Hokkaido: Asahiyama Zoo, The Northernmost & The Most Innovative Zoo in Japan

Hokkaido: Asahiyama Zoo, The Northernmost & The Most Innovative Zoo in Japan

Source: http://good-hokkaido.info/en/asahiyama-zoo/ At first, I didn't set any high expectation to a trip to the zoo. My mind has told m...

Japan

Hokkaido: See How Japan Introduces Its Freezing World

Hokkaido: See How Japan Introduces Its Freezing World

Sounkyo Hyobaku Matsuri from high *Scratch, scratch...* A scratching sound continuously comes from the right side of the van. There is no li...

Japan

Hokkaido: The Famous Small Station of the North

Hokkaido: The Famous Small Station of the North

Facade of Kitahama Station I really didn't comprehend and a bit confused at first. Why this small building which similar to a security p...

Japan

Hokkaido: Cruising the Sea of Okhotsk on the Icebreaker Ship

Hokkaido: Cruising the Sea of Okhotsk on the Icebreaker Ship

Aurora II has left the Abashiri Port North wind gusted and it felt freezing cold as the ship sped up. The observation deck had been teemed b...

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[Road Less Traveled] Hokkaido: Soup of Freedom and the Prison Break of Japan

[Road Less Traveled] Hokkaido: Soup of Freedom and the Prison Break of Japan

Abashiri Prison Museum aerial view in summer (Source: drive.nissan.co.jp/PHOTO/index.php?spot_id=27&pref_id=1 )   Hokkaido, the northern...

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[Road Less Traveled] Hokkaido: Cute Little Monster and Drift Ice from Abashiri

[Road Less Traveled] Hokkaido: Cute Little Monster and Drift Ice from Abashiri

Frozen Lake Abashiri Suddenly the staff (guide) handed over a warm blue wet towel for us after she explained briefly about the drift ice. I ...

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