134. Gingko alley in Hokkaido University, Sapporo
133. Gingko tree
132. Autumn colors in Sapporo
131. Gingko
130. It's a rowan-tree, don't you know that?
129. Surfers at Pacific coast of Hokkaido
128. Surfers at Pacific coast of Hokkaido
127. Surfers at Pacific coast of Hokkaido
126. Surfers at Pacific coast of Hokkaido
125. Surfers at Pacific coast of Hokkaido
124. Surfers at Pacific coast of Hokkaido
123. Pacific coast of Hokkaido
122. Collecting seaweed
121. Drying of seaweed
120. Fishing
119. This region often experiences earthquakes
118. Pacific coast of Hokkaido
117. Cormorants at the Pacific coast of Hokkaido
116. Pacific coast of Hokkaido
115. Cape Erimo
114. Wild rose hips at Cape Erimo
113. black sand at Cape Erimo
112.
111. Onsen at the coast
110. Sunset at Pacific coast of Hokkaido
109. Welcome to Hell Valley (Jigokudani)
108. Crater lake Kuttara
107. Oyunuma lake
106. Oyunuma lake
105. Oyunuma lake
104. Steam trail from Hiyoriyama has been used for weather forecast
103. Hiyoriyama
102. Boiling mud
101. Hot waterfall
100. Hot waterfall
99. Jigokudani Valley
98. Jigokudani Valley
97. Taisho Jigoku Marsh
96. Hot-water brook
95. Climbing to Fuji san, August 2008
94. Fuji san
93. Fuji san
92. Summit of Fuji san, 3776 m, August 2008
91. April scenery
90. Many small mountain roads are closed during winter
89. April scenery
88. April scenery
87. April. Big artificial water storage is still covered by ice
86. Graduate ceremony at Hokkaido University, March 2008
85.
84. Driving in heavy blizzard to Okhotsk sea
83. Okhotsk sea
82. Okhotsk sea
81. Okhotsk sea
80. Okhotsk sea
79. Okhotsk sea
78. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
77. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
76. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
75. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
74. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
73. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
72. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
71. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
70. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
69. Ice festival in Soyunkyo
68. Snowboarding in Teine
67. It could be a glacier.... if this ice could survive in summer
66. Kurodake
65. Somewhere in Soyunkyo
64. Slope of Kurodake
63. Somewhere in Soyunkyo
62. Somewhere in Soyunkyo
61. Somewhere in Soyunkyo
60. Somewhere in Soyunkyo
59. Somewhere in Soyunkyo
58. Onsen in Soyunkyo
57. Somewhere in Soyunkyo
56. Typical view of winter Sapporo
55. Clock Tower
54. Sapporo in winter
53. It could be a Santa's home.... (except for antennas)
52. Winter in Sapporo
51. Hello, piggy!
50. It used to be a 2-way road...
49. Snow accumulating on the roofs may be dangerous
48. The owner of this car is definitely not going to drive until spring
47. Icicles are common, too
46. Snow walls along the roads' sides often smooth accidents
45. Pavements turn into narrow corridors between snow walls...
44. Smaller houses might be completely buried in snow....
43. Institute of Low Temperature Sciences fully corresponds to its name in winter
42. These birds may be often seen in Sapporo in winter
41. Snow Festival Sapporo. The Chronicles of Narnia
40. Snow Festival Sapporo. This sculpture is devoted to G8 2008 summit at Hokkaido.
39. Snow Festival Sapporo
38. Snow Festival Sapporo
37. Snow Festival Sapporo. The biggest snow sculpture
36. Snow Festival Sapporo
35. Snow Festival Sapporo. Inuyama castle
34. Snow Festival Sapporo
33. Snow Festival Sapporo. I've seen the same sculpture on the fest last year
32. Snow Festival Sapporo
31. Snow Festival Sapporo. "Back biting bug"
30. Snow Festival Sapporo
29. Snow Festival Sapporo. Odori park
28. Snow Festival Sapporo
27. Snow Festival Sapporo. What a hell is growing on in Russia?
26. Snow Festival Sapporo. Okinawa stile.
25. Snow Festival Sapporo
24. Snow Festival Sapporo
23. Snow Festival Sapporo
22. Snow Festival Sapporo
21. Snow Festival Sapporo. The best sculpture, IMHO
20. Snow Festival Sapporo
19. Snow Festival Sapporo
18. Snow Festival Sapporo
17. Snow Festival Sapporo
16. Snow Festival Sapporo
15. Snow Festival Sapporo
14. Snow Festival Sapporo. Little Murmade
13. New Year days are probably the best to ask for the alms
12. In the shinto shrine at Maruyama koen, Sapporo
11. "Omikuji", fortune-telling
10. Bad omikuji are left in the shrine, good one people take with them
09. One of the main Japanese New Year traditions: people come to shrines, make money offering, pray and ask gods something for the coming year
08. In the New Year days, you can taste some special kinds of sake at the shrine.
07. The Year of Rat: though it is Chinese stuff, it is also known in Japan
06. In the shinto temple at Maruyama koen, Sapporo
05. People buy the amulets for the new year in shinto temples (shrines)
04. Many times during the winter I will start my day with cleaning the car
03. About 15 cm during one night, not an unusual for Hokkaido
02. This was the first (of many expected) heavy snow this winter
01. In winter, Sapporo roads are covered with glazed polished snow
