Hokkaido Jingu Sapporo

... in all the brochures, the background buildings (which dwarf it) are airbrushed out to make it look more impressive. Still, as Sapporo is such a modern city, it was impressive to see a building still there from the 1800s. Then walked to the Botanical ...

... part of the way underground through what's known as Aurora Town, one of at least two underground shopping arcades in Sapporo.  I eventually had to come back up and walk the last couple of blocks above ground. There were some interesting ...

... bare and have yet to produce any new buds this season because of the cooler weather. We also walked up to the Hokkaido Jingu Shinto Shrine where there were some food vendors out for the holiday festivities. Unfortunately when we picked our fortune at the ...