Leopalace Asahikawa
9-1704-18 Yojo-dori Asahikawa, Kamikawa, Hokkaido, 070-0034, Japan
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Biei and Furano: Japanese Farmer Chic
... logical that several European exports appears in Hokkaido. Beer, of course became a huge business, but lavender was also quite popular as a cash crop, mostly because France had a huge demands for lavender oil. Thus, several places in Hokkaido began lavender production. However by the 1920s, lavender essence and other fragrances could be developed synthetically, meaning that all but a few places in Furano stopped producing lavender. The famous Farm Tomita, which ...
Mountains and Waterfalls
... summer! Whoo! Glad to get to the bottom and relax with some onsen time!Rained all night after climbing the mountain which meant all the rivers and dams were raging. Visited the biggest waterfall in Hokkaido and saw a spectacular display of nature. Post waterfall visited about four lavender and flower fields. Three too many in Emily’s opinion.
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Hoji and Baseball
... baseball game. The team only comes to Asahikawa once a year so the line to get in was very long and started the day before. Luckily, Obachans neighbour is an avid fan (to say the least) and secured our seats for us by lining up from 4.30AM to 1.00PM. Seats and atmosphere was great. Lots of diehard fans around us singing all the chants. Learnt some mad tunes from the cheersquad. Game ended up being a cliff hanger with Fighters winning in the final innings.
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