Day 1 (12/12) - Noboribetsu (Part 2)
We then went to Jigokudani (Hell Valley) and the town of Noboribetsu.
Plaque
Me
Desolation
I wonder what I'm doing wrong
Shrine to the Earth God or something
Steaming landscape
Me
A glance back at civilization
Pool at the end of the walkable area in the valley
"Please don't put coins in it"
Evidently not a lucky pool
Artistic shot
Not-so-artistic shot.
Birds. I'd think they'd die of the sulphur fumes.
Visitor Centre information panel: how much calories you'd burn on the various treks versus how much you'd burn lying down
Lake Kuttara is ranked second in transparency among Japanese lakes. Wth. Do they have instruments to measure these things?!
Hotel room. For us to sleep on, the staff pulled out mattresses from the cupboards.
A more advanced toilet bowl than the last one
This model includes a vaginal douche as well as a butt washer and butt warmer. There's energy saving and a timer also. Don't ask me. (More on Jap toilets)
I went for a pre-dinner walk.
At first I thought this was just a god.
What happens after you insert 100 Yen.
More animatronics
Oni (demons)
Pachinko Parlor
At a 7-11 I saw a magazine behind the counter: 'Watermelon'. There was a girl in a bikini showing off her, err, watermelons.
I don't know how the townsfolk stand the smell of the place. They're probably used to it, like people who work in medical centres and students in one of my classes this semester. On the upside if you fart willy-nilly no one will ever know.
Shiroi Koibito I got at Chitose Airport
Dinner. Lunch was a lot (I didn't finish the rice) but dinner was even more.
I tried to go to an indoor hot spring (onsen) in trunks but was chased out by the attendant, so I missed this 'once in a lifetime' experience, just as I would similarly turn down a 'once in a lifetime' scat experience.