Obihiro (Hokkaido)

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Wheat fields like a green carpet on the way to Obihiro from the airport in April. 

Rokkatei main store in the center of Obihiro.

Inside of the store.   There is a complimentary coffee server for guests here.

Tokachi-nisshi, assorted of sweets in a book-type-box.

Very short sweets of a relish expiration date.  The relish expiration date of Yukikon Cheese is 2 hours, Sakusaku Pie 3 hours.

The expiration date of Marusei-Icesand is 'just now'.

Get a Marusei-Icesand in 200 yen, eat it immediately here.

Obihiro Shrine

Obihiro Ramen restaurant, DOOMO.

Soy sauce ramen

Original goods in the shop of  Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.

Milk candy with butter, one of the original goods.

Mugioto, a suburban shop of well-known bakery Masuya in Obihiro.

we can see baking in the open kitchen of bakery, buy various kind of breads and eat them in a cafe.

There are an open cafe and a wheatfield in the site of 8,000m2 wide.

Masuya has made all breads with Tokachi wheats.

A millstone for grinding wheat is working in a water wheel.

Sugar beets Museum      It's next to the bakery 'Mugioto'.    Admission fee 300 yen

This museum was built in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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Hakodate (Hokkaido)

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Hakodate is located at the south of Hokkaido which is the northernmost island of Japan.

The night view from Mt. Hakodate.

Mt.Hakodate of the height 334m viewing from sea.

Hakodate Asaichi, morning market close to Hakodate Station.

Fresh Hakodate seafoods and products available for purchase.

Hachiman-zaka Slope, the most popular photo spot in Hakodate, well-known as a movie and TV drama location.

Motomachi, Historic Buildings Preservation District, offers western influenced streetscape.

Goryokaku, special historical site, viewing from the observation platform of the Goryokaku Tower.

Goryokaku is the fort of a star-shaped and western-style completed almost 150 years ago.

Sunset of Tachimachi Cape

Honshu can be overlooked across Tsugaru Strait in case of good weather.

Cliff above sea level 30 m on Tachimachi Cape.

Onuma Quasi-National Park located in the suburbs of Hakodate.

The park consist of three main lakes and large and small 126 islands.

Mt. Komagatake of the background is an active volcano.

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Kamakura (Kanagawa)

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Kamakura is an ancient city which the central govenment of Kamakura Shogunate used to be located.
Great Buddha, symbol of Kamakura.

 Inside of the Great Buddha,  looking up toward the head of Great Buddha.

"Dankazura",  the raised pedestrian pathway, is the approach to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.

 After passing through "San-no-Torii ", a vermilion-colored torii gate, can be reach to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.

Taiko-bashi Bridge    Arched bridge laid at the entrance of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.

After climbing the stone steps, can be reached to "Hongu", the main building of shrine.

The view from Hongu on the top of  Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Genpei-ike Pond   There are two ponds, Genji pond and Heike pond, just inside the torii gate.

The Peony Garden

Kenchoji Temple is the first-ranked temple of kamakura Gozan ( Five High-ranked Zen Temples in Kamakura) .

The approach of Kenchoji Temple, cherry blossoms are in bloom.

Sanmon Gate of Kenchoji Temple.

The precincts of Kenchoji Temple.

　 Big chinese juniper trees, called Byakushin in Japanese, are more than 750 years old.

Hojo Garden designed by Zen master Muso Soseki.

Shinji-ike Pond and Tokugetsuro, guest house.

Big red lantern of  Hasedera Temple.

The view of  Yuigahama Coast from Hasedera Temple.

Landscape of Shonan Coast from Enoshima Shrine on Enoshima.

Tokyo Olympic Memorial Fountain Pond on Enoshima.

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