Sounkyo Kanko Hotel
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Day 3
... to capture on my camera. We drove through a
large agricultural region afterwards, which had many cute-looking
scarecrows (there are a shitload of crows in the places I've been so
far!). We took a quick pit stop just outside of Asahikawa and grabbed
a snack at a mini-market.
Shortly after our pit stop, we arrived in Asahikawa. We had a hard
time finding parking because we weren't really sure where we could
park until we passed ...
Biei and Furano: Japanese Farmer Chic
... the place opens at 8:30 (the buildings open; the fields can be visited whenever), I aimed for 8. Well, I wasn't early enough because there were a fair amount of people milling around, but it was still quite sparse compared to an hour later. On the way to Farm Tomita, I passed Lavender park in Nakafurano proper, which also had lavender in bloom. Actually the lavender at the park were better in terms of color and bloom right now than the Tomita flowers, which I ...
Meto Sports Day & Farewell Party
... much about the kids as it was the adults!
I participated in a couple myself. There were a lot of relays. There was one where one person had to catapult a ball up into the air and the other person had to catch it in a bag on their back. My team won :)
Other events included a folk dance, the elementary students did their own dance as well, 200 meter team relay races, potato sack races, and all ...
Nukabira Ski Resort
... you know. I had the jingisukan set and it was delicious!
It was then time for an onsen. We went to this posh hotel's onsen. Their onsen was pretty nice. It was partially outside, had a sauna, and a cold bath. Sadly, I didn't have a towel so I just used my T-shirt. Foreigners running wild I tell ya.
This very well could have been the last snowboarding day of the season. Spring is right around the corner here in ...