Hotel Wings Hakodate

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ま だそれほど ;遠いとこӚ 9;までは ...

... and headed out the backside of the mall to discover a jazz festival! Though the singer we heard was pretty good, the set in itself was a little bland and we lost interest.
Though we had hoped to go the zoo, we missed the last bus out there, so we headed back to the hotel in defeat. After a few hours recharching and napping, we decided to strike out and the beer festival we had heard so much about. We found it ...

... time, we went back to the hotel for showers and changes of clothes. A friend of the Yamanka's travel agent came by and treated us to a night on the town. He was the owner of a mexican restaurant in Sapporro (who knew?) and took us there to eat. After that we went wayyyy out into the boondocks to a public bath. Though we had been to several traditional hot baths, this was the first public bath we ...

... mieru (you can see sunset)" restaurant.
Oh, YUMMY!

This park also has this crazy fountain... the water goes up as high as 25 meters.

I could learn a bit about Isamu Noguchi today.
His father was a Japanese guy, and his mother was an American teacher.
Once his father knew his mother was pregnant, he went back to Japan.
Isamu was raised by his mother mostly in Japan, and ...

... 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 ...

Apres Sapporo nous avons passe 2 jours a Otaru, ville de pecheurs, qui a prospere grace a l'industrie du harengs. De nombreux entreports anciens bordent le canal et le bord de mer. C'est aussi une destination populaire pour son domaine skiable en hiver. On pouvait voir encore de la neige sur les montagnes autour et on visualisait clairement les pistes ...

... pas si froid la haut ! La 2e journee est vraiment pluvieuse, il neige meme en fin de journee. On la passe donc a visiter les grands magasins et la rue pietonne underground. On decouvre aussi les joies du cyber cafe a la japonnaise : enormes centres ouvert 24h/24 ou l'on peut venir quelques heures se reposer dans des petits boxs, boissons, soupes, glaces a volonte. Y'a meme des douches !

... the sink's swiveling faucet. And even in a hotel of this sort you get a toilet seat with an integrated bidet. With your room you also receive a simple Japanese breakfast and sometimes even a simple curry dinner. Add to that laundry facilities and locations near the train stations and one sees quite clearly the success of their formula. Tomorrow we fly to Toyama on the main island of Honshu to quickly make our way to a big festival in Takayama.