Tokachidake Onsen !

by Kazu

I think that I was strolling around the hot spring spa to take these photos in a limited time before the closing of the spa on that day.

So I did not have enough time to forget everything while soaking my body in the hot spring water.

Even in rainfalls, the guests in the area of the outside spa can avoid the rainfalls under this wooden roof. Almost all the guests were in their beds at that time.

To the Peak !

by Kazu

This is where I've visited and stayed so many times. This is the place of relaxation, comfort, adventure and pleasure.

 We arrived there late a night on that day, nobody was in the hot spring spa any more. I had to wrap up bathing by ten o'clock.

I hurried but took enough time to soak my body in the spa. We would seek for the peak of Mt. Tokachi-dake and the scenery from there next day. We were not sure if we would be able to do that or not at that moment. 

Meat Bar Carnival !

by Kazu

The pizza "quatro fromage" in the restaurant "Meat Bar Carnival" of Sapporo struck me as the best dish in the restaurant. Actually, I ordered the second help in the night.

Other than that, of course, the grilled beef was so nice and fit the sparkling wine to a T. The cost performance was so attractive for the citizens of Sapporo City, I think.

After beefing me up, my body wanted the relaxation because digesting a bunch of grilled beef required me a certain amount of vigor.

In the dream !

 by Kazu

It was like a world of vampires that can not exist under the sunshine. Do you want an eternal life.

 "Who wants to live forever ?" was the theme song of the movie film "Highlanders". Nobody can not bear the death of the lover, I think.

I promised to take care of my wife and hold her tight when she passes away but I am not sure if I can keep my promise but I am doing my best not to leave her alone.

In the mist of "Hakuginsou" on the hillside of Mt. Tokachi-dake !

 by Kazu

From the outside spa of the accommodation on the hillside of Mt. Tokachi-dake "Hakuginsou", the building seemed to be hidden by the mist from the hot spring spa.

In this inn, most of the guests are the trekkers to the peak of Mt. Tokachidake" and other adjacent mountains.

So, most of the guests go to bed before midnight after preparing for their attack to the peaks of mountains. That is why it was so calm in the spa in that night.

The Nocturnal Atmosphere !

by Kazu

Do you like the tunes of piano ? As I watched the roses of Ohdohri Garden of Sapporo City, I felt like listening a tune of nocturne.

 The sweet aroma of the roses reached us like waves again and again. What if your girlfriend, female colleague said "Would you take a walk with me in the rose garden ?"  It may become a nice experience to remember afterward.

 Intoxicated with the aroma and the scenery of the beautiful roses, my sight turned vague with my memory.

Happy New Year ! Remembering the Season of Flowers !

by Kazu

Can you imagine the aroma of a variety of roses at night ? The subtle aroma of the roses invited us to the garden. It was like a dream of Princess Darkness.

No honey bee could not be seen at night but even in the daylight, very few honey bees can be seen nowadays.

It may be the sign of the crisis of flora of this area. Dr. Einstein said that the human beings would be exterminated four years after honey bees disappeared.