The best place to kill time!

by Kazu

The piers of the white bridge called "Hakucho Bashi" which means "Swan Bridge" in Japanese could be seen from the window of the cafe "Miyakoshiya Coffee".  To avoid to prevent the ships from going under the bridge, the bridge was built at the higher altitude and showed its beautiful shape to the citizens.

The Miroran Bay was used to export the iron and to import the materials to make the iron originally. Much larger port system was built in Tomakomai City later.

The fishermen's port is east side of the cafe. Small ships were having a rest on the land after their work early in the morning. It was on a certain Sunday and the fishermen must be drinking and relaxing. Cheers!