Abashiri Now !! Internet Cafe & Animals

Small zoo in Abashiri lake side. 40 or more Ezoshimaris= Squirrel is bred. It climbs on the knee, and it enters in the shirt when it is a squirrel that becomes accustomed. The baby of the squirrel that was born here according to the season can be seen. It can touch with animals of small size each other, and is popular among families. It is a caution needed because it might step on the squirrel that had come near to one's feet when having squatted down.

Abashiri Squirrel Park
Admission fees 300yen (three years old or more)
Open: 10:00- 17:00 (closing on winter season)
Tel 0152-48-2427

Abashiri Jinjya Matsuri (Festival of Abashiri Shrine)

The citizens who ware a costume of the coat of the tradition
queue up . And the stall queues up according to another and Article 4 of
the prospect procession who parades in the city with a brave drumbeat,
too. You also must participate in this festival that seems to be real summer.

Date: August 14-16, 2007
Venue: Abashiri Jinjya - Apt 4

Abashiri's Llama !

The llama is an animal in the South America Andes provinces. They are brought to ground and Abashiri in the northern part of Hokkaido and it breeds. I donot know the reason why. There are about 100 llamas in Abashiri primeval ranch here. LamaLamaLama

Abashiri Genseibokujo Kankou Center Co.,Ltd.
225 Mokoto, Abashiri City, Hokkaido
TEL:0152-46-2121
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~gensei/

SHIRETOKO NOW !

I have been to Shiretoko, RAUSU-cho.
There was sea gull's parent and children on the building of Tourist
Association in the RAUSU-cho. (photograph 1)The hair still grows and
the children don't become complete.



And next, this is a famous "Oshinkoshin cat" (photograph 2) at the waterfall of Oshinkoshin(Oshinkoshin no Taki in UTORO,Shiretoko). This old lady always sleeps on the space of shade in front of the entrance door because it is hot. Ihihi. ｡｡

I found a funny

Hi,the weather today is just nice, not hot, not cool, I like it.
Many of travelers from outside of Hokkaido are telling about this fresh air.

By the way I sometimes get my lunch at a store near our shop.
Today I found a funny bread called `milk steamed bun`.
The pattern of colour remind a cow.
If you are a dog lover you might think of a Dalmatian.

I hard thesedays people travel with their dogs.
Even here Abashiri there are some hotels you can stay with your pets.
How execiting isn`t it?

So the `milk steamed bun` tasted ok to me.
I should take plastic film before shooting.

Abashiri Okhotsk Summer Festival (Abashiri Okhotsk Natsu Matsuri)

Date: 19-22.Jul.2007(Thu,Fri,Sat&Sun)
Venue: Abashiri Central Town, APT 4 Pedestrian Precinct
Event Schedule
19Jul(Thu) Opening Ceremony 17:00-20:00
Beer Tasting Event

20Jul(Fri) Drift Ice Dancing 18:30-19:30
Gourmet stalls at a Kurione Street 11:00-20:00

21Jul(Sat) Musical Parade 12:30-14:00
Gourmet stalls at a Kurione Street 11:00-20:00
Fireworks 19:30-20:30

22Jul(Sun) Make Abashiri Hot and its Love Land !!
(APT 4 Pedestrian Precinct 19-22Jul)

Have a fun !!!

Tōrō nagashi , Spirits on Abashiri River.

Tōrō nagashi (灯篭流し) is a Japanese ceremony in which participants float paper lanterns (chōchin) down a river. This is primarily done on the last evening of the Buddist Obon festival as a way to guide the spirits of the departed back to the other world. Obon takes place on the 13 to 16 of August or July, depending on the calendar you go by. The white lanterns are for those who have died in the past year. Some Japanese believe that we come from water, so the lanterns represent our bodies returning to water (the sea).