At the Sapporo Beer Museum. I’m grateful to be able to hold my beer in more ways than one, two months after surgery.
Category: Hokkaido
Fall Tones on Mt. Asahidake
Hiked through Fall tones on Mt. Asahidake, the first place leaves turn in Japan.
Hiking at 6,000 Feet
Hiked at 6,000 feet elevation in Daisetsusan National Park. Brief revelations as clouds repeatedly rose and fell.
Mt. Asahidake: Shapes in the Mist
The cable car goes part-way up Mt. Asahidake in central Hokkaido. I took it to reduce my round-trip hike to the summit to 3½ hours. When I started out from the cable-car station, I could not see the summit, but I expected the sky to clear as the day warmed up. Sulfurous steam vents did… Continue reading Mt. Asahidake: Shapes in the Mist
Mt. Asahidake: Shapes in the Mist
Posted Mt. Asahidake: Shapes in the Mist.
Hokkaido’s Highest Point
Steam vented as I hiked to Hokkaido’s highest point, Mt. Asahidake.
A Place Where Two Seas Collide
Getting to Rishiri Island via Wakkanai (northern Hokkaido) from Minneapolis is straightforward, with a few perturbations. A place where the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk collide is bound to have perturbations. An agent at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport warned me the flight to Wakkanai might have to turn back. I was sure… Continue reading A Place Where Two Seas Collide
A Breakwater In Wakkanai
Walked under a breakwater in Wakkanai, northern Hokkaido. In WWII it was used as a submarine repair facility.
Beyond the Narrow Road to the Deep North
I’m drawn to places at the end of train lines. Today, my backpack and I head to Wakkanai in the north of Hokkaido. It’s as far north as you can go without entering Russia. Until about 150 years ago, Hokkaido was almost completely wilderness. The indigenous Ainu were able to live somewhat traditional lives while under… Continue reading Beyond the Narrow Road to the Deep North
Hokkaido 2016
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