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