2024 Summer Hokkaido Yosakoi Soran Festival Tour Photo Gallery

Starting it off with a bento!

Arrived safely in Hokkaido.

Arrived safely in Hokkaido.

Heading to our first location.

Bus ride

Kitanogurume Seafood Restaurant

King crab!

Our first lunch was a Kaisen don.

Enjoying the good food.

Enjoying the good company

Aloha!

Food coma lol!

Group shot at Asahiyama Zoo

Asahiyama Zoo

Crane

Monkeys

Checking out the aquarium

An underwater glass tunnel lets visitors observe the penguins.

A glass pipe called "Marine Way" lets visitors inspect passing seals

Penguins!

Famous cream puff. So ono.

Sampling the authentic cuisine

Visiting the Otokoyama Sake Brewery Museum

Group shot

Water of Longevity in front of the main brewery

Sampling the sake

Many different kinds of sake

Enjoying the tour!

Herb Hill Furano Gift Shop

More shopping fun!

Lunch buffet!

Lunch buffet!

Lunch buffet!

Hiking to the Blue Pond

Selfie time!

Gorgeous views

Blue Pond

Group shot at the Blue Pond

Noisy cicida

Tomita Farm

Lavender field

Beautiful flowers

Tomita Farm

Tomita Farm was sparse so had we been here a few months from now we would see a sea of colors and be hit with a multitude of scents.

Getting aerial views of Goryōkaku, a star fort in the city of Hakodate.

Views of the fort

Views of the fort

Group shot at the fort

Fort Goryokaku

Lunch

View of Lake Toya

View of Lake Toya

Making fresh ice cream

Making fresh ice cream

Making fresh ice cream

The final result!

Convent gardens

Convent gardens

Convent

Motomachi-Suehirocho Architectural Preservation District

Motomachi-Suehirocho Architectural Preservation District

Motomachi-Suehirocho Architectural Preservation District

Motomachi-Suehirocho Architectural Preservation District

Hakodate Ropeway at night

Amazing nighttime views

Amazing nighttime views

Rest stop on the way to Lake Toya

Lake Toya group shot