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... were a quite underwhelmed. Once again, probably due to a lack of our own intoxication. Oh well, we had fun anyway singing the "irish drinking song" game from "Whose Line Is It Anyway."
The night ended back at the hotel, and we just decided to take it easy. I think we're all getting pretty tired of living out of backpacks and sleeping on trains. Speaking of trains, we have an early one tomorrow so goodnight all!

... We found it funny at first, but it quickly became awkward and then rude and then just plain obnoxious. We wandered further down the park.
And stumbled upon the coolest playground equipment in the history of the human race. First we found a super slick black marble slide, and next we found a huge hill of concrete made for running up and sliding down. Several small children found us quite ...

... went to the US to study.

During the war, Isamu was set to a concentration camp.
After the war, he submitted his design for the Hiroshima Dome Museum, but his work was denied because he was "American".
One side he was accused to be Japanese, and the other side he was denied because he was American. I can only imagine how he was thinking of his own identity.

However, he ...

... from this town. The government planned on building a dam on Saru River, where Ainu people have used for salmon hunting and other sanctuary rituals. Many individuals including Mr. Shigeru Kayano who became a politician later fought about this project. The dam was built, but during the court session, Sapporo regional court mentioned about Ainu people as the indigenous people. That was the very first recognition of the national level about them. Since then, Hokkaido ...

... ski. Enfin, Otaru est connu pour son aquarium renomme que nous avons visite ! On a pu y voir pleins d'animaux et de poissons exotiques pour nous; gros crabes (vivants et non sur des etales), pieuvre, poissons divers et surtout des gros animaux tels que des lions des mers, otaries, phoques et un gros morse, jouant avec les humains (ou plutot l'inverse).

... through the vineyards. We ate on a hilltop restaurant overlooking the town and the mountains, they had cheese fondue, made with Hokkaido cheese, and a real salad bar! Weekend 2: The second weekend happened to fall on my birthday so I picked the 2nd adventure for us. The largest Japanese national park is in Hokkaido, and called Daisetsuzan, and in it is the tallest peak, Mt.Asahidake (2,290 meters, or 7,500 feet). I guess I was feeling adventurous when I chose ...

... like myself for cherry blossom. The Japanese much prefer cherry blossoms. Another plum blossom branch in full bloom, perhaps only hours away from letting go of those beautiful petals Plum Blossom Constellation This is the cycle road I took to work on my bike.Beautiful plum blossoms in full bloom. Incidentally, the cherry blossom season runs like a ...