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(English below) ワタシの「雪国の農家に春が来たなあ」風景。北見市周辺の畑には、融雪剤（炭酸カルシウム＋炭）が散布されていました。これが太陽の熱の吸収を促進するらしい。🚜が通った後が綺麗な筋模様になっていていて、目を惹く❣️（...
11/03/2025

(English below) ワタシの「雪国の農家に春が来たなあ」風景。北見市周辺の畑には、融雪剤（炭酸カルシウム＋炭）が散布されていました。これが太陽の熱の吸収を促進するらしい。🚜が通った後が綺麗な筋模様になっていていて、目を惹く❣️（5-6枚目は、先日NHKのローカルニュースで流れていた散布風景だけれど…すごい👀‼️）

Definitely one of my top 3 favorite “farm arts” and the sign of spring-is-almost-here🥰The grayish lines on the snow white crop fields are snow-melting agent that was recently spread. It’s a mixture of calcium carbonate and coal powder. I see this every year, and each year I can’t help admiring how beautifully the lines are drawn😂 (the last 2 picture are from a local news program. This is how they spread it!😵)

(English below) ついに接がぁ〜ん！観光船乗り場には観光バスが20台？くらい止まり、観光船もなんだかイキイキして見える‼️The drift ice reached the shore of Abashiri today co...
17/02/2025

(English below) ついに接がぁ〜ん！観光船乗り場には観光バスが20台？くらい止まり、観光船もなんだかイキイキして見える‼️

The drift ice reached the shore of Abashiri today covering the surrounding waters with ice! Meaning from today the port is closed except for the drift ice cruiser🚢

The drift ice reached the shore of Abashiri today covering the surrounding waters with ice! Meaning from today the port...
17/02/2025

The drift ice reached the shore of Abashiri today covering the surrounding waters with ice! Meaning from today the port is closed except for the drift ice cruiser🚢

(English below) 網走の港で開催された野鳥の会の探鳥会の後、冒険を探しにやってきた止別川（やんべつがわ）なのですが…人も車も通らない静けさで、鳥たちをそっとしてあげたくなり、さっさと引き上げました。Came to explor...
02/02/2025

(English below) 網走の港で開催された野鳥の会の探鳥会の後、冒険を探しにやってきた止別川（やんべつがわ）なのですが…人も車も通らない静けさで、鳥たちをそっとしてあげたくなり、さっさと引き上げました。

Came to explore Yanbetsu River (about 30 minutes drive from home) after a bird watching gathering at Abashiri Port. But it was such a calm and peaceful area - like a sanctuary for the wild birds❣️ Not a place for my adventures - no bothering them🦢🦅🐦‍⬛🦆

(English below) この時期のナナカマドの木。網走では街路樹や公園など至る所に植っている。赤い実が白い雪に映えて、ワタシ的には冬の風物詩❤️キレンジャク？がよく実をつついているけれど、飛び立つのが素早い！故に写真なし。最後の2枚...
26/01/2025

(English below) この時期のナナカマドの木。網走では街路樹や公園など至る所に植っている。赤い実が白い雪に映えて、ワタシ的には冬の風物詩❤️キレンジャク？がよく実をつついているけれど、飛び立つのが素早い！故に写真なし。
最後の2枚はナナカマドじゃないけれど、冬の木の実❤️🖤

Japanese Rowan trees give off the perfect “winter look” in the snow❣️ The “waxtail birds”, probably, come to eat their red berries, but I can never get to take pictures of them, they fly away too fast!
The last 2 pictures aren’t Japanese Rowan trees, but nice pictures of winter berries🥰

(English below) キノコの季節。足元の落ち葉や倒木、奥の方の木の幹にも目をやるとキノコが沢山！この間いた阿寒湖周辺には500種類のキノコがあるらしい - 北海道で見られるほとんどのキノコ。キノコを📸撮るコツも教わった: 「かわ...
04/10/2024

(English below) キノコの季節。足元の落ち葉や倒木、奥の方の木の幹にも目をやるとキノコが沢山！この間いた阿寒湖周辺には500種類のキノコがあるらしい - 北海道で見られるほとんどのキノコ。キノコを📸撮るコツも教わった: 「かわいく」撮ることだって💕

There’s about 500 kinds of mushrooms in Akan, that’s about all the mushrooms you can see in Hokkaido! Hearing that, I started walking more carefully in the woods looking into the nurse logs, fallen leaves and tree trunks. Look at some of the 🍄 that I found! I think I turned into a mushroom fan😍

Had such a fun time at the Japanese spruce wood in Kawayu. Kawayu is just an hour+ drive from Abashiri in Akan Mashu Na...
27/06/2024

Had such a fun time at the Japanese spruce wood in Kawayu. Kawayu is just an hour+ drive from Abashiri in Akan Mashu National Park. I really love visiting this area🩷

It’s in the vicinity of an active volcano, Mt. Iou (Atusa-nupuri in Ainu language meaning “naked mountain”). The strong acidic gas and soil limit the plants that can survive here, thus the name Atusa-nupuri. The negative environment also allows alpine plants to grow in spite of the low altitude.

The small white flowers 📸1&2 are alpine flowers. The transparent plant 📸3 has no chloroplast nor does it photosynthesize😵 It relies on fungus for nutrition. It reminds me of the character Eyeball Daddy (目玉親父)in the animation Spooky Kitaro (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎)😂

A quick stop at Koshimizu Wild Flowers Reserve to see how much summer flowers were blooming.Rosa rugosa and yellow day l...
21/06/2024

A quick stop at Koshimizu Wild Flowers Reserve to see how much summer flowers were blooming.

Rosa rugosa and yellow day lilies, both alpine flowers, were welcoming us at the entrance!

Large butterflies called black-veined white were all over the place, too!!

In Hokkaido you’re a qualified Dosanko (full fledged Hokkaidoite) if you can drive 100km/62 miles (not literally but mea...
12/06/2024

In Hokkaido you’re a qualified Dosanko (full fledged Hokkaidoite) if you can drive 100km/62 miles (not literally but meaning very long distance) just for a bowl of your favorite ramen or superb soft-served icecream🍦

It shows how much distance we need to travel🚗💨 to get to our destination in this huge island!

(FYI the map of Hokkaido fits right between Tokyo and Osaka, which is about 500km/319 miles apart)

I travel 60km/32 miles one way for this specia~~l ice cream that is made at a dairy farm in Saroma. Soft served ice cream sandwiched in warm croissant topped with chocolate syrup. You can get it in simple cones, but I like it this way.

Bihoro Pass located at the west edge of Akan Mashu National Park.It’s one of the 4 passes that overlook Kussharo caldera...
09/06/2024

Bihoro Pass located at the west edge of Akan Mashu National Park.

It’s one of the 4 passes that overlook Kussharo caldera lake. It’s only about 500 meters (about 170ft) high, but it’s a garden of alpine flowers in summer, some of which started to bloom.

Abashiri is surrounded by NPs - Akan Mashu, Shiretoko, Taisetsu, and Kushiro Wetlands, all within driving distances. Abashiri can keep you busy especially in summer if you love to immerse yourself in nature😍

Wind break forests go so well with the fieldscapes in Hokkaido🌾🌲They also have the role of providing “hiding shelters”fo...
08/06/2024

Wind break forests go so well with the fieldscapes in Hokkaido🌾🌲

They also have the role of providing “hiding shelters”for rare animals and plants🦉🌿

📸 various seasons

Visit to Wakka Wild Flowers Conservation Park, about 40 minutes drive from Abashiri🚗💨The vast park is located along the ...
03/06/2024

Visit to Wakka Wild Flowers Conservation Park, about 40 minutes drive from Abashiri🚗💨

The vast park is located along the Okhotsk Sea including sand dunes, wetlands and grassland. Summer flowers were just starting to bloom🌼🪻 And summer birds and Yezo cicadas were chirping away🎵

I wish more people get to know these hidden spots❣️

Today’s Okhotsk Sea was so beautiful!After driving in the inland mountain side for a couple of hours, it was really nice...
02/06/2024

Today’s Okhotsk Sea was so beautiful!

After driving in the inland mountain side for a couple of hours, it was really nice when the road opened up to the ocean! Felt like being back home to the coastal town Abashiri🥰

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Morning fog crawling over the crop fields. A lovely scene in the Mokoto area. Three mountains in the direction of the Shiretoko Peninsula are seen in the background- Mt. Unabetsu, Mt. Shari and Mt. Mokoto.

The drift ice was constantly coming up Abashiri River this afternoon💙. The north wind was pretty strong. Today might be registered by the meteorological agency as the “day the drift ice came to the shore”(流氷接岸). Believe it or not, this is an honest-to-goodness meteorological term😁❗️

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The Story of “Fuki”

This kamon (Japanese crest)-like logo depicts butterbur. When I first came to Hokkaido, the wild so-called “fuki” in Japanese was what caught my eyes! You’ll find the sprouts in early spring and the green plant throughout summer everywhere - from the wheat fields to concrete highways. There’s an Ainu legend that a dwarf (koro-bokkuru) lives under the gigantic fuki. Fuki is not just a seasonal delicacy that the locals savor. The salted fuki is an indispensible foodstuff in winter when green vegetables are hard to get.

Fuki is a culture by itself.

While you’re here, I hope you get the chance to see them yourself and also have the yummy experience – tempura sprouts and the stewed or stir fried stalks!