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Cherry blossoms and the Nakajima islands.112 views
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One thing I like about photographing human-figure sculptures is that they are very good at keeping still for my camera.112 views
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Road to Mt. Showa-Shinzan.112 views
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More arrows point downward to show where the road edge is, when there is deep snow.112 views
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Lakeside road on eastern Lake Toya.112 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign on the edge of Toyako Onsen hot spring.112 views
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Toyako Culture Center with G8 Summit flags.112 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign at Mt. Showa-Shinzan.112 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome poster.112 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome poster.112 views
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Hello Hokkaido, it's been a long time since I've been here.112 views
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Hokkaido History Gallery occupies another room on the 2nd floor.112 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 1959.112 views
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Foot of Sapporo TV Tower. An elevator takes you up to the top lookout deck.112 views
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Goryokaku Castle Park. Frustrating that you cannot photograph the entire star-shaped castle. Unless you're in an airplane.112 views
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Another boy group called B-Luck.112 views
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A trio of girls perform the para-para dance.112 views
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The reinforcement beams are covered with snow. A crane is used to carry the snow to high places.112 views
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Ice slides for kids.112 views
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Chibi Maruko-chan classmates112 views
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This booth gave away hot matcha green tea.112 views
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Buddha snow sculpture/statue112 views
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In the foreground is the snowboard jump hill. At the top is the Northland animal sculpture.112 views
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Another definition of "frozen fish."112 views
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Nakajima islands111 views
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Left side of Ukimido pagoda, Lake Toya111 views
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Fishes in Lake Toya111 views
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Top row has miniature versions of the tournament champion portraits awarded to the wrestler and hung in the Ryogoku Kokugikan. Bottom row of photos show his best career moments.111 views
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Close-up of cherry blossoms. Doesn't look like the Somei-Yoshino type.111 views
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I left the lakeside road and took a side trip to the center of Sobetsu town.111 views
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After pushing my bicycle up the long slope from central Sobetsu, I went back on the lakeside road and again went uphill to Sobetsu Park, famous for ume plum trees.111 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign at Usuzan Ropeway terminal.111 views
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Sobetsu Town Hall with a G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign. Sobetsu fronts the east shore of Lake Toya.111 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome poster.111 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: T-shirts111 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.111 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.111 views
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Hakodate Morning Market111 views
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The international section of sculptures.111 views
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Crossing the road to 6-chome. 6丁目111 views
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Dresdner Frauenkirche snow sculpture lit up at night.111 views
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TV event in front of Dresdner Frauenkirche.111 views
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Night view of Baekje Royal Palace snow sculpture.111 views
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Castle in Noda, Chiba.111 views
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Hideki Matsui in Godzilla's mouth.111 views
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Pier110 views
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Ukimido pagoda juts out into the lake on a narrow islet connected by a stone bridge.110 views
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Ukimido Park110 views
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Award from Czechoslovakia in 1978.110 views
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Kitanoumi-beya stable sign at top, and various award certificates.110 views
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Cherry blossoms and Lake Toya with the Nakajima islands.110 views
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Arrows point downward to show where the road edge is, when there is deep snow.110 views
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Kimundo-no-Ie Hot Spring and campsite.110 views
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The students do various tests, each one does a specific task. 洞爺高等学校110 views
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Inside New Chitose Airport's Central Plaza, more G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome signs.110 views
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Ticket office inside JR Toya Station. Notice the G8 Summit flags.110 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign on entrance of Toya Mizunoeki, a shopping and rest house in northern Lake Toya.110 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign in Sobetsu.110 views
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Environmental poster.110 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Confections sold at the train station kiosk110 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit confection110 views
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The first room you see inside.110 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.110 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。110 views
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Notice how the colored lighting varied between dark orange and white lighting.110 views
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Mother helping son to study.110 views
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Strange English on sign. 110 views
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The last giant snow sculpture at Odori Park was at 10-chome. It was the famous Chibi Maruko-chan.110 views
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Chibi Maruko-chan at night.110 views
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Eagle catching fish110 views
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Northern Lake Toya109 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..109 views
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Some photos are captioned with memorable quotes by Kitanoumi.109 views
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Artifacts from the defunct local Iburi rail line discontinued in 1986. There was a Sobetsu Station.109 views
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For nitrate.109 views
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This refrigerated warehouse for vegetables uses winter snow as the coolant, reducing the electricity bill.109 views
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Glass door with G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sticker.109 views
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Next to Toya Station is the Toyako Town Hall, also with a G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign.109 views
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The lake cruise boat with G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign.109 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 1982.109 views
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Photo by Hokkaido Tourist Organization.109 views
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Other entertainment included amateur rock bands.109 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.109 views
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Map of Tsu-dome snow festival site.109 views
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Personal computers for public use inside Toya Mizunoeki in northern Lake Toya. Notice the G8 Summit flags.108 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki108 views
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Northern Lake Toya108 views
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Cherry blossoms and Ukimido pagoda.108 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 2004.108 views
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The Ukimido is the focal point of the lakeside Ukimido Park.108 views
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Silo Lookout Point108 views
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Volcanic rock which you can touch. Toyako Visitor Center108 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.108 views
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Sobetsu Town Hall with a G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign.108 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)108 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Manju108 views
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Photos of international sister state exchanges.108 views
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An endless line of people taking pictures and posing in front of the statue.108 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).108 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.108 views
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Mon-chi-chi with a melon cap.108 views
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View of Otaru as we head toward Akaiwa108 views
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The first floor was the main office.108 views
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Reconstructed office desk and chairs of the period. You can even sit in the chair.108 views
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Across from the former Nippon Yusen Kaisha is this Unga Park which has former warehouses of Nippon Oil, built in 1920. 運河公園108 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.108 views
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Shuttle bus from Sakaemachi Station to Tsu-dome.108 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道107 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.107 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. 1.107 views
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Swan boat too.107 views
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This river leads to Sobetsu Falls.107 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Key chains for all the G8 Summit countries.107 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Eco-bag107 views
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Another prop for photos. "I love Sapporo!"107 views
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Very lively group.107 views
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They continue filling the giant box with snow. They are making Iolani Palace out of snow.107 views
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Chibi Maruko-chan107 views
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Northern Lake Toya includes the Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道106 views
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Take home your trash!106 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki106 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Welcome sign on window of Toya Mizunoeki in northern Lake Toya.106 views
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Ukimido means "floating view temple."106 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from western Lake Toya.106 views
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Silo Lookout Point106 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106 views
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Toyako Town Hall, front side, festooned with G8 Summit flags.106 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.106 views
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1st floor106 views
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Conference room on 2nd floor106 views
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Old Hakodate Station. A new station was built in 2003.106 views
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Rear of Chibi Maruko-chan snow statue.106 views
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Pulsating heart. The snow festival is held near Valentine's Day.106 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.105 views
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Another major sight in Lake Toya is the Ukimido pagoda in northern Lake Toya.105 views
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View behind the Ukimido pagoda, with the Nakajima islands.105 views
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Another nesting swan.105 views
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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 Lak105 views
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More cherry blossoms...105 views
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View of Nakajima islands from eastern Lake Toya.105 views
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Another red torii.105 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105 views旧日本郵船（株）小樽支店残荷倉庫
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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105 views
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Reeds barely grow here.104 views
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View of Lake Toya behind Toya Mizunoeki.104 views
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Outside Toya Mizunoeki fronting Lake Toya.104 views
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Nesting swan104 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."104 views
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After the water testing is done, they throw back the water into the lake.104 views
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For Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD).104 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit merchandise: Pins104 views
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Clark came to Hokkaido for 8 months during 1876 to 1877 as a founding vice president of Sapporo Agricultural College (now Hokkaido University). When he departed, he supposedly said, "Boys, be ambitious!" to the students seeing him off.104 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 1991.104 views
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Hakodate Red Brick Warehouses104 views
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They kept jumping up.104 views
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Ice slides at Tsu-dome104 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore.103 views
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Lakeside road in western Lake Toya.103 views
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More cherry trees.103 views
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The monument has handprints and autographs of the players.103 views
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Top view of Iolani Palace scale model.103 views
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Wallpaper103 views
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Old Hakodate Station. 103 views
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Long life and happiness103 views
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Hina matsuri dolls103 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).103 views
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Balcony facing the lake on the upper floor of Toya Mizunoeki.102 views
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The lake shore behind the Toya Mizunoeki also has swans.102 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome banner at a gas station in northern Lake Toya.102 views
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Cherry blossoms and Nakajima islands102 views
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Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters baseball team monument marking the team's founding. Built in 2004. 北海道日本ハムファイターズ誕生記念碑102 views
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Vault entrance102 views
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Frozen fish102 views
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Panel for the 33rd Sapporo Snow Festival in 1982 which featured Iolani Palace of Honolulu, Hawaii.101 views
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Sapporo Snow Festival pins101 views
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Other waste oil containers.100 views
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The low hill overlooks Sapporo from the southeast.100 views
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2nd floor corridor100 views
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Lookout deck on Hakodate-yama.100 views
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Old Hakodate Station. 100 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道99 views
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Kannon hut in Tsukiura. Here and there in Lake Toya are Kannon statues.99 views
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Mt. Usu and Toyako Onsen in the distance.99 views
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Clark Bon Voyage Bell クラーク旅立ちの鐘99 views
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