Narita & Sawara
Narita City Gion Matsuri billboard
Omotesando Road
Festival Float
Dancing on top of Festival Float
Another festival float
Young Particapants
Even the little ones are playing their parts
Floats are dragged by rows of participants
We were having fun too
Round and round they go
Going on through the night
The floats all lighted up
The crowd get bigger in the evening
Fantastic festive mood
Thousands of Visitor
Gathering of Festival Floats at the start of Day
Getting ready for the parade of Festival Floats
Lovely Japanese Participants
Katori Jingu Shrine entrance
Shaded path to the main hall of Katori Jingu Shrine
Romon (tower gate) – Katori Jingu
Haiden (Prayer Hall) – Katori Jingu
Haiden (Prayer Hall)
On the step of Haiden
Sawara Historic Town
Tone River – Sawara
By the bank of Tone River
Festival Float
Dragging the Festival Float
Gion Matsuri crowd
Festival Floating moving down Sawara Town
Thousand of Festival participants
Festival Float
Festival Float
Festival Float
Festival Float
Festival Float
Hokkiado
Lavender farm
Lavenders everywhere
Beds of Lavenders
Lavenders
Colorful flowers at Tomita
more flowers
Lavender East a sister farm of FarmTomita
Farm Flowerland
Hills of multi color flowers
Hill of Zerubu another garden in Hokkiado
Summer flower at Hill of Zerubu
Lovely summer flowers
Lovely summer flowers
Sunflower at Hill of Zerubu
Northwestern Hill Observatory Park
View from Observatory
View from Observatory
Patchwork Road
Quaint cafe
Shinei Hill Observatory Park
Golden farmland
More “Patch work” on Patchwork road
Chiyoda Hill Observatory
“Romantic Road” landscape
Farmland on Romantic Road
Ropeway uo Mount Asahidake
Mount Asahidake on a drizzling day
Upper Ropeway station
Lake on Mount Asahidake
Another semi frozen lake
Snow, lakes and volcano air vents on Mount Asahidake
Another view from Mount Asahidake
Ginga no Taki
Ryusei no Taki
Ginga no Taki and Ryusei no Taki at the observation deck
Kamurin (World largest cuckoo clock)
Tsuruga Resort
Sunset at Lake Saroma
Sunset at Lake Saroma
Wakka Wild Flower Garden
Sightseeing by bike
Beach at Wakka Wild Flower Garden
Wild flowers & birds
Beautiful wild flowers
Wakka Wild Flower Garden
Heron sighting
Zooming down to a fish
Cape Notoro
Light house of Cape Notoro
Grass patch on the cape
Golden Paddy
Field of “gold”
Resident heron at Lake Tofutsu
Koshimizu Wild Flower Garden
Genseikaen Station at Koshimizu Wild Flower Garden
Eagle sightings at Lake Tofutsu
Shiretoko National Park
Elevated boardwalk
Shiretoko Five Lakes
Elevated boardwalk
Elevated boardwalk
One of the five lakes
Shiretoko Five Lakes Park
Shiretoko Five Lakes Park
Wild lives
Four locals and us at the guided walk into the park
Another Lake at the park
Shika deer of Shiretoko
Shika deer (spotted deer)
Kamuiwakka Hot Falls
Japanese red fox
Red fox pups
Getting close to the fox pups
Oshinkoshin Waterfall
Oshinkoshin Waterfall
Yuuihai Sunset Point
View from Yuuhidai Sunset Point
View from Yuuhidai Sunset Point
Sakura Falls
Salmon migration
Lake Mashu
Lake Mashu – clearest lake in world
Lake Marshu
Kushiro City Marsh Observatory
Onnenai walking trail
Wild lives at Onnenai walking trail
Rokkatei Bakery
Rokkatei Bakery
Yummy deli at Rokkatei Bakery
Yummy
Jigokundani (hell valley)
Hell Valley
Hell Valley of Norboribetsu
Shrine of an ancient doctor at the hell valley
Boardwalk into the hell valley
Geyser Tessen Pond
Lake Oyunuma
Lake Oyunuma
Lake Oyunuma
Oyunyma Stream
Natural Hotspring Foot Bath
“A good dip”
Lake Kuttara
Cafe on the bank of Lake Kattura
Blue demons (parent and child)
Lake Toya at 8.30 pm
Fireworks at Lake Toya
Lake Toya
Firework on the Lake
Firework at Lake Toya
Firework on the Lake
Ropeway up Mount Usu
Mount Usu
Walking trail on Mount Usu
long long way down
Boardwalk trail on Mount Usu
Lake Toya as seen on gondola
Goryakaku Tower
Goryakaka Fortress
Magistrate office as seen from Goryakaku Tower
Magistrate office in Goryakaku Fortress
Magistrate office
Hakodate city
Hakodate city (day view)
Hakodate city (night view)
Night view of Hakodate
Port front
Jetty
Red Brick Houses
Motomachi Slopes
Motomachi Slopes
Leisure boats at Lake Onuma
An inlet of Lake Onuma
An inlet of Lake Onuma
Lily filled lake
Bridges of Lake Onuma
Bridges of Lake Onuma
Bridges of Lake Onuma
Bridges of Lake Onuma
Bridges of Lake Onuma
Bridges of Lake Onuma
Bridges of Lake Onuma
Kobo Milk
Cow statue
Kobo Milk
Kobo Milk delicious pastries
Kamonenai Village viewed from afar
Kamonenai Village
Light House
Entrance to Cape Kamui (misty day)
Boardwalk to end of cape on a misty day
Entrance to Kamui Cape (on a clear day)
Entrance to the cape
“Dragon” looking Kamui Cape
Walking path to the tip of cape
Walking path to the tip of cape
Kamui Cape
At the end of the cape
“is it near or far”
another view Kamui Cape
Main entrance of Nikka Whisky
Nikka Whisky compound
Distillery equipment
Barrel cover
Distillery equipment
Storage house
Nikka Whisky compound
Otaru river
Warehouses along Otaru river
Warehouses along Otaru River (night)
Warehouses along Otaru River (night)
Beautiful night at Otaru river
Otaru port
Firework at the Otaru Port
Firework at the Otaru Port
Breakfast at Sankaku Fish Market
Fishy breakfast
Music Box Museum
Steam clock
Music Box Museum – Interior
Street dance started in the afternoon
Young and old, male and female dancers paraded down the street
Endless parade of dancers
Dancing all the way to the night
Otaru Tide festival
Young drummers
Drumming on small drums
Triple drums performance
Huge drum finale