Heading home…. Today our holiday officially came to an end. We’re heading home tonight and, as always when holidays end, it’s bitter sweet. Sweet in terms of remebering the experiences we’ve had, the things we’ve seen, and the people we’ve met; but bitter in that it’s all over! […]
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 […]