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Front of the Yokozuna Kitanoumi Memorial Hall, dedicated to Sobetsu's most famous son. Yokozuna Kitanoumi was one of sumo's greatest grand champions in modern times. "Kitanoumi" means "Lake of the North," and this refers to Lak99 views
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This is what you first see. Photos of Kitanoumi growing up in Sobetsu town. Looks like any ordinary kid. Admission is 250 yen for adults, 100 yen for kids. Open 9 am to 5 pm, closed Jan. 1.99 views
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Sacred offerings buried in the dohyo before each tournament.99 views
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Artifacts from the defunct local Iburi rail line discontinued in 1986. There was a Sobetsu Station.99 views
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Lakeside road on eastern Lake Toya.99 views
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Plum trees closer to the sun were blooming earlier.99 views
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The lake cruise boat with G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign.99 views
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Sobetsu Town Hall with a G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign. Sobetsu fronts the east shore of Lake Toya.99 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign in Sobetsu.99 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome poster.99 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Manju99 views
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Red bricks99 views
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The Iolani Palace ice sculpture had a slim profile. This is a side view.99 views
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In the late afternoon, they start to light up the sculptures. 99 views
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Tora-san in an ecological car. (Tora means tiger, and 2010 is the Year of the Tiger.)99 views
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About the Baekje Royal Palace in English.99 views
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Ultraman by Navy Misawa in Aomori.99 views
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Ice slide at 10-chome called "Familyland."99 views
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Ice slides for kids.99 views
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11-chome also had a cross country ski track where you could try out ski walking for free.99 views
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Skating rink at the foot of the Sapporo TV Tower. I decided to go up the tower to photograph the night views of the Odori Park festival site. It took about 30 min. to get on the elevator to the lookout deck. 700 yen admission.99 views
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It was worth the wait. The night views of the snow festival was very nice. This is Odori Park at night during the Sapporo Snow Festival.99 views
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The Sususkino festival site features ice sculptures along the main road called Ekimae-dori which originates from Sapporo Station.99 views
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Northern Lake Toya98 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki98 views
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Northern Lake Toya98 views
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Local residents then launched a project to rebuild the Ukimido and through numerous donations, a new Ukimido and Shotoku Taishi altar statue was completed in July 2004.98 views
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Swan boat too.98 views
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The main reason for the side trip was this museum, the Yokozuna Kitanoumi Memorial Hall, dedicated to one of sumo's greatest grand champions. He was from Sobetsu.98 views
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View of Nakajima islands from eastern Lake Toya.98 views
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Sobetsu Town Hall with a G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign.98 views
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The students do various tests, each one does a specific task. 洞爺高等学校98 views
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Ticket office inside JR Toya Station. Notice the G8 Summit flags.98 views
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Glass door with G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sticker.98 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome poster.98 views
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Environmental poster.98 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Confections sold at the train station kiosk98 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit confection98 views
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Photos of international sister state exchanges.98 views
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Most postcards of Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill show only this famous statue. So I had no idea that there was also a little tourist village.98 views
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The place has a large parking lot and restaurant, shops, and wedding chapels. A little tourist village has formed over the years since the Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill opened in 1959.98 views
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View of Otaru as we head toward Akaiwa98 views
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The first room you see inside.98 views
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Photo by Hokkaido Tourist Organization.98 views
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Unfortunately, there was no sign in English explaining the Iolani Palace ice sculpture. I looked at this list of supporters and sponsors and found no one from Hawaii listed.98 viewsおい、ハワイ州観光局はまったくいないぞ。
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No Hawaii events/entertainment in front of the Iolani Palace ice sculpture at the 2010 Sapporo Snow Festival. Hula is so popular in Japan, and no one danced hula in front of Iolani Palace in Sapporo??98 views
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Seeing these naked guys dancing on ice in front of Iolani Palace made my day. It was my festival climax before I had to leave to catch my 8:50 pm flight back to Tokyo.98 views
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The local Self-Defense Forces build the giant snow sculptures. Power shovel piles up the snow inside a rectangular mold or box made of wood.98 views
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The international section of sculptures.98 views
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Back of Dresdner Frauenkirche.98 views
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Night view of Baekje Royal Palace snow sculpture.98 views
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In 9-chome was this medium-size snow sculpture of Hokkaido University's Agricultural Dept. 9丁目 北海道大学農学部棟98 views
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Smaller snow sculptures dot 9-chome.98 views
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A food court faced the Baekje Royal Palace snow sculpture.98 views
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Dirt sprinked on the snowy and icy paths gives your shoes better grip. It is very easy to slip and fall while walking on Sapporo's icy roads and sidewalks.98 views
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The Chibi Maruko-chan snow sculpture marked the 20th anniversary of the cartoon's TV broadcast.98 views
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More international snow statues.98 views
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Ghost Warrior Zhong Kui by Hong Kong was very impressive.98 views
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Another tiger98 views
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Odori Park at night during the Sapporo Snow Festival in Feb. 2010.98 views
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More snow sculptures in Odori Park.98 views
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Another definition of "frozen fish."98 views
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Salmon98 views
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Take home your trash!97 views
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View of Lake Toya behind Toya Mizunoeki.97 views
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Cherry blossoms and Ukimido pagoda.97 views
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However, on Oct. 15, 2003, the Ukimido was struck by lightning and both the building and Shotoku Taishi statue were lost in the fire.97 views
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Silo Lookout Point97 views
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Arrows point downward to show where the road edge is, when there is deep snow.97 views
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Kimundo-no-Ie Hot Spring and campsite office. You can bath in a hot spring for 390 yen here. Open 10 am - 9 pm. Closed Thu. Phone: 0142-66-7022 来夢人の家、仲洞爺湖温泉97 views
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This refrigerated warehouse for vegetables uses winter snow as the coolant, reducing the electricity bill.97 views
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Toyako Town Hall, front side, festooned with G8 Summit flags.97 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign at Usuzan Ropeway terminal.97 views
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1st floor97 views
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Reconstructed office desk and chairs of the period. You can even sit in the chair.97 views
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I just CANNOT BELIEVE that HVB's English and Japanese Web sites neva even mention the Iolani Palace at this year's Sapporo Snow Festival.97 views
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ハワイPRの絶好のチャンスを完全に無視、逃がす。２百万人の来場者へのPRがパー。HPにもまったく掲載なし。97 views
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They continue filling the giant box with snow. They are making Iolani Palace out of snow.97 views
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Now see how another giant snow sculpture is built. It's the same process. A giant box is filled with snow.97 views
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The reinforcement beams are covered with snow. A crane is used to carry the snow to high places.97 views
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Sign for 7-chome.97 views
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Too tall to be Chibi Maruko-chan.97 views
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Sauna, Sisu, and Sibelius by Finland.97 views
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Eastern Skunk Cabbage snow sculpture/statue 座禅草97 views
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Buddha snow sculpture/statue97 views
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Crabs and fish frozen in this ice sculpture.97 views
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Reeds barely grow here.96 views
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Pier96 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from northern Lake Toya. They seem to look the same from whichever direction. Totally conical islands.96 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki96 views
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Outside Toya Mizunoeki fronting Lake Toya.96 views
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Another major sight in Lake Toya is the Ukimido pagoda in northern Lake Toya.96 views
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Ukimido means "floating view temple."96 views
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The Ukimido is the focal point of the lakeside Ukimido Park.96 views
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Right outside the Yokozuna Kitanoumi Memorial Hall are sumo banners. From left to right, they read, "Kitanoumi Stable," "Yokozuna Kitanoumi Memorial Hall," and "Sobetsu History Museum."96 views
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Today, Kitanoumi is a stablemaster and the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. The front entrance of the Yokozuna Kitanoumi Memorial Hall which opened in May 1991..96 views
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Other waste oil containers.96 views
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Near the Silo Lookput Point is this large refrigerated warehouse for vegetables operated by the Toya JA agricultural cooperative. 野菜貯蔵用雪蔵（雪エネルギー利用)96 views
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Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill is accessible by a 10-min. bus ride from Fukuzumi Station (Toho subway line). See the famous statue of William Clark on the fringe beyond the parking lot.96 views
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Goryokaku Castle Park. Frustrating that you cannot photograph the entire star-shaped castle. Unless you're in an airplane.96 views
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Crossing the road to 6-chome. 6丁目96 views
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TV event in front of Dresdner Frauenkirche.96 views
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Mother helping son to study.96 views
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Strange English on sign. 96 views
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This booth gave away hot matcha green tea.96 views
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The last block in Odori Park was 12-chome featuring numerous small snow statues made by city citizens.96 views
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Okinawa's shiisa96 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore.95 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Welcome sign on window of Toya Mizunoeki in northern Lake Toya.95 views
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The lake shore behind the Toya Mizunoeki also has swans.95 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome banner at a gas station in northern Lake Toya.95 views
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View behind the Ukimido pagoda, with the Nakajima islands.95 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from western Lake Toya.95 views
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Another nesting swan.95 views
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More cherry blossoms...95 views
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Another red torii.95 views
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Waste oil tanks, each holding 1000 liters. The waste oil is first filtered.95 views
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After the water testing is done, they throw back the water into the lake.95 views
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For Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD).95 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Key chains for all the G8 Summit countries.95 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Eco-bag95 views
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There's also the Northern Territories Room with exhibits clamoring for the return of the northern territories (Shikotan, Habomai, Etorofu). now occupied by Russia.95 views
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Approaching Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill. The place is open every day from 8:30 am to 6 pm or 7 pm during spring and summer. Slightly shorter hours during winter (Oct.-April).95 views
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Scale model of Hawaii's Iolani Palace made of wood, painted white. Built for the 33rd Sapporo Snow Festival in 1982.95 views
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Former Nippon Yusen Kaisha cargo storage warehouse is next to the Otaru Branch. 旧日本郵船（株）小樽支店残荷倉庫95 views旧日本郵船（株）小樽支店残荷倉庫
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Morning Market. Photo by Hokkaido Tourist Organization.95 views
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Another boy group called B-Luck.95 views
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Notice how the colored lighting varied between dark orange and white lighting.95 views
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Dresdner Frauenkirche snow sculpture lit up at night.95 views
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Rear view of Baekje Royal Palace snow sculpture.95 views
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Scale model of Baekje Royal Palace snow sculpture.95 views
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The last giant snow sculpture at Odori Park was at 10-chome. It was the famous Chibi Maruko-chan.95 views
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Chibi Maruko-chan at night.95 views
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This is the real Iolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is next to Hawai'i's State Capitol in downtown Honolulu's King Street.95 views
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Kannon hut in Tsukiura. Here and there in Lake Toya are Kannon statues.94 views
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Nesting swan94 views
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More cherry trees.94 views
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Cherry blossoms and Nakajima islands94 views
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While there, you will likely hear this bell being rung constantly. The place is managed by the Sapporo Tourist Association.94 views
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Former Nippon Yusen Kaisha cargo storage warehouse, built in 1906. 旧日本郵船（株）小樽支店残荷倉庫94 views
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Chibi Maruko-chan classmates94 views
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Hideki Matsui in Godzilla's mouth.94 views
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In the foreground is the snowboard jump hill. At the top is the Northland animal sculpture.94 views
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Balcony facing the lake on the upper floor of Toya Mizunoeki.93 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Pins93 views
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An endless line of people taking pictures and posing in front of the statue.93 views
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Vault entrance93 views
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Wallpaper93 views
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Other entertainment included amateur rock bands.93 views
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When you see this building, it means you are at the end of Odori Park and snow festival site. This is the Sapporo Municipal Museum.93 views
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Mt. Usu and Toyako Onsen in the distance.92 views
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Inside the vault92 views
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Conference room on 2nd floor92 views
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A trio of girls perform the para-para dance.92 views
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Rear of Chibi Maruko-chan snow statue.92 views
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Lakeside road in western Lake Toya.91 views
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A worker from Date Cosmos 21 comes to collect the waste oil.91 views
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Yujiro Song Monument for a Sapporo song called, "Koi no Machi Sapporo" (恋の町札幌) sung by Ishihara Yujiro whose bust is on the right. Built in 1991.91 views
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They kept jumping up.91 views
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Very lively group.91 views
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Eagle catching fish91 views
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Map of Tsu-dome snow festival site.91 views
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Akanko Ainu Kotan is an Ainu village lined with gift shops and Ainu attractions. The path still had dirt when I visited, but it's now completely cobblestones. 阿寒湖アイヌコタン91 views
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Street corner sculpture of a couple in love. Perhaps in reference to a romantic "date."90 views
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Shuttle bus from Sakaemachi Station to Tsu-dome.90 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道89 views
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Inside Kannon hut.89 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from western Lake Toya.89 views
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Western-style room inside the Geihinkan.89 views
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The museum also has rooms showing scale models of the giant snow sculptures built in the past. These scale models were made when the respective snow sculpture was being designed.89 views
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Sea gulls in Hokkaido all face the same direction. They must be Japanese birds who like to conform to the group.89 views
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Frozen fish89 views
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Pulsating heart. The snow festival is held near Valentine's Day.89 views
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Hina matsuri dolls89 views
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This is Sakaemachi subway station, the closet station to the third snow festival site at Tsu-dome (Sapporo Community Dome).89 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki, fresh vegetables for sale.88 views
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Waste vegetable oil collection box with a few plastic bottles of waste oil left by customers.88 views
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Bus for Toyako Onsen Spa. They don't run that often, but are more convenient than a train if you want to go to Lake Toya.88 views
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Another prop for photos. "I love Sapporo!"88 views
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Top view of Iolani Palace scale model.88 views
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Lookout deck on Hakodate-yama.88 views
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