Hokkaido
Shiretoko - Hokkaido, Japan
an area of outstanding natural beauty, Shiretoko on Hokkaido in northern Japan is one of the very best national parks in the world, potentially rivalling Kakadu in north Australia. Parts of this land are still no go to h ... more »
2009-08-14 22:10:21
Kushiro - Hokkaido
a town know as much for its surrounding wetlands as anything else. Kushiro has a long history of colonial like periods and Ainu (native Japanese) dwellings but over the past few decades has become a haven for lovers of w ... more »
2009-08-07 14:16:50
Otaru - Hokkaido
Lovely little town full of glass makers, sushi restaurants and symbols of the past.Otaru was once a busy port but most of the business has dried up in recent years and it is now known more as a place from which it is pos ... more »
2009-08-06 15:18:19
Sushi, glassware and milk tasting ice cream
Otaru has all of the above and then some. As home to many glassmakers, hundreds of sushi restaurants and makers of delicious milk tasting ice-cream - what could be better! more »
2009-03-03 20:16:41
The Northernmost tip of Japan
and as this is the very top of the nation - geographically, it is the spot at which the 2009 BEE Japan cycling trip will make its way south to the southern most tip - of the mainland - in Kagoshima.An event aimed at rais ... more »
2009-02-15 08:35:09
