Asahikawa
Mt.Kurodake, one of the Daisetsu mountain range where Gods are playing, called Kamui Mintara
6 Oct, 2015 [522 views]
23 September 2015 was the best day for climbing Mt.Kurodake. Mt.Kurodake is located in the area of Sounkyo hot spa. This is one of the most popular mo...
Mt.Asahidake, climbing the top, the highest mountain in Hokkaido vol.2
14 Jul, 2015 [1,061 views]
Leaving Sugatami station, I walked to Sugatami no Ike(姿見の池) through the right side footpath. It takes 30 minutes. You can chose two walking courses, t...
Mt.Asahidake, the highest mountain in Hokkaido vol.1
13 Jul, 2015 [827 views]
The day 11 in July, I went to Mt.Asahidake. Asahidake is the highest mountain in Hokkaido, and also a volcano observed by the Meteorological Agency. I...
Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum, Asahikawa
21 May, 2015 [688 views]
Kawamura kaneto Ainu Museum is a private museum for Ainu culture since 1916. This is the oldest and historical museum about Ainu. You can deeply under...
Otokoyama Sake Brewery and Sake Museum in Asahikawa
13 May, 2015 [1,134 views]
This is called ‘Sugitama(杉玉)’ or ‘Sakabayashi(酒林)’. It is made by leafs of Japanese cedars. When the brewery has made a new Sa...
Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa
12 May, 2015 [581 views]
Asahiyama Zoo is the most famous Zoo not only in Hokkaido, but also Japan. This is the most north Zoo in Japan. It takes 30 minutes from JR Asahikawa ...
Sounkyo Ice Festival 2015
20 Feb, 2015 [541 views]
Sounkyo is one the most famous Onsen site in Hokkaido. They have a winter festival called ‘Sounkyo Ice Festival 2015(層雲峡氷瀑まつり)’. Sounkyo i...
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2015
18 Jan, 2015 [717 views]
There are two main places in Asahikawa Winter Festival. Asahibashi bridge venue is for snow statue and sliders and Heiwadori Shopping Park called R...
Hatsumoude(初詣) where to go, The first shrine visit of New Year
30 Dec, 2014 [884 views]
Hokkaido Shrine(北海道神宮), Sapporo Googlemaps => https://goo.gl/maps/k8XLI Near subway station: Maruyama Zoo on Tozai line see this article, Hokkaido ...
Autumn Leaves Coming to Taisetsuzan, Sounkyo, Asahikawa
10 Sep, 2014 [592 views]
When it comes to the first autumn leaves, it is the Taisetsuzan range in Hokkaido. The highest mountain, Mt.Asahidake to Mt.Kurodake in Hokkaido, is t...