to the park. Today I'm going to the northern entry, which is via Sounkyo canyon.
The weather is still on the iffyЧитать далее
ЯпонияHokkaidoKamikawa-gunAsahidake Onsen43°39’44” N 142°49’28” E
20 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
It's good to have ambitions, right? Well my ambition for the day is to drive for just over an hour back into the Daisetsuzan National Park, take the Asahidake ropeway to 1600 metres, hike up to theЧитать далее
Путешественник Thats a shame Tim. Obviously you couldn't wait for the fog to burn off
ЯпонияHokkaidoTomarikeseSōya Misaki45°31’21” N 141°56’11” E 21 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Wakkanai is a border town for Japan with Russia. Consequently the road signs contain Russian interpretations, which I haven't seen before.
The 2 countries have been in territorial disputes over theЧитать далее
ЯпонияHokkaidoWakkanai ShiSōya45°29’11” N 141°52’54” E 21 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Soya Park is around 14 km WSW from Cape Soya. There's nobody else in the park when I arrive so I'm able to eat my lunch in peace and quiet.
The real reason I'm here is that there is a 2.3 kmЧитать далее
Путешественник Typical with the arrival of a car 😂. The countryside is just fantastic.
ЯпонияHokkaidoWakkanai45°25’12” N 141°40’5” E 21 сентября 2017 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
So I've driven back to the Hotel Saharin at Wakkanai. After a breather, there's still some time left in the day. Wakkanai Park is close(ish) by, so around 5 I walk on in.
I hadn't realized that theЧитать далее
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This makes my heart miss a beat, there is so much feeling in this monument.
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I love the park down the middle of the street idea ...
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Dad is impressed with the car🤗
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It is brand spanking new, and handles well in the wet (thanks Typhoon Talim)
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So very Japanese