Kitami to Sapporo !

by Kazu

I left my hometown Kitami City. On way back to Sapporo City, the scenery that could be seen from the window of the train was so different from that could be seen from the window of cars. I usually go across the bridge in the photo above by my car. The photo from this angle can not be taken from the cars.
The shivering coldness outside could be easily imagined with these photos, couldn't it ?
It's the trip by train in Hokkaido. I drank too much in the cart;)    

Happy New Year from my hometown !

by Kazu

 It was minusi ten degrees in Celsius in the morning of my hometown kitami City but so comfortable for me that I jogged around in the afternoon for the first time around my house in Kitami City . It seemed to be snowing on the southern mountains. Below is the typical breakfast on the first day of each year in Japan. Boiled and sweetened black beans, soy-sauce-flavored herrings roe, boiled  yam, fishcake, lotus-root, Japanese mushroom "Shiitake", carrot and chicken, namely the mixture called  "Umani". Grilled rice cake "Mochi" should be put into the chicken soup flavored with soy-sauce and dried kelp and bonito flakes. Please enjoy the splendid new year with the nations that has common senses of the international stage !

 

It's time to go back !

by Kazu

It seemed that it was easy to go up the hill from the only one flat area of the island.

The ladies must have learned a lot on the sad history of our nations. NEVER DO AGAIN the death parade like lemmings but do protect the vulnerable citizens.

A CERTAIN COUNTRY  conquered our land and drilled a hole on each hand of our predecessors and put the ropes through the holes of hands to tie them up for making human defense line to protect their ships against Japanese defense forces.

Such cruel arrogant country must do the same again in other way if it developed more without learning the common rule of international stage.

As the army of our nation did the similar thing allegedly, the cheeky spokesperson of a certain nation would tell the reasons why the nation was allowed to do the genocide if they carried out what the central government did to the farmers in rural area of that country.
The army of the nation killed thousands of their people who stood up for their families without contemplation, actually.

I think the nation that damage this globe most should bow out from the scene of the international stage naturally albeit the countries had done the most before still exists on the globe.

Such beautiful scenery and the small happy lives of diligent people can be easily turned to the field of blood. The nation that is propagating its territory is so dangerous because a few people rule the vast country ignoring the opinions of the citizens.
Besides, whose head is this ?

It had been the base of Japanese Maritime Force !

by Kazu

So sad story of our nation could be seen on the island " Daikoku-jima". It should be exhibited to our nation to learn the deadly expensive lesson, I think..

I could not find appropriate point to land the island but the approach trail to the lighthouse could be seen on the cliff.

Considering the small island called "Kojima" we stayed had carved by the wave and wind of the ocean and got smaller quickly, this island " Daikoku-jima" might be easy to dig tunnels.

This is where a community had been until decades ago. The ruins of houses and market could be seen from the boat.

Approximately more than thirty people had been living near the sea level on the island. I do not know if there had been "Oh-Tsunami" around the area but the evacuation route and place must be built on such small island.

I was convinced of the necessity to arrange the study tour around the island for the youngsters of our nation.

Our nation may be too vulnerable to the egoistic arrogant but not sophisticated countries on this globe;) They must be liars and so might be some top dogs of our nation.

Daikoku Island Round Cruise 4, Human Torpedo !

by Kazu

I did not know that there was the hidden base of Japanese maritime force before in this island "Daikoku-jima".
 

Have you ever heard of  "human torpedo " that was a kind of suicide bomb torpedo operated by a human. It can be said that was a kind of "Banzai Attack" of human torpedo.

This area must have been off-limits to normal citizens of Akkeshi Town, I think..Hidden tunnels and some stock yard must be in this island.

It was ridiculous to oblige the normal citizens to be soldiers and to die for the nation in vain. But the novice soldiers headed to the front line of the war and devoted their lives and future for their beloved in the territory of Japan.

Even now, Japanese people have not learned expensive lessons from why the nation dived into the war and defeated. Nobody recognizes that there must be some people who are responsible for the total strategy for the whole nation.

Can you see some hole on the cliff near the sea level ? Small submarines that had bombs inside were in those holes at the end of World War Ⅱ.

It might be like DPRK to cheat the citizens for very few fat ugly "elite". But the spirit of Japanese nation is originally different from such pure egoism that is fully shown by our neighbors currently. Altruistic behavior must have been made the most of by some egoistic elites who pursued their fame and benefits. They did not care the total strategy of the nation and led the nation to the suicide parade like lemmings.      

Daikoku Island Round Cruise 3 !

by Kazu

Only a light house could be seen on top of the island "Daikoku-jima". Top quality pacific saury named "Daikoku Sanma" is caught around this island and shipped to the Metropolitan area Tokyo. Even the local fishermen might not be able to eat the top quality saury.

For the maintenance of the lighthouse few people were living on the island but after the electric power was introduced to this island via the cable on the seabed, nobody is on the island.

Largely, the seabed was covered with the quality kelp and water lettuce. So I was not intrigued in diving into the ocean. Just the fish of drab color could be seen under the water albeit they were so yummy.

The cliff is the best point for birds to make the nests. In order to fend off the attack of predators, the cliff is the best place to raise kids. So far, no sightseeing cruise tour is not arranged but that might be going to be one of the big draws in that area, I think.  

Daikoku Island Round Cruise 2 !

by Kazu

What the beautiful ladies on the boat saw was bunches of cormorants on the sea. They made their nest on the cliff of the island.

 We  could not see the seals on the beach where they usually lied on.

We left the best point to see the seals on the island and headed to the west end of the islan.

The white part on the cliff was the dried emitting of cormorants and shags.

Then we felt something was gazing at us from somewhere.

Can you see the heads of seals on the sea ? They watched us for a while. Were they wary of our moving boat ?

The seals seemed to be interested in our existence because it was not the time when human beings were around there. They did not scare us but we might have scared them.