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... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... excited to see another student who's studying about Ainu people. She set up a dinner with an Ainu sculptor and storyteller, Mr. Takashi Yuuki. Also, another student from Indiana, Shingo joined us. They were the members of the Indigenous Summit last year held right before the G8 Summit at Tohya Ko (Lake) in Hokkaido. 23 indigenous groups from all over the world gathered and discussed issues. They submitted a declaration to the participating nations. They told me ...

... list, I decided to go to the Sapporo Beer museum, which is free (but no English tours or displays--just a pamphlet) and offers some cheap beer. But very good--really enjoyed the local Sapporo classic, which in only sold in Hokkaido. Got a bit buzzed actually off of 1 drink (good things I didn't do the 3 beer sampler) and wandered back to the city center. Decided since there's so many malls, to do some souveneir shopping, specifically sweets, which apparently Sapporo ...

... decided to drop in at the brewery restaurant for a "Ghengis Khan" barbecue. Basically you cook your own meat and veggies -- and you get a huge amount. You're supplied with your very own bid given that the barbecue process tends to splatter fat. It was a great meal -- we haven't been that stuffed and bloated in a long time. Why "Ghengis Khan" you might ask? It has something to do with the barbecuing ...

... and soaps to buy. She's sweet! This Onsen was big and fancy. There were about 30 spots to bath (Still on a bucket... the bucket thing always makes me giggle. And a multitude of choices for soaking baths. We opted for the outdoor one, that was set between 41 and 42 Celcius...For all you non-Canadians that's about 105-107 Fahrenheit! If that got to be too much, there was a better option: A row of benched/arm chairs where the water flowed down the ...