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	Hokkaido - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hokkaido Template:Audio (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: "North Sea Route", Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island and largest prefecture of Japan.
		Image:Sounkyo1.jpg Image:Hokkaido satellite image.JPG Hokkaido Island 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.
		Hokkaido is known for its cool summers (which attracts many tourists from other parts of Japan) and icy winters.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Hokkaido_prefecture (1346 words)

	Hokkaido's, hokkaido international school, hokkaido weather (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hokkaido's plan is to enforce its regulations from April 2005.
		Hokkaido's governor is said to have liked what he knew about city planning onthe other side of the Pacific, and had Sapporo laid out in a typically North.
		Hokkaido's Hokkaido's area of 17th-century uplift extends at least 50 km along the.
	www.information-science.org /hokkaido/hokkaido's.html (720 words)

	Akan, Hokkaidō - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Akan (阿寒町, -chō) is a town located in Akan district, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.
		As of September 30, 2004 it has an estimated population of 6518 and an area of 739.25 km².
		1887 The main town hall for Akan District is established
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akan,_Hokkaido (107 words)

	HOKKAIDO [Japan House] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lake Akan at Hokkaido during the period of winter migration of Japanese cranes Tanche.
		Island Hokkaido is the north edge of Japan and its area makes 83,452 square meters (It occupies the 1st place by area among islands in Japan).
		Hokkaido takes the 1st place in Japan by producing wheat, potato, milk etc. The volume of seafood production is big as well and makes 29 per cent from the total country's rate.
	www.japanhouse.ru /eng/regions_products/hokkaido.php (369 words)

	Outdoor Japan - Area Guides - Hokkaido Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hokkaido is the northern most island in Japan representing 22% of Japan’s total land mass and only 5% of its population.
		Hokkaido has 13 airports, 8 of which are connected to major cities in Japan.
		Hokkaido was almost exclusively inhabited by the Ainu, (Japan’s Native people), until mainlanders began settling in the southwest region during the Edo era (1603-1867).
	www.outdoorjapan.com /areaguides/prefecturehokkaido.html (377 words)

	HOKKAIDO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hokkaido (北海道) is the northernmost of Japan's four main islands.
		Hokkaido is dominated by its climate and geography.
		Many of Hokkaido's cheaper accommodations slap on an extra fee for winter heating (冬期暖房 tōki danbō), as Japanese houses even here in the north are notoriously poorly insulated and chew up vast quantities of fuel when the temperatures fall.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/hokkaido.htm (644 words)

	Hokkaido travel guide - Wikitravel
		Hokkaido is cooler than the rest of Japan, and the merciful lack of Japan's muggy summers and rainy season makes it a very popular domestic destination between May and August.
		Hokkaido is not (yet) linked to the Shinkansen high speed network, but night sleeper trains from Tokyo are a popular option.
		Hitchhiking is a viable option in Hokkaido, and due to the limitations of the public transport network it's not unheard of to see Japanese with their thumb out (a very rare sight in the rest of the country).
	wikitravel.org /en/Hokkaido (1678 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Akan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Akan, people of W Africa, primarily in Ghana, where they number over 7.5 million, Côte d'Ivoire, and Togo.
		It is inhabited by the Ashanti, a matrilineal Akan people who constitute one of Ghana's major ethnic groups.
		THE DYNAMICS OF WITCHCRAFT AND INDIGENOUS SHRINES AMONG THE AKAN.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Akan (426 words)

	Hokkaido : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands, has a landscape strikingly different from that of any other place in Japan.
		And the people of Hokkaido are as open and hearty as the wide expanses of land around them.
		Hokkaido's main tourist season is in August, when days are cool and pleasant with an average temperature of 70°F (21°C).
	www.frommers.com /destinations/hokkaido/2953010001.html (433 words)

	akan \| \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Die Akan sind ein westafrikanisches Volk mit mehreren Untergruppen, das vornehmlich im zentralen und südlichen Teil des heutigen Ghana und in den zentralen, östlichen und südöstlichen Gebieten der heutigen Republik Elfenbeinküste beheimatet ist.
		Akan, gruppo etnico dell'Africa Occidentale, composto da diverse popolazioni (ad esempio gli Agni) diffuse in Costa d'Avorio ed in Ghana.
		akan to English akan to French akan to Italian akan to Spanish akan to Dutch akan to Portuguese akan to German akan to Japanese akan to Turkish akan to Arabic
	www.babylon.com /definition/akan/All (611 words)

	Akan National Park travel guide - Wikitravel
		Akan National Park (阿寒公立公園 Akan-kokuritsu-kōen) is a large national park in the eastern part of the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
		The park's attractions are its three sparkling clear mountain lakes, the eponymous Lake Akan (阿寒湖 Akan-ko) to the west, Lake Mashū (摩周湖 Mashū-ko) to the east and Lake Kussharo (屈斜路湖 Kussharo-ko) between them.
		Near Lake Akan, the small village of Ainu Kotan is a tourist trap filled with Ainu handicrafts.
	wikitravel.org /en/Akan_National_Park (722 words)

	Akan National Park, Japan
		In the western part of the National Park lies Lake Akan (alt 1,375ft/ 419m), which has a circumference of 14mi/ 22.5 km and a maximum depth of 118ft/ 36m.
		The lake is noted for its abundance of fish (trout, salmon) and for a waterweed known as the marimo, which can reach a diameter of 6in/ 15cm.
		From here it is 1mi/ 1.5km to the base of the volcano, where sulphurous vapors emerge from numerous vents, coloring the rocks yellowish green with their deposits.
	www.planetware.com /japan/akan-national-park-jpn-hk-anp.htm (550 words)

	Aranami.net :: March 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A stone marker on a hill in Abashiri, Hokkaido.
		A snow sculpture of an owl in Akan, Hokkaido.
		Akan lake (frozen) with a mountain in the distance.
	blog.aranami.net /photos/march2004 (207 words)

	Japanese Guest Houses - Hokkaido Ryokan
		The second largest island in the Japanese archipelago, Hokkaido is located north of the main island of Honshu and is known for its national parks, rugged coastline, volcanoes and hot springs, and great ski resorts.
		With only 5% of the Japanese population and 22% of Japan's land mass, Hokkaido had a wide-open landscape and offers a welcomed retreat from the crowded cities.
		Hokkaido has several large national parks - the most famous being Shikotsu-Toya in the south, Daisetsuzan in central Hokkaido, and Akan in the west.
	www.japaneseguesthouses.com /db/hokkaido/index.htm (151 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search: Akan National Park
		Akan National Park in the eastern region of Hokkaido is known for its crater lakes formed when the calderas of volcanic Akan, Kussharo and Mashu filled with water.
		Located in the western part of the park, Lake Akan is surrounded by two active volcanoes.
		Kawayu, Teshikaga and the shores of Lake Akan have hot spring resorts that are best visited from early summer to autumn.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/1905llt.html (194 words)

	Global Volcanism Program \| Akan \| Summary
		Akan is a 13 x 24 km, elongated caldera that formed more than 31,500 years ago immediately SW of Kutcharo caldera.
		Growth of four post-caldera stratovolcanoes, three at the SW end of the caldera and the other at the NE side, has restricted the size of the caldera lake.
		Of the Holocene volcanoes of the Akan volcanic complex, only the Me-Akan group, east of Lake Akan, has been historically active, producing mild phreatic eruptions since the beginning of the 19th century.
	www.volcano.si.edu /world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0805-07= (175 words)

	Hokkaido East, Japan Photo Gallery by W. Lau at pbase.com
		Nearby and to the South is the Akan National Park.
		Northwest of Akan National Park is the small city of Abashiri, which is sitting on the shores of lake Abashiri and lake Notoro.
		Hokkaido is one part of Japan, which I have yet been, but after seeing these photos I really want to go.
	www.pbase.com /wai_grace/hokkaido_east (184 words)

	Akan, Hokkaido, Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Distant view of Akan, a group of stratovolcanoes, that lies within a shallow depression.
		Me-Akan, the active vent, is the steaming volcano on the left.
		Akan is a National Park and a center for preserving Hokkaido's native Ainu culture.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/north_asia/akan.html (197 words)

	Homepage of Vladimir Dinets - Japan in Winter, part 3 of 14
		The interior of Hokkaido has surprisingly continental climate, with hot summers and harsh winters.
		In winter, the remaining Hokkaido birds, plus a few from the Kurils, gather in a protected area near Kushiro.
		December of 2005 was unusually cold in Japan, especially on Hokkaido.
	dinets.travel.ru /japan3.htm (353 words)

	akan - Webled.com
		Akan Metal Casting Symbols - Akan Cultural Symbols Project
		The akan have a rich tradition in ]...
		[ akan Area of Ghana - Map with the geographic distribution of Ghanaian ]...
	www.webled.com /akan.htm (354 words)

	Japan by Motorcycle - Day 7
		I continued towards Lake Akan and Akan National Park on Routes 273 and 241.
		As I mentioned before, Hokkaido is infamous in Japan for its high rate of traffic accidents and fatalities.
		It was even less traveled than the national highway which had already been sparse and I was cruising along when I came across a fox crossing the road.
	www.chachich.com /jpnbike/day7.html (2383 words)

	Japanese Nihonga Paintings, Scrolls
		Painting on silk in sumi ink and mineral pigments, mounted as a hanging scroll, depicting the ancient forest of Akan in Hokkaido.
		The Akan old growth forest is located in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, which remained largely undeveloped until the end of the 19th century.
		The forest is within the vast Akan National Park, a beautiful region of volcanoes, virgin forest, and unspoiled lakes.
	www.kagedo.com /collections/nihonga/scrolls/slides/K5_25.html (800 words)

	KEC Journal: Akan
		For the weekend, we went to Lake Akan to enjoy the beautiful scenery and stay at an onsen ryokan (a Japanese-style hotel with hot spring facilities).
		Though I've lived in Hokkaido for more than 40 years, there are a lot of places that I've never visited.
		Ha ha ha, yeah, actually Akan was not "akan" at all.
	kec-journal.com /2003/11/akan.html (424 words)

	Akan dancewear Akan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Akan, Hokkaido, a town in Akan District, Hokkaido, Japan
		Akan, a character in the Book of Genesis.
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.find-ask.com /Encyclopedia/Akan/Akan.html (281 words)

	Ice broken up on Hokkaido's Lake Akan to start tourist season Asian Economic News - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A 188-ton excursion ship started breaking up the ice on Lake Akan in Hokkaido on Wednesday to prepare for the opening of the spring sightseeing season.
		Lake Akan, which has a shoreline of about 26 kilometers, is completely covered with ice 50-80 centimeters thick because below-freezing temperatures continued even after March.
		''The Lake Akan hot-spring resort is facing many cancellations by foreign tourists due to concerns over the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS),'' said Kiyoshi Yamamura, 52, chief sales official of Akan Kanko Kisen.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2003_April_21/ai_100443270 (202 words)

	Invitation to the 2003 Alternative 11 City Race in Japan - Travel to Japan to skate the 2003 Alternative 11 City Race ...
		A group of skaters in California is planning a trip to Hokkaido, Japan to participate in the "Alternative 11 City Race 2003".
		The main event is a 200km marathon on a 25km course atop the ice of Lake Akan on Saturday February 22.
		Arrangements will be made for group discounts on accommodations and local transportation while staying in Hokkaido.
	www.skatelog.com /events/jp-11cities2003.htm (191 words)

	japan-guide.com forum - Questions - Hokkaido (Shiretoko, Akan, Sounkyo)
		Hi, I am planning to travel to Hokkaido in June for 2 weeks and would be glad if someone could help me out.
		But the pass is not justified for the relatively short distances you would be traveling by train.
		If it is a long distance bus, the easiest way to get the tickets is probably at the bus terminal before boarding the bus.
	www.japan-guide.com /forum/quereadisplay.html?1+24154 (1513 words)

	Alkaline Water on Dairy Farms
		In the long run, the use of alkali water is a totally economical approach to the dairy industry.
		The milk output had increased from 317 tons to 393 tons or an increase of 24.0%
		The milk output had increased from 8,641 kg to 10,1 77kg or an increase of 1 7.8%
	www.portalmarket.com /dairy.html (1194 words)

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