7D Fabulous Hokkaido - Day 05

Day 05 itinerary started with the visit to Lake Toya... Lake Toya is considered as one of Hokkaido's three most impressive landscapes.. Tour members is given free time (around half an hour) to take photos.. There is a maple tree there too.. with a very nice red colour leaves..

Lake Toya

The maple tree at Lake Toya

After that, we continue our journey to Bear Ranch.. It is home of 180 bears, where you can enjoy by seeing them play and live together.. They are actually considered as wild bear but they won't come out and eat people.. The young bear can only eat biscuits while the elder bear will eat biscuits and apple.. Customer can buy apple and biscuits to feed them.. It's easy as 1,2,3.. Just aim accurately and throw it to their mouth.. The bear will even pray, waving and dancing for you to feed them.. They are lucky bear.. =)

Bear Ranch

In front of Bear Ranch, was the Mt. Showa.. It is still consider as a live volcano.. It is just not that it haven't explode.. From the mountain, you can see the smoke coming out from there.. Mt. Showa is considered as one of Japan's youngest mountains, which has risen from a flat wheat field to a current height of 290 metres between 1943 and 1945..

Mt. Showa

After this, we continue our journey to Noboribetsu and our next sightseeing spot is Jigokudani, which is also known as "Hell Valley". From there, we get to walk through the sulphurous valley and see boilling ponds and steaming streams.. The smell was really beh tahan because the sulphur smell is very strong.. If we smell more, I think will get cancer lo.. XD

Hell Valley

Next, we visited Shiraoi Ainu Village for a glimpse into the village's rich and unique history.. From the history, Ainu is the people who owns Hokkaido.. Before, Hokkaido is not part of Japan, but in the past, the Russians came to their province and stole their daily earnings (eg. fish,rice).. Then, this Japan came across and and protect them by the conditions of Hokkaido must become part of Japan.. Then the Ainu felt that it is better and safer, though they agreed on it.. At last, Japan did a village for memorable of Ainu people and the museum shows people of how they live during that decade..

Shiraoi Ainu Village



Cultural Performances by Ainu



The 100% Ainu people (the one and only one)

The last spot that we went is Hokkaido Jingu.. It is one of Japan's largest shrines steeped in nature and traditions.. If you are lucky enough, you may witness a traditional Japanese wedding ceremony..

Hokkaido Jingu

When it is sakura season, this place will looks very nice

The last but not least, we are back to our resort.. Tonight is the last night that we stay in hot spring resort.. And this resort is the best among all.. The onsen is the best.. because it is big enough with the indoor and outdoor hot spring.. It was really very nice.. Not to say, I had a good night sleep.. =)

My room in Noboribetsu (Noboribetsu Daini Meisutei)

The toilet (Noboribetsu Daini Meisutei)