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One of the top 3 cherry blossom spots in Japan, and my personal favorite. It'll be even better next year once the castle keep is restored to its original location.

Mt. Tarumae in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido , is an active volcano that last erupted in 1909. Alpine flowers, cracking views and impressive fumaroles can be seen as you hike around the lava dome in the centre.

These pics are from my hiking tour. If you fancy a hike check out my website. www.nobo-tours.com

I do tours in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park all year round. 🥾🚴‍♂️

Amazing weather here in Hokkaido at the moment for hiking and just enjoying nature and the outdoors.
Not far from Sapporo we have some amazing hiking and climbing trails. Here are some photos from yesterday’s adventure.
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Hey everyone! I wanted to share a piece of Japanese scenery from my photo folder with you all today!

My hobby is DSLR photography, and I took this picture just recently. This is Utouge Falls, a beautiful waterfall located in a place called Shizuoka Prefecture.

สวนสัตว์ชื่อดัง อยู่ตรงข้ามภูเขาไฟโอมูโระ

สวนสัตว์นี้ดังมาจากคาปีบาร่าแช่น้ำร้อนที่มีส้มยูซุอยู่บนหัว

ค่าเข้า 2,700 เยนสำหรับผู้ใหญ่

สวนสัตว์ดีมาก ใกล้ชิดกับสัตว์มากๆ ตัวไหนไม่ดุคือใกล้แบบจับได้ แต่ตัวไหนห้ามจับเขาก็จะติดป้ายไว้

ตอนแรกกะจะอยู่ซัก 1ชั่วโมง เพลินล่อไป 3ชัวโมงกว่า

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Highlight of my Hokkaido trip. Sunrise at Rishiri Island was awesome.

Hakodate <-> Sapporo

waited so longg for the Mt. Fuji to be visible and it was so worth it!

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Before our very first trip to Japan, over a decade ago now, one of the planning principles we always used was to mix city stays with rural and regional locations. We still recommend it to everyone to this day!

So even on that first Japan trip, after Tokyo, Kyoto and a day at USJ, we headed somewhere most people had never heard of. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, then Nagano, then Shibu Onsen, a tiny mountain town near the Jigokudani Monkey Park where snow monkeys sit in steaming hot springs (even in Fall!).

We also did the early morning thing in the popular spots. Up at 6am to see Arashiyama bamboo forest before the crowds arrived. That worked too. But I still recall how overwhelmed I felt walking down a street in Shibuya with one of the largest crowds of people I have ever experienced on a normal street!

But when we look back on that first trip, it's the second half we talk about. Not the famous shrines. Not Dotonbori. The Alpine Route. Matsumoto Castle - I was so relieved to visit it with only a few visitors around! The monkeys. The onsen town where we were the only tourists.

Tokyo and Kyoto were everything people said they would be. The rest of it felt like we'd actually found Japan.

The map says it all really.

If you want a starting point: the Izu Peninsula, Nagano, Takayama and the western side of Mt Fuji are all easy to add and completely different in feel.

Drop your current itinerary in the comments. We'll tell you where we'd add something unexpected!

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