Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan

Our first stop in Japan after 7 days at sea is Kushiro . Hokkaido is the most northern of the 4 major Japanese islands, site of the Sapporo Winter Olympics. We started out at a fresh fish market, then really enjoyed the Kushiro City Museum for some background into the history and culture of the earliest Japanese(Taino tribe), and then finished up by visiting some real red-headed cranes, symbol of Japan, and similar to our Sandhills cranes in New Mexico.Baca lagi