Tag: hokkaido

Feeding the Bears

Feeding the bears at Noboribetsu Bear Park. When you get that close, it’s easier to realize that they are wild

Quite a depressing place to be honest. I wish they would at least release the younglings to the wilderness where

Pointing my new bazooka towards some details of Jigokudani : some lovely sulfur constructs!

Hot spring from the Hell Valley (Jigokudani) in Noboribetsu. Careful, it’s hot !

As dramatic as Noboribetsu’s Hell Valley can be, there are well maintained paths and wooden decks to go around and

The famous Hell Valley in Noboribetsu : a dramatic crater with boiling sulfuric hot springs, volcanic steam plumes & hiking

Three hours after leaving Aomori in the wee hours, Hakodate is in sight.

The blue pond in Hokkaido is a man-made feature. The pond is part of an erosion control system that was

On our way back from Furano, we stopped by to buy some melons and witnessed the sun playing hide and

Very colorful and busy Tanukikoji Shopping Street in Sapporo. Tanukikoji is a 1km-long arcade with around 200 shops which be