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Day 2- Moerenuma Park and Hokkaido Shrine
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
The buffet breakfast at Keio Plaza Sapporo had a good spread of Japanese and Western dishes, including a big platter of fresh salmon roe.
Our first stop today was the Moerenuma Park, in place of the Ishiya Chocolate Factory which had its operations suspended temporarily by the Japanese Government. The park was a vast area with lots of sculptures designed by Isomu Noguchi. Most of the tour members rented bicyles (200 yen per person) but we chose to walk as they did not have any tandem bicycles.
We had freshly made octopus balls from a street vendor outside the temple; 500 yen ($6.50) for nine yummy balls filled with thick strands of octopus.
Our last stop was 4 hour shopping at the JR tower, which we felt was too long as the shopping in Sapporo was not as exciting and varied as Tokyo. We spent most of the time wandering in the food halls of Daimaru and sampled more food, including ice cream and the very delicious chicken liver yakitori (not for Co though).
Our first stop today was the Moerenuma Park, in place of the Ishiya Chocolate Factory which had its operations suspended temporarily by the Japanese Government. The park was a vast area with lots of sculptures designed by Isomu Noguchi. Most of the tour members rented bicyles (200 yen per person) but we chose to walk as they did not have any tandem bicycles.
Hokkaido Shrine is located in Maruyama Park and we were lucky to be there on a Sunday, which happenend to be the day when parents bring their children aged 3, 5 and 7 to the temple to pray for good health. The little kids were all dressed in their traditional costumes and some shyly posed for photographs.
We had freshly made octopus balls from a street vendor outside the temple; 500 yen ($6.50) for nine yummy balls filled with thick strands of octopus.
Our last stop was 4 hour shopping at the JR tower, which we felt was too long as the shopping in Sapporo was not as exciting and varied as Tokyo. We spent most of the time wandering in the food halls of Daimaru and sampled more food, including ice cream and the very delicious chicken liver yakitori (not for Co though).
We were amazed that our room at the Gateaux Kingdom Onsen resort had a huge marble bathroom complete with a personal TV.
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