Thursday 27 September 2012

Japan - Hokkaido

Hokkaido

Hokkaido  is an island, the island area is 77,981.87 square kilometers, it is the second largest island in Japan , and it  ranked 21 in the world, a little smaller than the island of Ireland , but slightly larger than the Sakhalin Island. The island of Hokkaido is located at the north end of Japan, near Russia, and has coastlines on the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Pacific Ocean. The center of the island has a number of mountains and volcanic plateaus, and there are coastal plains in all directions. Major cities include Sapporo and Asahikawa in the central region and the port of Hakodate facing Honshu.

Hokkaido have vast expanses of land, natural beauty and rich resources. In winter there are full ofsnow, and you can watch the snow festival , it is a good place for winter tourism and skiing resort. The capital of Hokkaido, Sapporo City is the the Hokkaido region's largest tourism center city. The other major cities and tourist areas in Hokkaido is Asahikawa, Hakodate, Otaru, Kushiro, Biei, Furano, pattern types, Abashiri, Noboribetsu (Spa), Jozankei Spa, Shiretoko Peninsula (World Heritage), Akan. There are many delicious food in Hokkaido, for example Sapporo beer, noodles, crab and many other seafood.

Sapporoshi Tokeidai


Sapporo Clock Tower (watch station) is a well-known tourist attractions in Sapporo, founded in 1878, was once a school in Hokkaido,and now become a symbol of Sapporo. 


Sapporo TV Tower



Sapporo TV Tower stands on the eastern side of the Odori Park, it is147.2 meters high it is one of the the eye-catching signs in Sapporo. Sapporo TV Tower was built in 1957, the observatory is on 90.3 m high , you can enjoy  360-degree  views of the surrounding views of Sapporo 

Otaru Unga



Otaru Canal was bulit  in 1914. Beside the Otaru Canal coast there are many red brick warehouse, they show that Otaru was the Hokkaido financial and economic center in the past. With the development of the times, the Otaru Canal has lost its former role and become a historical tourist attraction today, to show visitors the romantic style of the past year. A total length of 1120 meters walk along the Otaru Canal Road, both sides establish a 63 the kerosene street light at night