Friday, June 27, 2008

Tour to Hokkaido ~ Part 3

Yubari township was developed because of it's coal mining industry. After breakfast, we checked out hotel and proceed to visit one of the coal mines that now has transformed into a museum.

Haha.. this is cute


Coal Museum



Fossil... this is huge with diameter 1m



Coal mine








Actual mining tunnel visit






Next, we proceed to another destination - Noboribetsu. Noboribetsu is famous of its Hot Spring aka Onsen. Most well-known is the Hell Valley's sulfur hot spring. Before check in to the hotel, we visited 2 attractions. European style Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe and Bear Park (again haha)

My energy boost


Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe


Palace


Sealion Show, Penguin Parade & Dolphin show


Our Lunch - steamboat


Long-legged crab, scallops, shripms & wildmushrooms


Enter to the "Palace" into the Aquarium


Stunning


Sea creatures















Some sort of algae that live in ice in the sea of Hokkaido


Jellyfish



Mumbo Fish



Penguin Parade



unlike the Sahoro once, brown bears in Bear Park Noboribetsu stays in the concrete at the top of the hill. Cable car is needed to reach to the top. This Bear Park keeps both male and female bears, but in the different "concrete home"...



Human cage haha




For him


For her.. feeding time


Nice scenery


Ainu Village




At last, we were transferred to the home of the day "Hotel Dai-ichi Takimotokan".. This is one of the oldest and second largest hotel in town which just located just right beside of the Hell Valley.. and ofcoz their onsen water were taken from the Hell Valley... when i just got down from the coach.. i already can smell a strong smell of sulfur like rotten eggs.. (for god sake im an allergy of sulfur)


Japanese Tatami style



Wonder why washrooms in hotel room are always designed like a cabin? it's actually made of fiber so that guests could hide inside when earthquake happen.


Accommodation in Noboribetsu was hosted "Noboribetsu Tourism Association". Meeting and business card exchange..



After the meeting, we were accompanied for a typical Japanese fine dining... woooooo


14 dishes!! God!










Sake with gold flakes


Me :)


The associates


From the left: GTT's boss Mr Jason, Japan Airlines' Kak Gee, Jalpak's Matthew, Jaline, and Mayflower's Mr Frankie


Every Friday & Saturday night in Summer, there will be firework presentation at Hell Valley named Demon's Fire





When we got back to our rooms, it has already been transformed into sleeping mode.. haha good nite

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