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| Kushiro, over on the Pacific coast. Not quite as cold as the Sea of Japan coast...they say! Excellent fishing here, which goes without saying. |
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| Raw like sushi. Some Fugu here... |
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| Ah blessed be thy sashimi and miso breakfast. M~ said...Ah, there is a Buddha after all. |
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| Swim anyone? |
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| Otaru's famous canal. Otaru was Hokkaido's first port. |
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| A seaside paradise, no? This yacht was apparently owned by a famous local entertainer, a crooner. |
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| Let's have lunch here and get out of the cold. |
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| This is how you get to it, over the mountain from Hakone. |
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| Thermal activity everywhere. |
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| Let's start with breakfast served in our room by our charming floor hostess. |
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Two minutes into the trip and they're both zonked. Amazing.
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| Hakone Open-Air Museum.We loved it, built on the side of the mountain. |
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| The Man Who Came Out Of The Earth |
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| Woody's Bar – very cool. |
