Welcome to Japan’s last pristine wilderness Welcome to Shiretoko Penninsula, blog fans. The word “shiretoko” is derived form an Ainu word “siretok“, meaning “end of the Earth“, which seems very appropriate for one of the most isolated regions in Japan. We thought we’d seen the wildest, remotest parts of Hokkaido […]
Another visit to Daisetsuzan National Park We were so impressed by the epic scenery we saw around Asahidake Onsen yesterday that we wanted to see more of Daisetsuzan National Park. So today we headed off to Sounkyo Onsen, another tiny hot springs resort on the fringes of the […]
Daisetsuzan = Great Snowy Mountains Today we went trekking through Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan’s largest national park. This rocky, volcanic region lies at the heart of Hokkaido and is one of the last untouched wildernesses in Japan. It’s wild, rugged and incredibly beautiful – as we found out […]
Taking a trip to belly button town Today we took the “Flower Train” from Asahikawa to Furano, a small town about an hour out of Asahikawa that is incredibly popular amongst Japanese tourists. Furano is a small agricultural town, famous for its fields of flowers, melons and annual […]
Heading back towards civilisation… Our time in Japan’s far North came to an end today, and wouldn’t you know it, we actually had FULL SUNSHINE and blue skies for the first time in a week! The benefit of having such brilliant weather is that we got to see […]
Wandering Soles 