Final day in Hokkaido

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Published: September 21st 2008Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Otaru
September 20th 2008

Whoops forgot to hit Publish on this yesturday... was pretty outa it when I wrote this due to lack of sleep: ===== So todays my final day on the island of Hokkaido. Yesterday visited the Sapporo Beer museum as well as the city of Otaru. The Sapporo Beer museum was smaller then I pictured it, but not too bad. Most of the signage was in Japanese but I got the gist of it. My favorite bit wa... Read Full Entry


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Me trying to be fancyMe trying to be fancy
Me trying to be fancy

View again of the warehouses on the canal
Fancy masksFancy masks
Fancy masks

I guess women used to wear these to parties and such.
RikshawRikshaw
Rikshaw

Picture would probably be better WITHOUT the giant rig on the side.
Pop machinesPop machines
Pop machines

Typical vending machines.. one on the right has a TV screen, and the one on the left is approved apparently by Tommy Lee Jones.
ShippingShipping
Shipping

Big ship hauling cars, probably bound for Russia
People in the canal areaPeople in the canal area
People in the canal area

Various people were playing instruments, painting, or hawking their wares to passerbys.
Same photo with effects usedSame photo with effects used
Same photo with effects used

Playing around with my camera
DisplayDisplay
Display

Barely noticed this small.. display? of wine bottles across the canal.
Wall street of the northWall street of the north
Wall street of the north

This area once housed major financial instutions here in Japan, lots of money went through.
A bank in a previous lifeA bank in a previous life
A bank in a previous life

This was the HQ for one of Japans banks back in the day.






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Date: 21st September 2008


man that beer museum was pretty tacky - LOL at the beer in the middle of the town display...

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