Otaru Sumiyoshi Shrine with Korean Guest !

by Kazu 

We visited Sumiyoshi Shrine in Otaru City with our guest from Korea on her second day of her stay in my  condo. .

The hand-washing area beside the main road for worship was decorated with small sunflowers and green cauliflower-like plamts.

The main road for worship from the Port through "Torii" gates was well- maintained and the trees seemed to be well-trimmed. The reflection of sunshine from the white stones was too bright for females. 

 

It will be fine tomorrow!

by Kazu

Even after the sunset, many visitors stayed on the lavend hill near Horomi Pass on that day. 

We had to take our guest from Korea to our condo. and let her have enough and comfortable rest ther, talking a lot about ourselves and our own culture each other. 

On top of that, we had to fill her up with culinary delight sourced locally and the actual experience of typical Japanese culture.

 

The Sunset at the Lavender Garden !

by Kazu

Our guest from Korea seemed to be pleased and satisfied with the scenery of the lavender field because she did not expect such landscape without visiting Furano Area but she could see in Sapporo.

The flowers of lavender seemed to be more flourish than we visited a week ago.

The number of the ball flowers blooming  seemed to have increased than before. The management of the schedule was crucial to maximize the delight of our guest, I thought.

 

As we planned beforehand !

by Kazu 

 

The skyline could be seen so clearly on the first day of receiving a guest from Korea that we took many photos with our guest at the lookout at the peak of Mt.Moiwa, explaining her on the geographical situation around Sapporo and my hometown Kitami City approximately 300 km east ofSapporo City.

After leaving Mt Moiwa, we headed to the lavender garden near Horomi Pass as we planned before. 

Fortunately, we managed to arrived in the garden before the sunset and watched around the lavender hill and took photos with the weak sunshine. 

 

On The First Day: Jenesis Program !

by Kazu

 

It was so fine on the first day of receiving a guest from Korea as a part of Jenesis Program arranged by Hokkaido International Exch and Cooperation Center and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

We made a poin of taking our guests to the peak of Mt. Moiwa and giving them the overview of the city. We could get the nice city view before the sunset on that day too.

The spectacular landscape of the city and t adjacent area with the collaboration of the blue sky and white clouds was so impressive on that day.

 

Almost the Routine !

by Kazu

Every time we received the guests in our condo. from overseas, we took them to the peak of Mt. Moiwa by the  ropeway and cable car called " Mooris"  or car.

I think I've never experienced bad weather when we took our guests to the peak of Mt.Moiwa. All the guests who staye in my condo. were successful to get the overview of Sapporo City.

We took some of our guests to the starting point of Ohkura Ski Jump Shanze on the hillside of Mt. Ohkura from where the nice city view could be enjoyed as if they had become ski jumpers.

 

Jenesis Program 2025 from Korea !

by Kazu 

At the beginning of the Jenesis Program Home-staying encounter meeting, the chaperon of the Korean delegation deliver the speech and the words of appreciation.

The next, the representative of the University students gave us and the staff members that arranged the homestay program the words of gratefulness.

After the speeches, the students who would be received by the host families were introduced and handed to the host families. Our pretty girl was

introduced at the end of the ceremony.