Drive from Hakodate to Esashi !

 by Kazu

I dropped off my wife at the venue of their Japanese traditional tea ceremony in which all the tea party masters got together and exchange information to run their tea schools.

 I headed to Esashi the oldest town in Hokkaido Island. The off shore of Esashi Town had been colored white with the sperm of herrings many years ago but now, such scenery can not be seen.

Compared to the skyline of the central part of Hokkaido Island, that of the Oshima Peninsula is not so steep and mild. The flora is like that of the mainland of Japan.