North Japan 北日本 - Hokkaido 北海道 | Tohoku 東北 [Archive]

Vapour

July 14th, 2005, 04:01 AM

Source:

http://www.geocities.jp/sapporomisemasu/index.html
http://tokyo.gonna.jp/hokkaido/index.htm

1,85 million people city. Enjoy.

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Damn cool WC room at JR Tower

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Skyblade

August 15th, 2005, 10:42 PM

Fanstastic pictures! :D

BTW does anybody have any shots of the Hokkaido International School by any chance? ^_^;

DoubleR

August 24th, 2005, 01:30 AM

I like Monterrey Hotels in Sapporo:

Monterrey
http://www.yadoplaza.com/photo/2/H000000707_panorama.jpg
http://www.yadoplaza.com/photo/2/H000000707_hotel_4.jpg

Edelhof
http://www1.biz.biglobe.ne.jp/~MMkikaku/hotel%5B1%5D.jpg http://www.kajima.co.jp/news/digest/feb_2001/tokushu/image/p1024.jpg http://www.kajima.co.jp/news/digest/feb_2001/tokushu/image/p1022.jpg http://www.kajima.co.jp/news/digest/feb_2001/tokushu/image/p1023.jpg
http://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/edelhof/spa/karlovy_vary_spa/images/photo01.jpg http://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/edelhof/restaurant/saiun/images/photo01.jpg
http://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/edelhof/event_plan/for_restaurant/images/shopphoto01.jpg http://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/edelhof/restaurant/dolf/images/photo01.jpg http://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/edelhof/spa/images/top_05.jpg

cjfjapan

October 26th, 2005, 08:35 AM

Here are a couple of recent pictures I took in Sapporo, on a beautiful fall day

Here is the view from my balcony
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c272/cjfjapan/CIMG0051.jpg

And a couple from the top of the Okurayama Ski Jump, used in the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics

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Morris Leonard

October 27th, 2005, 07:42 PM

eek!

carfield

October 29th, 2005, 05:28 AM

good great wanderful city

Skyblade

November 4th, 2005, 03:14 PM

I seriously have to venture out of HIS and and see more of what Sapporo has to offer. :D

_Vega_

November 4th, 2005, 08:40 PM

very interesting city

Mosaic

November 5th, 2005, 04:37 PM

Very lovely city.

cjfjapan

November 6th, 2005, 03:07 AM

Here are some pictures I took yesterday at Moerenuma Park （モエレ沼公園） in Sapporo's northeastern industrial suburbs. According to the Japan Times (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fa20051013a1.htm), the park cost about $250 million dollars to complete.

The park was designed by Isamu Noguchi just before he died in late 1988, and his students and Sapporo city officials complete the plan in 2004. It is built on a former waste disposal site.

More park information (日本語で）is here: (http://www.sapporo-park.or.jp/moere/)
Some information in English (http://www.architect5.co.jp/project/project%20works2002/works%20datasheets/moe/moe.html)

"Moere Mountain"--
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Vapour

November 6th, 2005, 05:20 AM

Very original park :)

Teilnehmer

November 25th, 2005, 05:43 PM

Sapporo Station

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Teilnehmer

November 25th, 2005, 06:00 PM

Isamu Noguchi's Moerenuma Park, Sapporo

http://sapporonight.com/day/moere/moere_18b.jpg
http://sapporonight.com/day/moere/moere_30b.jpg
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http://sapporonight.com/day/moere/moere_15.jpg
http://sapporonight.com/day/moere/moere_16.jpg

Teilnehmer

November 27th, 2005, 02:49 AM

Sapporo's subway and tram map
http://www.bus-map.com/st/access.gif

The map of JR Lines in Sapporo Area
http://www.geocities.jp/sasatomo231/toukou37.JPG

sharpie20

December 12th, 2005, 03:08 AM

nice pictures

manhattan_grid

December 22nd, 2005, 02:49 PM

Ice Hotel, Ice Bar, Uni-Sex Spa in Hokkaido:

http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/midori-pan/kotan/title.jpg
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http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/midori-pan/kotan/12.jpg http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/midori-pan/kotan/14.jpg
http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/midori-pan/kotan/22.jpg http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/midori-pan/kotan/20.jpg
http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/midori-pan/kotan/21.jpg http://www.amy.hi-ho.ne.jp/midori-pan/kotan/9.jpg

manhattan_grid

December 25th, 2005, 10:21 PM

I like Sapporo Dome. The architect is Hiroshi Hara, the same as Kyoto Station.

alsen

January 21st, 2006, 07:55 AM

I love Sendai since I been studying here......perhaps Japan cleaniest city.Well planned
and suki...10/10

Skyblade

January 23rd, 2006, 02:22 PM

I'm about to enter my third month here in Sapporo and I'm already deeply in love with this city!

Sapporo's subway and tram map
http://www.bus-map.com/st/access.gif
My #1 form of transportation when traversing through Sapporo. I usually take it during the weekends when I'm not busy with studying esp. since they have the ドニチカ/weekend one day subway pass avaliable for just 500円. :D

I like Sapporo Dome. The architect is Hiroshi Hara, the same as Kyoto Station.
Indeed the Sapporo Dome is beautiful. I have yet to check it out though I'm sure I will eventually since I have a friend that lives nearby the Dome and Fukuzumi Station.

I love Sendai since I been studying here......perhaps Japan cleaniest city.Well planned
and suki...10/10
Hey alsen, what are you studying in Sendai?

alsen

January 23rd, 2006, 06:45 PM

機会知能航空(Aernautical engineering)...and what about you?

Skyblade

January 26th, 2006, 07:40 AM

Just finishing high school in an international school here in Sapporo.

Manila-X

January 26th, 2006, 08:37 AM

My favorite city in northern Japan is Hakodate. In fact it's one of the most beautiful Japanese cities.

http://www.reggie.net/japan/hokkaido/3080854-600.jpg

I hope to visit one of these days. BTW to anyone who has been there, Does Hakodate have a vibrant nightlife as Tokyo, Osaka or Sapporo? Do they have those flashing neon lights?

Skyblade

January 27th, 2006, 11:36 AM

Unfortunately the Chitose is as far south as I have visited. I haven't been able to visit Hakodate yet due to my schedule but hopefully I'll be able to get a chance before I leave.

ems

January 27th, 2006, 01:41 PM

JR Sakhalin Fantasy Railway Map

Moka & Toyohara area (the prefectural capital area)
http://www.k3.dion.ne.jp/~karafuto/rosenzuminami.gif

Shisuka & Esutoru area (Japan-Russia border area)
http://www.k3.dion.ne.jp/~karafuto/rosenzukita.gif

Operation types
http://www.k3.dion.ne.jp/~karafuto/keitouzu.gif

The real railway map in 1945
http://www.k3.dion.ne.jp/~karafuto/rosen20.png

ems

January 28th, 2006, 08:07 PM

Today's Sakhalin (Karafuto).

Sakhalin has been disputed whether being Japan or Russia for long time. Anyway, these are from the Sakhalin's sightseeing booklet from Hokkaido. Here's the land of Eurasia!

http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.jp/su-tssku/saharin/h15map/map1.jpg
http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.jp/su-tssku/saharin/h16map/panf1.jpg
http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.jp/su-tssku/saharin/h15map/map5.jpg
http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.jp/su-tssku/saharin/h16map/panf2.jpg
http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.jp/su-tssku/saharin/h16map/panf3.jpg

Toyohara (Japanese)/Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (Russian), the capital of Sakhalin Prefecture. The cities in Sakhalin also take the grid style streets just like in Hokkaido, modelled after Sapporo. It's known as "Little Sapporo".
http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.jp/su-tssku/saharin/h15map/map4.jpg

http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.jp/su-tssku/saharin/shhp/picture/ysz.jpg

Funny one: Hotel Sapporo Sakhalin
http://images.acase.ru/hotels_images/ru_uus_sap00.jpg

Hotel Eurasia - Exactly it is!
http://4travel.jp/img/tcs/t/tips/lrg_HOTEL_4568.jpg

Otomari (Japanese)/Korsakov (Russian)
http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.jp/su-tssku/saharin/h15map/map6.jpg

Moka (Japanese)/Holmsk (Russian)
http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.jp/su-tssku/saharin/h15map/map7.jpg

alsen

February 1st, 2006, 09:44 AM

I wonder which city should be the representative for Tohoku region....Sendai?? :wave:

Tk101

February 2nd, 2006, 05:15 AM

Just finishing high school in an international school here in Sapporo.

Really, thats cool...
i thought about undergradiate study in japan in engineering.
but i have to say high school there must be definetly different. how long have you been there? and i'm guessing you stay with a host family!

Mosaic

February 3rd, 2006, 10:20 AM

cjfjapan

February 5th, 2006, 04:30 PM

Here are some random pictures from a walk to the Sapporo Yuki Matsuri today--
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c272/cjfjapan/Snow_festival014.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c272/cjfjapan/Snow_festival019.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c272/cjfjapan/Snow_festival020.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c272/cjfjapan/Snow_festival022.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c272/cjfjapan/Snow_festival034.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c272/cjfjapan/Snow_festival035.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c272/cjfjapan/Snow_festival036.jpg

Skyblade

February 8th, 2006, 03:09 PM

Really, thats cool...
i thought about undergradiate study in japan in engineering.
but i have to say high school there must be definetly different. how long have you been there? and i'm guessing you stay with a host family!
Indeed it is an experience! Our school has a dormitory so no host family stay for me but it's still great to experience this nevertheless! I'll try to get some of my own shots of the Snow Festival this Friday when I have the chance. Unfortunately my school schedule doesn't allow me to do so during the week. :\

ems

March 13th, 2006, 12:29 PM

Sapporo Year 2006

http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/5/0/5021c818.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/6/4/647e4d02.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/e/2/e22d788e.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/5/7/574ea7e9.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/3/1/3180f767.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/2/5/25268561.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/7/7/7724ad57.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/a/8/a84f55e2.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/9/2/92b9031b.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/5/a/5afa2049.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/8/4/8482667e.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/f/a/fa5223b1.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/b/6/b6b55733.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/8/d/8d1b4f95.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/e/1/e109f332.JPG

ems

March 13th, 2006, 12:58 PM

http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/67/84/2863ec7a08119ee4deb19c41052af68d.jpg

coldstar

March 13th, 2006, 01:37 PM

http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/67/84/2863ec7a08119ee4deb19c41052af68d.jpg

hmm, looks like an American/ Canadian city.

and like this
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/5/7/574ea7e9.JPG

ems

March 13th, 2006, 02:27 PM

hmm, looks like an American/ Canadian city.
http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/67/84/2863ec7a08119ee4deb19c41052af68d.jpg
If only those buildings are taller, yes. It can look like a small Manhattan.

mrgazpacho

March 14th, 2006, 03:09 PM

The air looks so clear... especially compared to Tokyo :lol:

coldstar

March 20th, 2006, 10:38 AM

SENDAI aerial shots
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060204113905784566298500.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060204113905783756235200.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060204113905780951173000.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060204113905779802374000.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060204113905777148426400.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060204113905778748972600.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060204113905777943097000.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060205113910801362696900.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060205113910801677029500.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060205113910800049549000.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060205113910799146275600.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060205113910798881906700.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060205113910798590284000.jpg
http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/enjoybbs/viewphoto/ptravel/21000/20060205113910799865488800.jpg

coldstar

March 21st, 2006, 03:57 AM

beautiful cities in Hokkaido in winter days
all photos are from 'Can you go to the north?', excellent travel site in Hokkaido
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/mytrip.html
Hakodate
Hakodate Stn.
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo132.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo108.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo110.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo124.jpg
Mt. Hakodate
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0042.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0045.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0046.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0047.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0048.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0049.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0050.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0055.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0057.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0058.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0059.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo116.jpg

Otaru

approach to Otaru Stn.
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo076.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo181.jpg
canal
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo188.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/otaruyakei01.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0119.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0097.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0093.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0091.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0086.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0085.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2104551.JPG
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2104558.JPG
[http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0109.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0113.jpg

Kushiro
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo345.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo350.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo349.jpg
fisherman's wharf
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo351.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo353.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo359.jpg
commemorative steam locomotive at Kushiro Stn.
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo360.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo361.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo367.jpg

Obihiro
Obihiro Stn.
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo397.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo395.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo403.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0502ryuhyo/0502ryuhyo407.jpg

Asahikawa (2nd biggest after Sapporo)
http://www.geocities.jp/teritama_2004/0602/FILE0285.jpg

Sapporo
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2114745.JPG
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/siroipark0.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2114844.JPG
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2114934.JPG
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2114961.jpg
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2114955.JPG
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2114895.JPG
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2124990.JPG
http://www.geocities.jp/tsukimi_43/P2125056.JPG

Vapour

March 21st, 2006, 04:05 AM

Nice set of pics :)

Skyblade

April 4th, 2006, 10:20 AM

The shots of the Otaru Snow Gleaming Festival were excellent! I was head up there to see the Festival and definitely wasn't dissapointed. :D

Mosaic

April 4th, 2006, 10:22 AM

.
The northern cities are actually very much developed. It would be a tough time during winter though.

yourui

June 3rd, 2006, 12:21 PM

some pic can't show~~ I want to see them ~~

mrgazpacho

June 3rd, 2006, 02:26 PM

Sometimes these pages have so many pictures that your browser times out when loading them all.

You can try to "refresh" the page. Maybe the ones already loaded will remain in the cache, so they will not need to be reloaded, and the rest of the pictures can load faster...

ems

June 25th, 2006, 02:54 AM

On the other hand, Hokkaido is very cheap, poor and corrupted.

Sapporo has many lovey communist style apartments (look like Pyongyang)
http://www.geocities.jp/sapporomisemasu/images/img520.jpg

Dirty slum like places in the "middle of the city"
http://www.geocities.jp/sinku_spot/hp-1.jpg

Messy electric cables all over the city
http://www.geocities.jp/sapporomisemasu/images/img1186.jpg

JoSin

June 25th, 2006, 04:35 PM

Oh dear how come i suddenly fall in love with the snow in hokkaido..

south

June 28th, 2006, 02:27 PM

wow, sapporo and hakodate look fantastic. i've just added them to my list of places to visit. can't believe i've never been to hokkaido.

Marek.kvackaj

July 15th, 2006, 04:48 AM

Hi I wanna say its so Huge development there and so small place to go (its so many people for me and im from Europe)

ems

September 24th, 2006, 07:10 PM

Sapporo Art Park (& museums). This is the only place in Japan (and Asia), where you can find Gustav Vigeland's sculptures.

http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200411/04/75/a0029375_22415911.jpg
http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/feature/artpark/images/art_73-5.jpg
http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/feature/artpark/images/art_74hahatoko2.jpg

kongla

September 28th, 2006, 10:59 AM

OMG !!!!!!
So huge and dense too .

ems

October 28th, 2006, 07:44 PM

Recently built Sapporo's skyscrapers (over 100m). The construction of high-rise mansions in this city is booming at the moment.

JR Tower (Sapporo Station) 173m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-173jrtower.jpg

D Grafort Sapporo Station North Exit Tower 143m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photograph-japan/sapporo33.JPG

The Sapporo Tower Kotoni 136m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-135kotoni.JPG

City Tower Sapporo Odori 135m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photograph-japan/sapporo38.JPG

Sheraton Hotel 116m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-115shinsapporo.JPG

AMS NEW TOWER Nakajima 108m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-108ams.JPG

Sapporo Prince Hotel 107m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-107pu.JPG

Tiara Tower Nakajima Club 106m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-106nakazima.JPG

D Grafort Higashi Sapporo Viento Tower 104m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-104d-gura.JPG

Sapporo Center Building 102m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-102center.jpg

Belle View Tower Kotoni 102m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-101kotoni.JPG

Myatria Chiji Koukan Mae 101m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-100my.JPG

Nissay Sapporo Building 100m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/photograph-japan/sapporo2.JPG

City Tower Maruyama Jingu Torii Mae 99m
http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~building-pc/sapporo/sa-98maruyama.JPG

Yomiuri Hokkaido Building (Washington Hotel) 69m
http://sapporokappo.web.infoseek.co.jp/build/build31.jpg

ems

November 2nd, 2006, 03:33 AM

Sapporo JR Tower has the largest commercial complex (shopping mall) in Japan.

Vapour

November 2nd, 2006, 02:14 PM

^Can you provide any figures or source for that?

ems

November 2nd, 2006, 07:50 PM

^Can you provide any figures or source for that?
No I don't have any figures or sources for that, but it is. And the second largest is Wingbay Otaru.

Saigoneseguy

November 2nd, 2006, 08:37 PM

Sapporo is so nice...

ems

November 3rd, 2006, 07:08 PM

God bless the booming city, Sapporo!

Sapporo Mitsui Building 185m 36F 2011
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/Php/kiji.php3?&d=20061103&j=0024&k=200611023436

Hokkaido State Theater Building Complex 40F The very first Casino in Asia!
http://www.hifa.or.jp/casino.pdf#search='%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8E%20%EF%BC%94%EF%BC%90%E9%9A%8E'

The Winsor Hotel Toya Lake Super Annex Building 140m 38F 2011 - one of the most luxury resort hotels in Japan.
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/Php/kiji.php3?&d=20061103&j=0024&k=200611023438

Today's Winsor Hotel
http://www.tour-japan.jp/hotel/windsor/img/zenkei.jpg

ems

November 4th, 2006, 03:41 AM

Otaru Scenery - Otaru is a lovely little city of 160,000 people with many historical buildings, 30mins away from Sapporo. There are many tourists from Taiwan and Korea. You'd love this city.

http://otaru-fc.jp/lib/images/nordo08.jpg

Otaru Marina (Hilton and Wing Bay Otaru Shopping Center complex)
http://sapporo-photo.com/night/chikko/chikko_15b.jpg

Yusen Building (mailboat company)
http://www45.tok2.com/home/todo94/photogallery/tabisaki/town/town-hokkaido/otaru-kyunihonyusenkabushikigaishaotarushiten.JPG

Bank of Japan, Otaru Branch
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/otaru0408-2007.jpg

Bank of Hokkaido
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/otaru0408-2014.jpg

ems

November 4th, 2006, 05:29 AM

Hakodate Scenery - Hakodate is the 3rd largest city in Hokkaido with 280,000 people. It is one of the most beautiful cities in Japan, ranks the 3rd most charming city in the country. Hakodate is also very popular for the people from Taiwan and Korea.

The view from the Russian Orthodox Church
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/hakodate04083015.jpg
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/hakodate0408-2034.jpg

Hakodate Marina
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/hakodate0408002.jpg
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/hakodate0408019.jpg
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/hakodate0408018.jpg

Hakodate Catholic Church
http://blog.so-net.ne.jp/_images/blog/_90c/takeman/4088073.jpg

The Russian Consulate
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/hakodate0408031.jpg

The Public Hall
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/hakodate0408025.jpg
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/hakodate0408035.jpg

The British Consulate
http://japan-geographic.tv/hokkaido/hakodate04083008.jpg

Trappist Monastery
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200607/09/43/a0076043_1282219.jpg

New Goryokaku Tower Completed. 107m.
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/t_koshika/imgs/0/1/011d2967.jpg

Onuma Park. Resort area located at the north of the city.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Outdoors-Mountain/4515/jj1jgi/image024.jpg

ems

November 5th, 2006, 09:22 AM

When the sky shines, the soldier from the heaven takes your soul away. . . A legend of Inuit. Aurora can be seen in Hokkaido.

http://www8.plala.or.jp/mintstudio/aurora/image.jpg

castermaild55

November 5th, 2006, 10:17 AM

Nigata coastal road (sea of japan)
http://jya.jp/jt/tmp/1162474326.wmv

http://www.dent.niigata-u.ac.jp/prosth1/jps/map1.png

kiku99

November 5th, 2006, 10:24 AM

nice, lots of European looking buildings:)

ems

November 6th, 2006, 06:15 AM

This is the new numbering subway map in Sapporo.
http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/routemap-timetable/rosenzu.jpg

ems

November 8th, 2006, 10:04 AM

Here's some of my favorite geographical names in Hokkaido, Sakhalin (Karafuto), Kuril and Rishiri Island in Ainu Language (spoken by the indigenous people). I think they sound very beautiful. :)

Kamui Mintara (meaning The God's Garden)
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/images/kamui.jpg

Rebaus
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/haieki/kuna6.jpg

Atoiya
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/haieki/kuna7.jpg

Tosso
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/maborosi/keki1.jpg

Seseki
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/haieki/hsi13.jpg

Merei
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/maborosi/keki2.jpg

Taraika
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/maborosi/keki4.jpg

Frepe
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/haieki/sire9.jpg

Ruerani
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/bakka/nos5.jpg

Pirkauta (meaning Beautiful Beach)
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/kusieki/kiri3.jpg

Sirius (great naming sense really, located at the northern tip of Hokkaido)
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/bakka/no14.jpg

Yurapp
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/haieki/hsi5.jpg

Kamui Ruesani
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/haieki/hsi10.jpg

Nokkeatoi (from "Tears Cape")
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/kusieki/kiri11.jpg

Ikusina
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/haieki/sire1.jpg

Idassyubet
http://kam-r.sub.jp/ainu/haieki/sire11.jpg

ems

November 8th, 2006, 10:15 AM

Wakkanai City - a small port of 42,000 people. Located at the northern tip of Hokkaido and Sakhalin is just there, only 43km away!

http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/NR/rdonlyres/0E0BA0F2-9D4C-4B1A-8346-66C011D96CAE/0/0512281.jpg
http://www.souya.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/NR/rdonlyres/47083D82-5732-49BA-AC00-F4061E37CEE5/0/0512163.jpg
http://www.city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp/kabegami/pc1024_768/n05.jpg

castermaild55

November 8th, 2006, 01:44 PM

wakkanai

http://fromto.cc/hosokawa/diary/2001/20010901-wakkanai2/d0901105312m.jpg

sad story........
http://hnn.us/roundup/comments/22336.html
http://www35.tok2.com/home/sousei/
http://www5.hokkaido-np.co.jp/kankohokkaido/English/douhoku/e-wakkanai.html

ems

November 10th, 2006, 08:55 AM

nice, lots of European looking buildings:)
They may be fake, but anyhow beautiful aren't they? They really match the beauty of Hokkaido's climate and nature. That is why many tourists come from Asia. :)

Blackraven

November 12th, 2006, 07:57 AM

coldstar (or anyone else for that matter)...

http://www.city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp/kabegami/pc1024_768/n05.jpg

Why is there Russian text?

Vapour

November 12th, 2006, 08:02 AM

^Because Sakhalin is very close and I believe there's a small Russian comunity in Wakkanai :? There's a 1-hour difference between Japan and Sakhalin.

Blackraven

November 12th, 2006, 08:27 AM

^Because Sakhalin is very close and I believe there's a small Russian comunity in Wakkanai :? There's a 1-hour difference between Japan and Sakhalin.

Oh I see.

But unfortunately, there are no connections from Japan to Sakhalin (and vice-versa) except for flights and by sea travel.

I was hoping that the Japanese government would at least provide funding for a USD$50 billion link between Sakhalin and Hokkaido. Or if not, some construction company could at least come up with funding.

That would be neat and would help both Japan and Russia through the Hokkaido-Sakhalin rail and landbridge link (especially to Sakhalin)

ems

November 12th, 2006, 11:54 AM

Although Hokkaido has the famous Asahikawa Furniture showrooms (they make presentations at Milano Salone and Köln Messe every year), there is also a number of Scandinavian stores as well. They are purely Sapporo only showrooms, and you cannot find them elsewhere in Japan. IKEA opened in Chiba and Yokohama this year, but I don't think it will ever come to Hokkaido's market. It's already enough for that category here.

Ma Douce, Showroom
http://www.ma-douce.com

Suq (Denmark), Showroom
www.suq-sapporo.com

Norrgavel (Sweden), Showroom
www.norrgavel.se
www.norrgavel.jp

Vaasä (Finland), Select Shop
http://tink.age.ac/newpage1.html

ems

November 12th, 2006, 12:41 PM

There are quite many Russian signs in Hokkaido, even in some Mcdonald's. Bloody hell! :ohno: ;)

http://www4.airnet.ne.jp/tomo-san/Nippon/20Hokkaido/hokkaido/P8140135v.jpg
http://f1.aaa.livedoor.jp/~martian/DCP_4674.jpg
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rk8h-od/Higurashi/hokaido/Rosia.JPG
http://askz.sakura.ne.jp/longtr/stage05/f/0808_014.jpg
http://image1.photohighway.co.jp/NK098/288/Photos/middle/7291220515qz11.jpg

ems

November 12th, 2006, 01:08 PM

Oh I see.

But unfortunately, there are no connections from Japan to Sakhalin (and vice-versa) except for flights and by sea travel.

I was hoping that the Japanese government would at least provide funding for a USD$50 billion link between Sakhalin and Hokkaido. Or if not, some construction company could at least come up with funding.

That would be neat and would help both Japan and Russia through the Hokkaido-Sakhalin rail and landbridge link (especially to Sakhalin)
:lol:

It will never happen. The government has already spent astronomically for Hokkaido, whose total amount of debt is over 600 billion yen, the third largest in the country after Tokyo and Osaka (and the second largest per head). I even doubt whether Shinkansen reaches Sapporo in the near future. We don't need them really, rather, should be spent for expanding Chitose Airport, which can potentially become the largest airport in Japan. :)

ems

November 12th, 2006, 04:24 PM

One of the famous Asahikawa Furniture companies, Conde House. Asahikawa Furniture is known for its design and manufacturing quality. :)

http://www.condehouse.co.jp/

http://www.condehouse.co.jp/asahikawa/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/sapporo/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/dooh/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/sendai/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/tokyo/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/yokohama/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/nagoya/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/tokai/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/kanazawa/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/osaka/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/kyoto/images/shop_image.jpg
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/fukuoka/images/shop_image.jpg

Conde House Europe GmbH, Köln, Germany Showroom
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/company/images/global.jpg

Conde House America, San Francisco, USA Showroom
http://www.condehouse.co.jp/company/images/global2.jpg

ems

November 12th, 2006, 05:18 PM

Hokkaido gets a lot of hints from Scandinavia. The motto is however, do not immitate them but to absorb them to match the life style in Hokkaido. But clearly there are many borrowings from Scandinavia.

Sweden Hills (Sapporo's suburb), Sweden's king visited for its plan of the town.
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/sobo28/imgs/b/5/b50c1810.jpg
http://hikaru-mama-seikatu.up.seesaa.net/image/CIMG0888.JPG
http://www.swedenhills.com/town/images/ph_index.jpg
http://www.tobetsu.or.jp/t06/kuri2.gif

Mermaid from Copenhagen
http://www.sapporoeki.jp/image/m35.jpg

ems

November 13th, 2006, 08:14 AM

Skyscraper projects in Sapporo:

http://www56.tok2.com/home/upload2002/cgi-bin/img-box/img20061112225923.jpg

Vapour

November 14th, 2006, 05:03 PM

^Booming!

cjfjapan

November 16th, 2006, 02:05 PM

500 meter tower for Sapporo??

http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/Php/backnumber.php3?&d=20061109&j=0035

Study group formed for Sapporo TV Tower skyscraper project　　2006/11/09 13:58

Hokkaido Kanko Jigyo, the managing company of Sapporo’s 147.2-meter-high landmark structure -- the Sapporo TV Tower -- will form a study group in the near future with outside specialists to consider reconstructing the tower into a skyscraper. Taking advantage of the 50th anniversary of the sending of radio waves in December, the company intends to discuss the project with a view to rebuilding the tower into a 500-meter-high building.

The plan has been made with the aim of regaining the position as the tallest building in Hokkaido way into the 21st Century. The glory is currently held by the 173-meter-high JR Tower in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, which started business in 2003. By reconstructing the tower into a building, sports facilities and offices among others will be able to occupy the building as well as its present shops and sightseeing facilities. In addition, it is also intended to claim back the function of sending TV waves, which was handed over to Mt. Teine (elevation: 1,024 m).

The society was founded by the company, employees of major general contractors, specialists in city planning and financial-related experts. The possibility of reconstruction will be probed while examining construction methods and financing techniques.

ems

November 19th, 2006, 05:49 PM

Noboribetsu, 54,000 people.

http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200603/08/91/a0067991_1164775.jpg
http://www.hokufu.co.jp/kyoten/muroran/castle.jpghttp://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~h_yas/pic/noboribetsu_nixe1.jpg

ems

November 19th, 2006, 06:01 PM

Lavender Town Biei is a great spot to visit. :)

Beautiful Town
http://homepage2.nifty.com/dankeshone/travel/no.5-hokkaido/biei-city.jpg

The Blue River
http://avia-sky.com/blog/img/file_20060629T214202504.JPG

Vapour

November 20th, 2006, 09:15 AM

Thanks to all for those nice pictures and info :cool:

ems

November 21st, 2006, 07:01 AM

Planned high-rise buildings in Sapporo updated:

New Sapporo TV Tower 500m
Sapporo Peace Tower 220m
Sapporo Mitsui Building 185m
Sapporo Station South Exit B Block West 185m
Sapporo Station Shinkansen Exit Redevelopment I 170m
Sapporo Station South Exit C Block Redevelopment 167m
Rihga Royal Hotel Sapporo 150m
Sapporo Station Shinkansen Exit Redevelopment II 150m
Sapporo Station Shinkansen Exit Redevelopment III 150m

ems

January 2nd, 2007, 06:43 PM

ems

January 2nd, 2007, 06:46 PM

The Winsor Hotel Toya Lake Super Annex Building 140m 38F 2011 - one of the most luxury resort hotels in Japan.
http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/Php/kiji.php3?&d=20061103&j=0024&k=200611023438

Today's Winsor Hotel
http://www.tour-japan.jp/hotel/windsor/img/zenkei.jpg
All the rooms in this 5-star hotel will be designed by the overseas famous designers. This hotel is truely unique in Japan.

coldstar

January 3rd, 2007, 03:56 AM

New Sapporo Broadcasting Tower is unveiled!

height:650m (observatory:500m. 50 story office building + broadcasting antenna)
http://www56.tok2.com/home/upload2002/cgi-bin/img-box/img20070101223711.jpg

Vapour

January 3rd, 2007, 04:55 AM

^What a surprise! I don't like that render though.

Ryuhei

January 3rd, 2007, 05:09 PM

500m observatory !!!!!!! :eek2:

alsen

January 4th, 2007, 10:02 AM

Sendai skyline from far away
taken today

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5179/dsc01065kr4.jpg
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1672/dsc01068zo3.jpg

Chris Takagi

January 4th, 2007, 07:58 PM

Finally a supertall for Sapporo!!!!
when will the tower be built?

ems

January 5th, 2007, 02:40 PM

ems

January 5th, 2007, 03:00 PM

FIS Nordic Sapporo 2007 THU 22.02.2007 - SUN 04.03.2007
http://www.sapporo2007.com/english/index.html

ems

January 6th, 2007, 05:26 PM

Sapporo Skyline
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/sappoross2.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/sapporos7.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/hukuzumi.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/sapporossmorn.jpg

vtower

January 6th, 2007, 05:56 PM

ems

January 6th, 2007, 06:02 PM

Thanks for the pics. :)

GRmama

January 6th, 2007, 06:28 PM

great pictures :)

Unsing

January 6th, 2007, 06:44 PM

Are they residential ones?
I've never heard of the location.

Huppoe

January 6th, 2007, 08:08 PM

Much more peaceful than rest of the Japan. :D I love it.

ems

January 7th, 2007, 04:02 PM

Are they residential ones?
I've never heard of the location.
They had been the tallest buildings in Hokkaido before the JR Tower completed in 2003.

http://www.snowtomamu.jp/w_index.html

ems

January 12th, 2007, 06:36 PM

Muroran, pop: 110,000. A declining industrial city of Hokkaido.

http://namako.oops.jp/contents/img/01.jpg

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hokkaido/swanbay/gallery/view1/ri001.jpg

ems

January 12th, 2007, 06:42 PM

In Japanese, Hokkaido (北海道) means "Northern Sea Route/Way".

ems

January 12th, 2007, 07:05 PM

I like the sound of Sapporo subway trains when moving away. :cool:

A short movie (10 sec)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oizVVUNNM6g

ems

January 12th, 2007, 07:39 PM

Sapporo Subway Map
http://vagabond.air-nifty.com/kp/images/SapporoSubway.png

ems

January 14th, 2007, 09:58 PM

Sapporo's construction map updated: January 2007 version.

http://www56.tok2.com/home/upload2002/cgi-bin/img-box/img20070114132246.jpg

The second phase JR Tower (170m) will be built! :banana:

ems

January 14th, 2007, 10:13 PM

Hokkaido Beauty College (Stylish Box), Sapporo. The colour of glasses change in the night by LED.

http://hbs.ac.jp/m10/img/m10_main_ph1.jpg

ems

January 14th, 2007, 10:27 PM

Sapporo Chanter. A fashion building. The tenant includes Laura Ashley.

http://www.mash-net.co.jp/diary/archives/SN310037.JPG

http://cyan.no-blog.jp/cityscape/images/cherry19.jpg

ems

January 14th, 2007, 10:46 PM

HMV Sapporo
http://www.japanstarwars.com/main/data/2005/08/images/1123535648_550x467.jpg

Tower Records Sapporo
http://www.poroco.co.jp/mixing/200512/img/04/tower.jpg

ems

January 14th, 2007, 11:02 PM

Sapporo's Maruzen Bookshop
http://www.poroco.co.jp/mixing/200512/img/04/maruzen.jpg

ems

January 14th, 2007, 11:06 PM

Apple Store Sapporo. The second largest after Ginza, Tokyo.

http://www.daimarufujii.co.jp/central/blog/img/img47_file.jpg

http://storage.kanshin.com/free/img_28/285568/k1923165814.jpg

ems

January 15th, 2007, 08:58 PM

Good fit for the tall people - ZARA Sapporo store. A Spanish clothing brand seen in London's Oxford Street, Tokyo's Shibuya, etc. A UNIQLO type shop targeting at the lower-end market but much more stylish I think.
http://www.parco-sapporo.com/web/shop/shop_zara.html

ems

January 19th, 2007, 07:46 AM

The people in Hakodate are renown for being very rough. There are many teenage gangs (Bousouzoku or Teamer) and if you see the Hakodate car number plate in Naichi (Honshu), better watch out! Several cases have been reported so far that the Kansai-jin tourists were stabbed to death by them. . . Also, Hakodate Station and Goryokaku (The Fortress) areas are notorious for drug dealing and gun smuggling, partly from Russia.

:ohno:

Vapour

January 19th, 2007, 12:45 PM

Thanks for all that information ems :) Sapporo is skyrocketing!

Blackraven

January 21st, 2007, 01:43 PM

Tomamu (Shimukappu Village) skyline - 2 121m and 2 113m towers.

http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/tomamu.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/tomamus.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/galleria.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/galleria3.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/galleria4.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/tomamusyukei.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/tomamun2.jpg

HOLY SHIT!!!!

There are buildings on top of a valley?!?!?!?

Wow. This is the first time I've ever seen strucutres rising from a valley/agricultural plain.

A world first! This is truly unbelievable.

No one has ever attempted constructing buildings in front of a mountain pass or valley simply because of the fear that it would create if a landslide or any snowfall (during Winter time) could decimate the area.

But this is just mindblowing and unexpected.

I've never seen any other attempt to build rising structures on a mountain/valley.............until seeing this one right now.

Totally defying convention.

cjfjapan

January 22nd, 2007, 03:06 AM

Thanks EMS for all the good stuff about my temporary home, Sapporo! Do you think that 500M tower in Oodori will actually be built?

ems

January 22nd, 2007, 12:59 PM

Thanks EMS for all the good stuff about my temporary home, Sapporo! Do you think that 500M tower in Oodori will actually be built?
Most likely. Anything is possible in the current construction boom. :)

coldstar

January 22nd, 2007, 01:31 PM

Not merely Tokyo Tower but Sapporo TV Tower, Nagoya TV Tower, Kobe Port Tower and Yokohama Marine Tower will be rebuilt into super towers.
It's high time those old towers had to be reconstructed.

ems

January 22nd, 2007, 05:43 PM

The map of high-rise hotels in Sapporo

http://www56.tok2.com/home/upload2002/cgi-bin/img-box/img20061202200216.jpg

Blackraven

January 23rd, 2007, 02:26 PM

Tomamu (Shimukappu Village) skyline - 2 121m and 2 113m towers.

http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/tomamu.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/tomamus.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/galleria.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/galleria3.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/galleria4.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/tomamusyukei.jpg
http://hrscene.fc2web.com/pic/hokkaido/tomamun2.jpg

I think this deserves more attention.

I do admit that I am memerized by it. Mesmerized in a sense that it is very RARE and UNUSUAL for buildings to be built in countryside locations such as this one.

Guys,

What are your opinions about these buildings? Any comments/suggestions/feedback is accepted.

I just want to know about the public's opinion (especially the opinion of the Japanese here at SSC) regarding these structures on a countryside (which has NEVER seen before in any other place in the world).

Blackraven

January 27th, 2007, 04:04 PM

Bump

sumisu

January 27th, 2007, 07:53 PM

wierd, those buildings are just wierd! they look very western for residential buildings in Japan. Does anyone know anything about them? are they connected to the boom in ski travel from Oz?

Blackraven

January 28th, 2007, 12:07 PM

wierd, those buildings are just wierd! they look very western for residential buildings in Japan. Does anyone know anything about them? are they connected to the boom in ski travel from Oz?

Actually those are not residential buildings but these are for the hotel....or simply put a place to stay while in your that ski/golf resort. I'm not sure though if you can reside or live there permanently.

That's why I'd like to know more about these buildings. The homepage is in Japanese and babelfish will give you crappy translations.

It is important that we get as much info as we can about these buildings (which I believe is not available in any other place on earth atm).

sumisu

January 28th, 2007, 04:51 PM

ah, hotel, that makes sense too. what's the homepage? I'll give it a go myself.

Blackraven

January 30th, 2007, 05:35 PM

ah, hotel, that makes sense too. what's the homepage? I'll give it a go myself.

http://www.snowtomamu.jp/w_index.html

:)

FML

February 1st, 2007, 05:22 AM

Those hotels were built in 1985, when Japan had the "bubble economy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_asset_price_bubble)" and lots of money to invest. (So it has nothing to do with the recent popularity of Hokkaido among Australian/Asian tourists.) It was an adventurous plan to built skyscrapers in the middle of the sparsely populated area, targeting tourists from far away (like Tokyo). The plan, however, turned out to be a miserable failure. Not many Tokyoites dared to go to the ski resort so far away, which had towers and virtually nothing else. The company that managed the 40% of the buildings in the resort went bankrupt in 1998, while the another that had the 60% also went under in 2003. After that, different 2 companies acquired the resort and still continue the business now. I hope the current influx of foreign tourists makes the situation a little better for them.

Vapour

February 1st, 2007, 05:44 AM

^Thanks FML. Please contribute more often! :)

ems

February 7th, 2007, 01:57 PM

Hakodate's new LRV Tram Vehicle

http://www.urban.ne.jp/home/yaman/hakodate9601a.jpg

ems

February 7th, 2007, 03:36 PM

ALKUN

March 1st, 2007, 10:06 AM

HOKKAIDO LOOKS REALLY COLD:omg:

http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/8/d/8d1b4f95.JPG
http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/bluestylecom/imgs/e/1/e109f332.JPG

ems

March 1st, 2007, 10:55 AM

What I can't be proud of Sapporo is the number of DQNs and corrupted left-wings. Known as the safest city in Japan is totally misguided.

Abortion rate No.1 in Japan
Divorce rate No.1 in Japan
Teen drug abuse No.1 in Japan
Car burglary No.2 after Osaka
Drunk related crimes No.1 in Japan
Sexually related crimes No.1 in Japan
Car accidents No.1 in Japan
Fraud acts No.1 in Japan
The number of psychopaths No.1 in Japan
The number of suicides No.2 in Japan

And so on. . .

Blackraven

March 1st, 2007, 04:18 PM

FML

March 4th, 2007, 11:45 AM

Interesting. Since you are not a Tokyoite, you have no right criticising of it. Can you think on your feet? Sapporo's GDP is 3 times larger, per capita GDP is twice as larger than Saitama. Saitama is merely a bedtown of Tokyo, while Sapporo has its own stock exchange just like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you are talking about at all.

Firstly, I was not trying to "criticize" anything. Those facts already happened, and I reported it in a flat tone.

Secondly, I don't understand why you can't "criticize" the matter, if you are not Tokyoite. The fact that I live in Saitama Prefecture, which is nothing but the part of Greater Tokyo Area, makes your words even harder to understand.

Thirdly, I don't understand why you suddenly have to compare Sapparo and Saitama City (I guess you are referring to the city, although I'm not living in there... with such a stupid hiragana name! >( ). No, I was not writing anything about Sapporo nor Saitama City, not to mention comparing the two cities is kind of pointless as Saitama City is indeed "merely a bedtown of Tokyo", while Sapporo is the biggest city in northern Japan.

Or you just wanted to have "My city is better than yours" type arguing? You better find your friends in 2ch Okunijiman-board then. (And I was born in Hokkaido, anyway...)

ems

March 5th, 2007, 06:02 PM

(And I was born in Hokkaido, anyway...)
I thought so. :)

By the way, my birth place is Narashino City, Chiba.

ems

March 14th, 2007, 06:46 PM

http://www.city.hakodate.hokkaido.jp/transport/9601/souma4.jpg

ems

March 14th, 2007, 07:15 PM

Hakodate Tram Map
http://wakouji.at.infoseek.co.jp/image/rosen1.jpg

Hankow

March 22nd, 2007, 07:12 AM

I like Sapporo

alsen

March 30th, 2007, 08:25 AM

i really like Sendai and Miyagi prefecture

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8323/dsc01053gv4.jpg
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7277/dsc01057wi5.jpg

coldstar

April 3rd, 2007, 02:06 PM

http://www.tour-japan.jp/hotel/windsor/img/zenkei.jpg
Toya Lake is also one of the candidates, where G8 Summit may be taken place in 2008.

According to today's news, Lake Toya in Hokkaido is most promising candidate site for G8 Summit in 2008, since National Police Agency strongly recommends it for security reason. In the past, Tokyo (1979. 1986.1993) and Okinawa (2000) hosted G8 Summit.
Currently Kyoto, Yokohama,and Hokkaido bid for G8 Summit place next year.

alsen

April 20th, 2007, 09:29 AM

PARCO-Sendai........u/c

rendering

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8876/dsc01289ob6.jpg

location

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3429/dsc01279ax7.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6012/dsc01281lj5.jpg

alsen

May 25th, 2007, 07:11 PM

Sendai need a bit more attention :banana:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g150/masjan/DSC01282.jpg

YODOBASHI

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g150/masjan/DSC01293.jpg

alsen

May 31st, 2007, 02:44 PM

Sendai-Land of the Rising Sun

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/2989/dsc01315wd2.jpg

the quality of this picture is suck but the me it's an artistic art. :nuts: :D

japanese001

June 3rd, 2007, 10:09 AM

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5123/g1ep7.jpg

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5933/g2hu7.jpg

coldstar

June 10th, 2007, 06:30 AM

G8 Summit Meeting 2008 is to be held at Lake Toya area in Hokkaido next year
http://www.toyakokisen.com/images/photo/2.jpg

more Hokkaido pics
serene and pure island in Japan
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452197_520x338.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452198_520x329.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452199_520x346.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452200_520x346.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452203_520x335.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452202_520x335.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452196_520x346.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452193_520x338.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452191_520x346.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452175_520x332.jpg
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http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452173_520x346.pg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452224_520x346.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452220_490x750.jpg
http://i.blog.empas.com/micinmg/28452219_500x750.jpg

coldstar

June 10th, 2007, 11:45 AM

HOKKAIDO more

greenery
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana/nanohana-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana2/soba-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana3/lupinus1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana3/soba1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana3/sakura1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana4/kanayamako-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana5/noriutugi-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana5/zyagaimo-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana5/soba2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/hana6/nanohana3-m.jpg

sunset
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi/moon-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi/ohoutuku-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi/oonuma-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi/enbetu-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi/risiri-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi/hukiage1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi/saroma1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi2/kuttyaroko3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi2/syakotan1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuuhi2/hakutyou1-m.jpg

rising sun
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi2/usutaibe1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi/kuttyaro2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi/ohoutuku-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi/bouhuurin-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi/syumari1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi/syumari3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi/ryuuhyou1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi2/tokati1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi2/syumarinai3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi2/kaminokuni1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/asahi2/2007hatuhi2-m.jpg

snow
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki/huyunotaki-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki/kiroro2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki/kiroro3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki3/karamatu2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki/ryuuhyou2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki2/kiroro7-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki2/04kiroro5-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki2/kiroro6-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki3/karamatu6-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki3/asahidake6-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki3/simizu3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki3/simizu2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki4/biei1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki4/asaridake1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki4/kiroro2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yuki5/harukayama2-m.jpg

crimson foliage
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/kouyou/nukabira-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/kouyou/buna4-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/kouyou2/sikotuko2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/kouyou2/maruseppu2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/kouyou2/boukodai3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/kouyou2/boukodai2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/kouyou3/touyako2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/kouyou3/katura3-m.jpg

lakes and rivers
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi/syumari4-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi/sikotuko-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi/kaminoko-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi2/nukabira1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi2/nukabira2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi2/timikeppu-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi2/taisetu-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi2/kamiootaki2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi3/sikotuko-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi3/matuyamasitugen2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi4/garounotaki1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi4/garou2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi4/inkura1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi5/sikaribetuko2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi5/sikaribetuko1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi5/sinonomeko2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi5/sikaribetuko5-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi6/komuke2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi6/boukodai2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi6/yamabiko1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi6/yamabiko3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi7/siribetu1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi7/syumarinai3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi7/syumarinai1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi7/kanayamako1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi7/kanayamako2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi7/bieigawa3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi8/oonuma3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi8/oonuma4-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi8/touyako1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi8/sikotuko1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi9/nubinai1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/mizuumi9/nubinai2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/huukei5/oonuma1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/huukei5/ukisima1-m.jpg

mountains
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama3/niseko3-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama3/niseko1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama3/niseko5-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama2/bieidake1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama2/eniwadake1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama2/komagatake4-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama2/komagatake1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama/asibetudake1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama/risiri1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama/risiri2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama/tokatidake-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama/bieihuzi-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama/siretoko2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama/siretoko1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama/asahidake5-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/yama/asahidake2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/oka/youtei1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/oka/oyakonoki-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/oka/beberui1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/oka/hagoromonotaki-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/huukei2/mititoyama-m.jpg

other scenery
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/sinryoku/dorom2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/oka/tetugakunoki-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/oka/okanosora-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/oka/souya2-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/huukei4/douhoku1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/huukei4/souya1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/huukei3/syunkunitai1-m.jpg
http://snowman.whitering.net/kabegami/huukei2/miyazima4-m.jpg

Vapour

June 10th, 2007, 05:07 PM

:master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: :master:

Benkei

June 11th, 2007, 05:45 PM

脱帽！！！

SEED

June 16th, 2007, 07:25 PM

:eek: those picx r great! dont get to see things like this on travel tv bout japan!

TwGrl712

July 8th, 2007, 11:42 AM

Amazing pictures! better than I ever imagined. One day I'll visit hokkaido for sure, maybe even by myself :)

Skyblade

July 17th, 2007, 10:55 PM

This seriously makes me miss Hokkaido even more!!! :(

Thanks for posting, Coldstar. :D

VicFontaine

July 18th, 2007, 05:40 PM

I have a question about Hokkaido:

With a population of 5 million Hokkaido is quite sparsely populated. Why is that? Aren't japanese people willing to get out of the big city madness etc.?
So is it because there are hardly jobs available on Hokkaido? Or maybe construction is restricted in most areas because of national parks etc.?? Or what is the reason?!

Vapour

July 19th, 2007, 05:15 PM

It's too cold :D

VicFontaine

July 19th, 2007, 07:34 PM

Are you serious?? Thats the whole reason? I really wanna kno why !!

Blackraven

July 20th, 2007, 06:42 AM

Are you serious?? Thats the whole reason? I really wanna kno why !!

It is the COLDEST area in Japan.

This is true. It lies near Sakhalin (which connects to the cold areas of mainland Russia) and it is DAMN cold all-year long.

However, once you go down south to the Okinawa Islands and the entire south-east Japan, it becomes the opposite.

FML

July 20th, 2007, 01:57 PM

Note: My answer is just a guess, and may contain lots of errors.

With a population of 5 million Hokkaido is quite sparsely populated. Why is that?

The biggest reason, I presume, is because Hokkaido was (even more) sparsely populated until 19th century. The island (except of Matsumae-han) was only inhabited by Ainu people, who were mainly hunters. It means they couldn't sustain large population like Yamato (=mainland) Japanese could. The population increased after Japanese began immigration + reclamation, only 200 years ago.
Hokkaido does not have a large population, simply because it did not from the start.

Aren't japanese people willing to get out of the big city madness etc.?

Even in mainland Japan, "Big cities" are just (Greater-) Tokyo, Osaka, and possibly Nagoya. Other places are not that crowded.
Hokkaido is a very nice place to visit, but its inconvenience, the cold climate, and the lack of jobs as you mentioned, all make immigrating not very easy. People still did move to Hokkaido in early 20th century, when many Japanese were unemployed farmers (they reclaimed the island), but nowadays, most Japanese are not farmers. Most of them don't have a good reason to move to Hokkaido, but to big cities.

coldstar

July 20th, 2007, 02:34 PM

But more and more retiring office workers in Tokyo & Osaka are moving to Hokkaido and Okinawa so as to spin out their retirement in those wonderful places calmly. (IMO, Tokyoites are more attracted to Okinawa, on the other hand, Osakans are to Hokkaido.)

Indeed Hokkaido is damned cold in winter, but it has no rainy season and is ultimately brisk in summer. Needless to say, the food there are great.

I recommend foreigners (especially people from humid Asian countries) to travel Hokkaido (might be better than Honshu). I might be biased but from my own experience, Hokkaido is much more beautiful than Canada or New Zealand. Journey by local train is good but traveling by rent-a-car, bike or motorcycle are also great. Generally people in Hokkiado are gentle and kind to the travelers.

Blackraven

July 20th, 2007, 04:30 PM

If you are looking for a vacation spot in Japan (that is away from the bustling city life of Japanese cities), then Hokkaido is one neat place to visit.

coldstar

July 21st, 2007, 09:46 AM

Driving Fun on Country Roads

http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0106.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0107.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0110.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0112.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0056.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0069.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0088.jpg
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http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0119.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0140.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0142.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0146.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0153.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0168.jpg
http://tokyoviews.iaigiri.com/0608hokkaido/FILE0169.jpg

Lots of tourists from Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and Australia etc enjoy themselves at Hokkadio.

Good News
Holders of Taiwan's driver's license is allowed to drive in Japan, thanks to a proposal from the governor of Hokkaido.
Therefore, Taiwanese is able to drive in Japan with their own driver's license easily.

ems

August 16th, 2007, 09:24 PM

STOP SHINKANSEN

Shinkansen is not necessary in Hokkaido. The construction should not be carried on any further than Hakodate, or will devastate the island otherwise. The airports already have enough capacity to connect to the other parts of the country. The island must remain untouched. The people in Sapporo are stupid enough to wish becoming like Tokyo one day, the slave of money to be sucked dry. It's evil. They don't even know where everything goes and what everything is intended to. Don't get into it more than it should be. Hokkaido is a very young island and can choose before anything can happen. I'm very worried about him going down the wrong path. If Shinkansen lands on the island, the cute creatures will lose their color and messed up by somebody else, the most unwelcomed one. It will not become any richer but only become poorer. Please young man, it is not a bright idea at all, as it seems, but only a dark choice. I don't understand why Hokkaido wants to survive and why sticking to it, even by accepting the dirty concretes. It is like drinking the poison. Gullible folks. Need to be on your own. Never depend on him and give him the choice all under his control. Depending on the inferior only makes you becoming the same as him.

Oh and finally, I like the idea, that Hokkaido and Honshu are entirely different, not a part of each other. It's oil and water, never be the same. Honshu is too much of a complex that can never be imported into Hokkaido, which will destroy the island. Need to keep some distance. Get rid of all the crap comes from Honshu.

ems

August 16th, 2007, 09:28 PM

Hokkaido is much more beautiful than Canada or New Zealand.
Don't think so. Hokkaido is only a tiny crap compare to Canada or New Zealand.

ems

August 16th, 2007, 11:52 PM

I always think you talk a bit strange, far from the reality. Perhaps you should only be talking about Tokyo, not the other places. Because you obviously don't know very well.

But more and more retiring office workers in Tokyo & Osaka are moving to Hokkaido and Okinawa so as to spin out their retirement in those wonderful places calmly.
I don't think that many people from Honshu come to Hokkaido and spending the life after the retirement. What kind of people do you think exactly come over to Hokkaido? Are they doing what? Absolutely nothing to do in there. Boring life is awaited.

Indeed Hokkaido is damned cold in winter, but it has no rainy season and is ultimately brisk in summer. Needless to say, the food there are great.
I don't think being cold is a negative factor. If Hokkaido is humid and rainy, who would want to come? That kind weather makes you tired, don't you think? And I don't think the foods are very nice. Which food in Hokkaido do you think is nice? I like none of them. All of them are yuck in my opinion. I'd rather go to McDonalds.

I recommend foreigners (especially people from humid Asian countries) to travel Hokkaido (might be better than Honshu).
Honshu is better wouldn't it? It has a lot better infrastructure to accommodate them. I mean what you would expect from the rural folks? They are extremely ignorant. The people mostly are not interested even the people from Honshu.

Journey by local train is good but traveling by rent-a-car, bike or motorcycle are also great.
There is no decent train network there, and even road network. You pick up some nice photographs but they are only a minor portion of Hokkaido. Most part of this island is not as beautiful as you imagine.

Generally people in Hokkiado are gentle and kind to the travelers.
Generally, who for instance?

ems

August 17th, 2007, 12:30 AM

Note: My answer is just a guess, and may contain lots of errors.

The biggest reason, I presume, is because Hokkaido was (even more) sparsely populated until 19th century. The island (except of Matsumae-han) was only inhabited by Ainu people, who were mainly hunters. It means they couldn't sustain large population like Yamato (=mainland) Japanese could. The population increased after Japanese began immigration + reclamation, only 200 years ago.
Hokkaido does not have a large population, simply because it did not from the start.

Even in mainland Japan, "Big cities" are just (Greater-) Tokyo, Osaka, and possibly Nagoya. Other places are not that crowded.
Hokkaido is a very nice place to visit, but its inconvenience, the cold climate, and the lack of jobs as you mentioned, all make immigrating not very easy. People still did move to Hokkaido in early 20th century, when many Japanese were unemployed farmers (they reclaimed the island), but nowadays, most Japanese are not farmers. Most of them don't have a good reason to move to Hokkaido, but to big cities.
You have no errors, seem very keen on this topic. Would you move over and live in Hokkaido? I would reccommed living near Sapporo, where there are many business people relocated from Honshu. Is one of your parents from Hokkaido? Or did you live there before?

ems

August 17th, 2007, 12:36 AM

Lots of tourists from Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and Australia etc enjoy themselves at Hokkadio.

Lots of tourists? I've never seen them. Perhaps my village is too small.

mrgazpacho

August 17th, 2007, 01:06 AM

Lots of tourists? I've never seen them. Perhaps my village is too small.

Maybe only during ski season...

coldstar

August 17th, 2007, 09:47 AM

ems = messengers = pepsi cola

parasite in Japan Forum

We have only to stamp out with a die, have no use for replying to this nutter .

(BTW, pepsi cola has never been to Canada, nor New Zealand.:nuts: )

FML

August 18th, 2007, 01:50 PM

You have no errors, seem very keen on this topic.

So you at least agree with me saying;
Hokkaido is a very nice place to visit
That's good to hear. Thank you. :|

（チラ裏）
BTW, I am planning to visit Hokkaido next month. It has always been my "sacred place", though I've moved from there long time ago. Now I'm looking forward to try authentic soup curry.

ems

August 19th, 2007, 07:50 AM

It has always been my "sacred place"
Sacred? It is said to be that the useless losers from Honshu are dumped out in Hokkaido, so it is not a nice place.

Now I'm looking forward to try authentic soup curry.
Soup curry is a sick cuisine, there's poison in it. :puke:

Vapour

August 19th, 2007, 10:56 AM

^Go fuck yourself, you ems/messengers/pepsicola nerd.^

coldstar

August 19th, 2007, 11:23 AM

hey,mod. It's high time this nerd were banished. Otherwise, Japanese forumers would never come to this forum.

alsen

September 3rd, 2007, 08:55 AM

taken today.the weather was not really good.

S E N D A I

view from my university.

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7488/dsc01447yl2.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4232/dsc01449aj9.jpg

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2219/dsc01448zb0.jpg

SEED

September 3rd, 2007, 02:57 PM

ur uni hav a really nice view! :cool: and ur uni is on a hill top?

alsen

September 3rd, 2007, 04:38 PM

yup..for engineering campus.and that hill called aobayama 青葉山。

SEED

September 4th, 2007, 02:05 PM

^^ green leaf hill? :nuts:

alsen

October 2nd, 2007, 06:32 AM

F U K U S H I M A

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1488/dsc01616bp7.jpg

FML

October 11th, 2007, 05:40 PM

I've returned from the holiday in Hokkaido. I pictured some 700+ photographs (which most of them are terribly jiggled) and I'd like to share some of them which are still not THAT bad.

Rides:
As a rail buff, my natural choice was to use railways all the way from Saitama to Hokkaido. (In case you didn't know, it is generally considered insane to use rails on that distance. :) ) These are the things I used during the trip.

Super Hakucho, between Aomori and Hakodate. (I forgot to take a picture of Tohoku Shinkansen, BTW.)
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5803/p1000226hc8.jpg

Hakodate City Tram.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/1129/p1000243ce8.jpg

Super Hokuto on left, between Hakodate and Sapporo.
Super Ozora on right, between Sapporo and Kushiro.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1797/p1000850du6.jpg

Shiretoko, a rapid train between Kushiro and Abashiri.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2751/p1000290ka5.jpg

Not something I rode, but I happened to see the DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_mode_transit)) tested on Senmo Main Line.
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/6835/p1000309ey1.jpg

Okhotsk, between Abashiri and Asahikawa.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3914/p1000327jd9.jpg

Super Soya, between Sapporo and Wakkanai.
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9207/p1000591os8.jpg

Sarobetsu, between Wakkanai and Sapporo.
So it runs the same route as Super Soya. Although Super Soya is supposed to be the superior train, its "air suspension" tilting system made me literaly sick. Yeah, I did :puke: . If you are the one who easily gets a train sickness, avoid Super Soya at all costs.
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3994/p1000586nk1.jpg

A local train between Asahikawa and Biei, on Furano Line. The striped color is that of lavendar, Furano specialty.
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3128/p1000630gz0.jpg

Super Kamui, between Asahikawa and Sapporo.
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3913/p1000350ds6.jpg

Sapporo Moiwayama Ropeway.
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/186/p1000792ov2.jpg

Sapporo Streetcar. Sorry for the terrible quality of the pic.
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2861/p1000795ll0.jpg

Sapporo Municipal Subway.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2315/p1000835lk6.jpg

Mt. Hakodate Ropeway.
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9933/p1000920sa5.jpg

Over-night train Hokutosei (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokutosei), between Sapporo and Ueno. I rode it between Hakodate and Omiya.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/79/p1000941ch2.jpg

Single Compartments of Hokutosei.
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5788/p1000944fc3.jpg

Have a good sleep!
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/3465/p1000960sw2.jpg

FML

October 11th, 2007, 05:41 PM

Kushiro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushiro%2C_Hokkaid%C5%8D):
A city with nice seafoods. (I guess Nemuro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemuro%2C_Hokkaid%C5%8D) is even better, but it's very far even from Kushiro.) Try Katte-don ("Do-it-yourself rice bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donburi)") in Washo Ichiba (http://www.washoichiba.com/).

Kushiro Station.
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/407/p1000255js6.jpg

The main street. The traffic is quiet because it's still 6 AM.
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3857/p1000256qc8.jpg

The port.
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1113/p1000263ou4.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4536/p1000287sz1.jpg

Some streetscapes of Kushiro's morning.
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9950/p1000265zv1.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/6690/p1000267ct9.jpg

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Views from Senmo Main Line train.
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2971/p1000294vx1.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5754/p1000297ag1.jpg

The main street in front of Sattsuru Station, Senmo Main Line.
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7297/p1000299pw8.jpg

Sattsuru Station itself. The station may still be a little too large to be called your typical railway station in Hokkaido. :)
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/807/p1000302dy2.jpg

The train reaches the Okhotsk Sea coast.
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/1163/p1000305ko6.jpg

Abashiri (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abashiri%2C_Hokkaid%C5%8D):
Because of the tight schedule, I practically did nothing here.

Abashiri Station.
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8541/p1000315hc7.jpg

A quiet cityscape. Abashiri was much smaller city than I thought, but maybe I'm just missing vibrant areas.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2042/p1000318ig4.jpg

Views from Sekihoku Main Line. Great views of wild-wild-east of Hokkaido.
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8721/p1000331wn7.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7721/p1000338ig4.jpg

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FML

October 11th, 2007, 05:46 PM

Wakkanai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakkanai%2C_Hokkaid%C5%8D):
The sole raison d'etre of this city is the fact it's the northernmost point of Japan (if you ignore the Northern Territories (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuril_Islands_dispute) that are currently administrated by Russia, claimed by Japanese government). But hey, I do like that kind of geographical trivia. :)

Cape Soya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_S%C5%8Dya): The northernmost point of Hokkaido Island. Widely believed among people to be the northernmost point of Japan.

The monument.
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6971/p1000373vq9.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/856/p1000374us6.jpg

Looking toward south from the monument.
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8141/p1000377hy4.jpg

It is of course a popular tourist attraction, so it's difficult to shoot it without people.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5199/p1000380kx6.jpg

I believe this is Bentenjima Island, the true northernmost point under Japanese control. The island, or the rock, is uninhabited, but I guess it's not too difficult to go there if you charter a fishing boat.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6607/p1000378to4.jpg

Sakhalin, 43km away. Ishigaki City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishigaki) (the sourthernmost Japanese city), 2,849km away.
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2002/p1000385dk2.jpg

On the hill right back from the cape, there is Imperial Japanese Navy's watchtower, made in 1902. It is now a good observatory for tourists, including Takemoto from Honey & Clover (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_and_Clover).
It was very windy that day, so climbling it was really scary.
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7019/p1000386kn6.jpg

A lighthouse right next to the watchtower. Seems this one is still active.
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9343/p1000390hz8.jpg

A view from the watchtower.
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9434/p1000393zd4.jpg

The main street of Soya settlement.
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9043/p1000397bc5.jpg

Cape Soya and Bentenjima Island.
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5582/p1000403so6.jpg

You'll be in a little trouble if you miss a bus.
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9286/p1000443de8.jpg

Some more northernmost bits. This is the northernmost service station.
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/201/p1000429xf5.jpg

The northernmost store, possibly the northernmost building as well, oh, and the northernmost mailbox and vending machines, too.
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/750/p1000437at7.jpg

Inside the shop, there's something called Ryuhyokan (Drift Ice Pavilion)... what's that?
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9168/p1000439bt1.jpg

It was a not-so-large room with drift ices and some stuffed specimens. So this is the northernmost museum! Well, a sort of.
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5882/p1000417yf3.jpg

But it is rather scary to be alone in a quiet cold room like this with stuffed specimens... I guess the atmosphere was totally different in a crowded season.
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/5411/p1000418dv5.jpg

I guess I should have not entered the room with a dress shirt.
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6249/p1000427gq1.jpg

The northernmost shrine.
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2360/p1000444sg3.jpg

The northernmost junior high.
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/9708/p1000447fz7.jpg

The northernmost airport.
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/768/p1000461qe5.jpg

The northernmost railway station.
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6775/p1000466cf6.jpg

The northernmost rail.
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3595/p1000569mz3.jpg

Photo shooting time, everyone!
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3493/p1000592pn3.jpg

1596.1km from Tokyo Station.
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1369/p1000588dx3.jpg

The northernmost show-your-face-from-a-hole-and-be-a-celebrity photograph board (http://www.kaodashi.com/). The mystery is what kind of tourist would want to be Rinzo Mamiya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamiya_Rinzo), even though he is a great figure for sure.
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1641/p1000567za0.jpg

Wakkanai's "main" shopping district, which seems pretty much dead. Actually, the true/new commercial center of the city (which I failed to shoot pictures) is a few kilometers away from here.
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4900/p1000530at2.jpg

Two photogenic residences.
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9322/p1000583km3.jpg

Because of the geographical proximity, you see some Russian signs in the city. I didn't see single Russian person here, though.
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/9526/p1000533sq8.jpg

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http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/660/p1000359ls0.jpg

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Cape Noshappu is another famous cape in Wakkanai. It's the northern tip of the central city of Wakkanai, while Cape Soya is some 30km away from the city central.
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2474/p1000499bu9.jpg

The ruins of the pre-war period Wakkanai-Sanbashi (Wakkanai Pier) Station dome, in front of the former dock of the ferry. The ferry linked between Wakkanai and Otomari, Karafuto (the current Korsakov (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakov_%28town%29), Sakhalin). Its service halted after the Soviet invasion of Sakhalin in 1940s, "resumed" after the Soviet breakup in 1990s.
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2716/p1000546jo7.jpg

Wakkanai is a very remote city in Japanese standard. Just a few minutes ride on a train will show you views like these.
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5610/p1000599av6.jpg

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FML

October 11th, 2007, 05:46 PM

Biei (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biei%2C_Hokkaid%C5%8D):
A small town with nice hilly views. Some say the town is now too "touristic", but it was still a fun visit to me. Only the gripe was the weather was not very nice that day.

Biei Station.
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/5741/p1000752rq4.jpg

A cityscape.
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/1429/p1000744xc3.jpg

Hills.
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3092/p1000666mx0.jpg

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Looks like I can steal as many potatoes as I want...
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9774/p1000709zq0.jpg

FML

October 11th, 2007, 05:52 PM

Sapporo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo%2C_Hokkaid%C5%8D):
The capital of Hokkaido, and the city with the largest population in northern Japan.

Sapporo Station.
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/936/p1000817lu0.jpg

The city sure is developed, but its scape is a kind of boring as it's more or less a scaled-down version of Tokyo.
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7842/p1000813je4.jpg

You even have a scaled-down Tokyo Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo_TV_Tower) here. :|
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5497/p1000831vr4.jpg

This building (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo_Clock_Tower) is arguably the most famous tourist atraction in Hokkaido, as well as one of the three "most disappointing" tourist attraction all Japan.
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3014/p1000824us9.jpg

This one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Former_Hokkaid%C5%8D_government_office_building), the former Hokkaido Government Office, has a small-but-nice museum inside.
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/8141/p1000818az1.jpg

H Univ. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokkaido_University) is the university which those Dobutsu no Oisha-san (http://www.mit.edu/~rei/MANGA/Doubutsu.html) bunches attended.
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8813/p1000798gu3.jpg

And Hiragishi Takadai Park is the "sacred place" for How Do You Like Wednesday? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_do_you_like_Wednesday%3F) fans like me. For others, it is an unnoticeable small park in suburban Sapporo.
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/8010/p1000845xg6.jpg

A night view of the city from Mt. Moiwa (via an aerial tramway) was unexpectedly good. The poor picture below doesn't do justice to the magnificent view. It is highly recommended for Sapporo visitors.
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5132/p1000785uq2.jpg

...but be prepared for the observatory filled with screaming highschool brats... erm, cheerful youths, I mean.
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9825/p1000783li7.jpg

Views from Hakodate Main Line.
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9892/p1000857ca3.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9794/p1000861ep9.jpg

Hakodate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakodate%2C_Hokkaid%C5%8D):
A historic and touristic city in southern Hokkaido. By the way, I was born here. :)

Hakodate Station.
Near the station (and in some other places in the city), there is a hamburger store chain popular among locals, called "Lucky Pierrot (http://www.luckypierrot.jp/)". Try Chinese Chicken Burger. Very nice.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5201/p1000240nc1.jpg

A group of photogenic residences, albeit with a questionable harmony.
You rarely see a building like the right one (traditional Japanese style) in most other parts of Hokkaido.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6061/p1000872oc9.jpg

A slope.
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9930/p1000879kx9.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5757/p1000884sn9.jpg

A famous church (http://mukur.blog66.fc2.com/blog-entry-14.html).
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8739/p1000894bj9.jpg

I believe I saw this building in Noein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noein).
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4100/p1000923wt0.jpg

Former warehouses (http://www.hakodate-kanemori.com/) are now refurbished and filled with Harajuku-esque fancy stores.
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/6554/p1000934ot5.jpg

The port and the mountain.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7528/p1000936vo7.jpg

Another spectacular night view.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1395/p1000904wu5.jpg

...with another group of screaming highschoolers, of course.
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/4111/p1000911ak9.jpg

FML

October 11th, 2007, 05:54 PM

These pictures, across all Hokkaido, are things I found interesting, or kinda exotic.

Because of the climate, glass porches are common in Hokkaido and northern Tohoku, especially in northern/eastern Hokkaido.
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6595/p1000475tw2.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8600/p1000476bq7.jpg

But isn't this a litlle too much?
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7674/p1000582za1.jpg

"Stop line". The sign may look pointless now, but it will be important after snows hide lines on roads.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1992/p1000462cv7.jpg

Road shoulder sign, another important thing in snowy area.
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4756/p1000474sw6.jpg

"Non-skid sand"
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2770/p1000837nl5.jpg

No need to explain.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4844/p1000663yb7.jpg

"When you have 'Genghis Khan (http://pirokowisdom.blogspot.com/2005/11/jingisukan-genghis-kahn.html)' barbecue party, make sure you put left coals here." at Hokkaido University.
The smaller sign says "You can't have 'Genghis Khan' barbecue party unless you are school officials/students."
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3189/p1000807pc8.jpg

"Watch out for the falling snow!"
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4719/p1000577bf1.jpg

"Business Hotel (http://wikitravel.org/en/Japan#Business_hotels), Family". I sense some sort of contradiction here.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/7530/p1000321fo5.jpg

.reviR htroN ,efaC & hcnuL
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/360/p1000581pl0.jpg

Thanx for watching. :laugh:

mrgazpacho

October 12th, 2007, 03:45 AM

Great pictures!

I've travelled to Japan several times, but one day I will make a point of going to Hokkaido.

Why is that cow warning sign bent? Did someone crash into it? :P

castermaild55

December 2nd, 2007, 09:18 AM

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