The Lounge in Hotel Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono !

by Kazu

Before the sunrise, I jogged up to the curious house on the slope. One of the male deer was roaring with its high tone voice as if it declared the start of the battle or the warning of the invader into their territory.

The silhouette of Mt. Yotei and its cap of cloud could be seen more clearly gradually. Two tall trees could be seen on the both side of the silhouette from this angle as if they were the gate to the sacred mountain. 

In the afternoon, we had so pretty and delicious cakes in the lounge of Hotel Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono. It was the first time for us to use this lounge but the atmosphere was so comfortable for us and the cakes were so impressive and inspiring.

 

The Fireworks for a few minutes !

by Kazu

The fireworks in front of Hotel Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono in 2025 were roaring the closing note. Only several minutes were given to express their beauty and trick but all the audience witnessed the performance filled them up with happiness and satisfaction. 

The trees beside the stage of the performance of the indigenous people in Hokkaido Ainu and the fireworks were also lit up to play up the fascinating shows and darkness of the mountain.

Several hours later, the first magic hour of the day started during my jogging around Hanazono Area early in the morning started and comfy winds also started to blow my hair.  

 

Wrapped up in red !

by Kazu

After the enthusiasm of the Ainu fire performance and the frequency of clicking of a mouth harp peaked out, the fireworks went up to the climax as well in the darkness of the sky and mountain. 

The fireworks continued only ten minutes or so but it went along the traditional way of Japanese fireworks. Some tricky fireworks appeared in the midst of the show that was wrapped up with so frequent explosion of the bullet.

The last part of the fireworks performance, the red flame of explosion was like the eruption of a volcano. The weekend show ended up on that day in 2025 and we will see that in simmer of 202. 

 

Ainu Fire Knife in Climax !

by Kazu

The sound of shot like the tune of woodwinds went up to the sky and the explosion of the gunpowder balls followed. The flowers of the light bloomed in the dark sky and sound of popping of the fire like in the fireplace followed. 

During the fire performance of the indigenous people of Hokkaido Ainu, the fireworks continued to make sounds of explosion and flashing in the sky so nicely. 

The flowers of fire continued to bloom and disappear again and again in the dark sky. Soon the enthusiasm of the performance of Ainu was rising up and brightness of the flames went up to the peak. 

 

Tradition or Entertainment ?

by Kazu

I do not think the original arrangement of the traditional dance and music of the indigenous people in Hokkaido Ainu was like that in front of us but as kind of entertainment, they mixed up their traditional way to perform and more attractive and fascinating one to hand down their original own to the next generations.

A glaring flame split into two, four and six. The dance performance started with the mouth harp solo under the stars. At the peak of the frequency of the mouth harp clicking, the fireworks started and the sound of explosion made the audience look back on the mountain side.  

The costs of the fireworks and the Ainu performance must be covered with the hotel chain or the Tourism Association in Kutchan and Niseko but for that, they have to make the way of alluring more tourists and show the specific vision of the future.

 

The Last Fire Knife by Ainu in 2025 !

by Kazu

The beautiful scenery like an illusion was getting vague in our memories but at the end of the trekking beside the trail of lights, a breathtaking performance by the indigenous people in Hokkaido Ainu started with the mysterious sound of the mouth harp made of a string and wood.

The solo mouth harp player continued to play in the darkness and soon a flame appeared at the center of the light circle. The guests staying in Hotel Park Hyatt could watch the show from their room.

The last performance of Ainu-version fire knife started just before the start of fireworks for several minutes. It was a little it hard to take photos of their performance and the fireworks in a shot.  

 

The Art of Lights and Darkness !

by Kazu

The trail of the optical fiber display like the Milky Way or the way to the eternal world led to the stage of the performance by the indigenous people in Hokkaido Ainu like the fire knife dance in Hawaii and other Polynesian islands.    

As there was no limelight along the way of lights, we should be careful to step forward. It was the time to say good-bye to the summer of 2025 and prepare for the coming cold winter. 

For that, our appetite will be stimulated to take in calories and minerals as well as vitamin. Such kind of relaxation at the end of summer tickles our immune system before the exposure to the contagious disease.