The Center of the National Park !

by Kazu

Lake Chimikeppu has so mysterious atmosphere on the eastern part of Hokkaido. It takes approximately one hour fom my hometown Kitami City. The design of the hotel is simple but the center part made of stones seemed to have been built first.

The hotel is at the lake side and at the beginning of spring, the fog hid the hotel from the normal living area of the citizens living outside of the forest. 

Compared to the hillside and the trails in the main island of Japan, the ones of the mountains in Hokkaido are mild. But the climate on the hillsides and the peaks of the mountains in Hokkaido  is as tough as the ones at the lower altitude of the mountains in the main island of Japan. That is why we can see the highland flowers at the lower altitude than in the main island.