This is Asahidake, the highest mountain in Hokkaido, and the surrounding area. We traveled here for a friend's birthday and spent the day hiking and going up most of the mountain. At Asahidake, one rides a ropeway most of the way to the treeline, and then kicks around up at the top. Asahidake is an active volcano, and is full of vents belching sulfur. I'm still waiting for a bunch of pictures from this trip, because certain people are very slow at updating them. No names. This was in early October.
This is what's known as a ryoukan, a Japanese-style inn. The Monbetsu Crew traveled to Furano, Land of Lavender, for an ALT conference and we stayed here overnight. Ryoukans are meant to be fairly old-fashioned, and more involved than a standard hotel stay. You get a single tatami (rice straw mat) room like this one, with fold-out futons for sleeping on. They are actually wonderfully comfortable. With the normal stay, you get dinner and breakfast at the inn, and have a good soak in the tub before bed. More like a traditional resort than a hotel, ryoukans are popular in secluded areas but can also be found in cities, like Furano.
Nothing terribly exciting. Waiting for the bus to go home from a small town on the outskirts of Asahikawa, after a long weekend.
Finally, a special preview of my upcoming Halloween update:
Buddhist pilgrim. The effect is better when I have my staff, but it will have to wait.
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