Photos taken in HOKKAIDO (1/1)

St. Nikolai, Whose Name Is Preserved In The Nikolai Cathedral, Also Went To Hakodate When He First Came To Japan

What Was The Sacred Place Like For The Ainu People?

The Shinto Shrines Dedicated To Deities Not Often Seen Elsewhere Stand Within The Precincts Of The Hokkaido Jingu

If I Had To Name A Disappointing Tourist Attraction In Japan, Sapporo Clock Tower Would Be At The Top Of My List

Locomotive Depot No. 3 At The Otaru Museum Is The Oldest Existing Locomotive Depot In Japan

The Round Thing Attached To The Windshield Of The Snowplow Looked Like An Eyeball, And Once I Thought It Was, It Looked Like A Face

I Feel A Little Uncomfortable When The Dragon, The Symbol Of The Emperor In China, Becomes A Dragon To Be Slain By A Knight In Christian Culture

Warehouses That Once Symbolized Prosperity Are No Longer Used As Warehouses, As Most Of Them Have Been Turned Into Museums And Stores

The Steel Fire Watchtower, Built In 1927, Is Already In Shambles And Is Apparently Currently Undergoing Activities To Preserve And Repair It

There Is Also A Monument To Matsuo Basho, Which Made Me Wonder If Basho Had Visited Hokkaido On His Way To Oku-no-Hosomichi, But That Is Not True

In Sapporo, You Can Use The Same Suica You Use In Tokyo To Get On The Train

Turret Trucks Can Be Driven On Public Roads If Registered, But I Have Never Seen Anyone Riding A Turret Truck Around Town

Furano Watermelons Were Being Auctioned At The Sapporo Central Wholesale Market

You Can Observe The Auction, But Only From The Second-floor Viewing Aisle, Not From The First-floor Auction Room

The Deck Of The Seikan Ferry, Which Had Stopped Sailing, Was Getting Old

The Dioramas Displayed In The Observation Room Of Goryokaku Tower Were Unexpectedly Interesting

Admission To Goryokaku Itself Is Free, But It Costs Money To Climb Goryokaku Tower To View The Formations From Above

Hakodate Tram's Komaba Garage Can Be Viewed From The Street

The Area Around The Kanamori Red Brick Warehouse Is A Nice Place To Have A Date

Maybe I Should Give Something Away Too, To Get Along With A Strange Cat

A Maritime Self-Defense Force Minesweeper Was Also Anchored In Hakodate Harbor

Seagulls Have No Choice But To Scurry About The Wharf Where No Unloading Or Loading Is Taking Place

Looking Back At The Approach Up The Hill At Yamanoue Daijingu Shrine, Hakodate Bay Awaited At The End Of The Slope

Marguerites And The Oxeye Daisy, Which Is On The List Of Invasive Alien Species, Look Very Similar

The Cleaner Continued Their Duties, Not Looking At The View Behind Them

Mount Hakodate Before The War Was A Military Secret And Was Not Even Marked On Topographical Maps

Graves Of Soldiers Who Died In The Hakodate War Line A Section Of Hakodate Gokoku Shrine

A Black Cat Lingered Among Blooming Dandelions In Hakodate Park

Shinto Priests Hurriedly Opening The Doors And Fixing The Paper Hangings Were Like Preparing For The Opening Of A Theme Park

The Terminal Station, Yachigashira Stop, Was As Simple As A Model Railroad

I Was Not Able To Visit The Hakodate Seafood Market Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic, But I Did Get To See A Man Weighing Crabs

The Center Of Hakodate Has Moved Away From The Port Over Time