highly recommended: a boat trip on a beautiful day near Otaru (Hokkaido).
Otaru itself is a pleasant enough city, but the colourful harbour is a photographer’s paradise.
One of the attractions aboard are the seagulls which are attracted by crumbs of bread thrown into the air by some passengers.
Photos of Hokkaido (Japan)
February 21, 2007
September 5, 2006
Seagull
September 2, 2006
Sapporo Reflection
There is a small park with two beautiful ponds next to the old Sapporo government building.
A very meditative spot right in the centre of this Northern metropolis.
September 1, 2006
Sapporo at sunset
view from the JR (Japan Rail) Tower.
This building was completed in 2003 and is 173 meters high.
The only thing I hated when going around the 38th storey was the very repetitive background music.
As an aside: when you go there, have a look at the toilets - I do not think that there’s a loo with a better view anywhere on this planet