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  Hitchhiking around Hokkaido
Hokkaido, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago, is the country's 'wild west'.
Colonized by the Japanese only in the last 150 years, its rolling farmland and rugged coasts offer a break from traditional Japan's overload of historic sights, and Hokkaido people are known for their resourcefulness and broad outlook on life.
Nakajima glowed with pride as we happily tucked into piles of shrimp, abalone and 'kegani' (hairy crab—a local specialty) in a cozy restaurant tucked away among the lanterns and neon of Mombetsu's tiny entertainment district.
www.travellady.com /Issues/Issue55/hokkaido.htm   (1558 words)

  
 Account of the Hokkaido travel '99 August 17
Hokkaido -- like this -- it is not -- if.
And seemingly, according to the place which it becomes the talk of a MOMOIWASOU youth hostel, he is also hearing the same rumor, and he asked to other men in the rider house, the whole of the rumor will be true.
Such being the case, after that, although it rained at night, I was flooded with the thing of the degree of —ˆ and the tent was moved under the eaves, if it is speaking about that in the morning, it will be revealed that how to build I somehow is unsavory.
shupla.w-jp.net /english/japan/hokkaido/0817_e.html   (1147 words)

  
 Hokkaido
Hokkaido became equal with other prefectures in 1947, when the revised Local Autonomy Law became effective.
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 attract many tourists from other parts of Japan) and icy winters.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/ho/Hokkaido.htm   (1599 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Hokkaido Island is located at the north end of Japan, near Russia, and has coastlines on the Sea of Japan, the
(By Japanese reckoning, the prefecture also incorporates several of the Kuril Islands.) Because the prefectural status of Hokkaido is denoted by the dō in its name, it is rarely referred to as "Hokkaido Prefecture," except when necessary to distinguish the prefecture from the island.
Hokkaido is known for its cool summers and icy winters.
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Hokkaido_Prefecture.html   (890 words)

  
 Echinococcosis multilocularis
Hokkaido is located at the northern end of the Japan Islands.
Kamiya and Obayashi found 328 infected red foxes diagnosed at necropsy in the Namura and Kashiro districts of Hokkaido during 1966 to 1973 (8).
In 1992 of 42 rats captured at garbage dumps in southern Hokkaido, one was infected (12).
www.isrvma.org /article/55_2_5.htm   (1398 words)

  
 Hokkaido Guide - Wakkanai - Places to Visit
North Breakwater Dome, Cape Soya and Wakkanai West Coast, Wakkanai Airport Park and Recreation Area, Wakkanai Park and Central District.
This unusual sea wall is the symbol of Wakkanai and is located very near the sea terminal for ferries to Sakhalin, Rebun and Rishiri Islands.
The final monument is located at the highest point in the park and is called “The Wakkanai Centennial Memorial Tower” which commemorates the 100th year since the founding of Wakkanai.
www.hokkaidoguide.com /city/wakkanai/interest/places_to_visit.php   (749 words)

  
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1,718 m) rises from the center of the island, the biggest island in Hokkaido (63 km in circumference).
Its scenic spots are Himenuma Pond, which reflects the beautiful shape of Rishiri-Fuji, and Otatomari Pond, which is the home of Sakhalin spruce primeval forest and the northern limit.
The port terminal is at Kutsugata, the district at the center of Rishiri Town.
www5.hokkaido-np.co.jp /kankohokkaido/English/douhoku/e-rishiri.html   (119 words)

  
 Cycling Japan
Unfortunately we were too late in the year to see the wildflowers that Rebun is famous for, but on the positive side we also missed the truckloads of tourists who come with them and had the place virtually to ourselves.
Unlike Hokkaido though it's not a particularly popular destination for tourists, and due to it's wild terrain and low population density it's considered the back of beyond by city dwellers further south.
Rider Houses are quite common in Hokkaido (though more or less unheard of in the rest of the country), providing a bit of floor space and a roof over the head for bikers, cyclists and other more alternative Japanese travellers, making them a good place to meet other like-minded types.
cyclingjapan.blogspot.com   (19199 words)

  
 電子忍術 » Blog Archive » Hokkaido
She was so nice; she gave us stacks of pamphlets about Hokkaido, and got us a discount rate on a cheap but nice hotel off the beaten path in Sapporo.
Hokkaido is famous for its ramen, and I tried some tonight.
Rebun is a small island off of Hokkaido, and it’s part of the Rishiri Rebun Sarobetsu National Park.
eric.definitelynotsafe.com /wordpress/?p=23   (3517 words)

  
 WHERE TO GO, Japan Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
To the northwest, the lovely islands Rebun-to and Rishiri-to are ideal summer escapes, while in the south, the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, includes two beautiful lakes, onsen and the baby volcano Showa Shin-zan.
Hokkaido's most historic city is Hakodate, with its hundred-year-old wooden houses, churches built by expat traders and lively fish market.
Winter is also a fantastic time to visit Hokkaido to catch Sapporo's amazing Snow Festival (Yuki Matsuri) in February, ski at top resorts or take a boat through the drift ice off the port of Abashiri.
www.infohub.com /destinations/asia/Japan/70602.htm   (1702 words)

  
 All Japan 日本: April 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
During the Edo Period, when the district was still located outside the city limits, Asakusa was the site of kabuki theaters and a large red light district.
From 1612 to 1800, today's Ginza district was the site of a silver coin mint (Japanese: ginza), after which the district was eventually named.
Rebun is longer and flatter than Rishiri and most famous for its wealth of alpine flowers found at sea level due to the harsh climate.
all-japan.blogspot.com /2006_04_01_all-japan_archive.html   (5424 words)

  
 Rebun Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rebun Island (礼文島, rebuntō) lies in the Sea of Japan off the northwestern tip of Hokkaidō, Japan.
Rebun stretches 29 kilometers in the North-South direction and 8 kilometers East-West, covering about 80 square kilometers.
All communities are part of Rebun Town in Rebun District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rebun_Island   (155 words)

  
 Yun Free Stock Photos : Range: Faraway Part.1
It is scenery of the morning glow of a farm village of Furano of Hokkaido that it is snowy, and was surrounded.
The dusk of a rocky shore of Rebun Island
I arrested a night view of central Japan of a large entertainment district of Fukuoka from the top of a bridge.
fount-k.com /~tomo/en/dis4-1.html   (939 words)

  
 Hokkaido
The government eventually decided to use the name Hokkaido, but decided to write it as 北海道, as a compromise between 海北道 and because of the similarity with names such as Tokaido (東海道).
In 1886, the three prefectures were replaced with Hokkaido-chō (北海道庁) The provinces with their districts were as follows
Ifuri (胆振国) (modern-day Iburi Subprefecture, Yamakoshi District of Oshima, Abuta in Shiribeshi, the cities of Chitose and Eniwa in Ishikari and Shimukappu Village in Kamikawa
www.measuroo.com /eth-H/Hokkaido.php   (1762 words)

  
 Japan, Tokyo, Hakone, Hiroshima, Kyoto. Over 100,000 photographs and images of every aspect of Japanese culture on-line ...
Photographs taken from the area around the Ginza district which is the ultra-fashionable area world famous for glamor and high prices.
Wealthy residential districts in the central area of Tokyo.
Of particular interest are the images covering the Ainus in Hokkaido, a beautiful scene of Nagasaki, public and private bath houses, and a private women's party.
www.didik.com /nycinpictures/japan/asia1.htm   (2561 words)

  
 Ginza
The Ginza is Tokyo's most famous upmarket shopping, dining and entertainment district, featuring numerous department stores, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, night clubs and cafes.
One square meter of land in the district's center is worth more than ten million yen (more than 100,000 US dollars), making it one of the most expensive real estate in Japan.
Built in 1932, the clock tower of the Ginza Wako building is the symbol of the Ginza, standing at the northwest corner of the district's centrally located junction of Chuo and Harumi Dori.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e3005.html   (670 words)

  
 Publication list
K.Wada (1995) Chemical composition of plagioclase in the Kurodake lava from Taisetsu volcano, central Hokkaido, Japan.
K.Wada (1995) Fractal structure of heterogeneous ejecta from the Me-akan volcano, eastern Hokkaido, Japan: implications for mixing mechanism in the volcanic conduit.
Y.Onuma and K.Wada (1991) Geology and petrology of Asahi-dake at Taisetsu volcano, central Hokkaido.
www.asa.hokkyodai.ac.jp /research/staff/wada/RES/pub.html   (504 words)

  
 Wakkanai - Hotel, holiday, vacation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It has a population of about 42,000, and is in the subdistrict of Soya in northern Hokkaido.
There are two islands off the western coast of Wakkanai, called Rebun and Rishiri, accessible by ferry.
Rebun and Rishiri — Japan's northernmost national park
35west.com /travel-Wakkanai   (329 words)

  
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I think the weather is supposed to be doing much the same thing tomorrow, which is really bad timing since I’m going to Hokkaido with Aaron.
Anyways, Hokkaido is one of the most sparsely populated areas of Japan, and it shouldn’t be too cold yet.
We’ll probably be spending a lot of time on them, since Hokkaido is a big place.
eric.definitelynotsafe.com /wordpress   (5830 words)

  
 Some branch lines in Japan, 1995
The line once served the docks at Otaru, but is now completely disused and very rusty, although no track is lifted and the connection with the yard lines at Minami Otaru is still in place.
A small museum located in the two half-roundhouses at Temiya was in August 1995 undergoing considerable extension and is to open in 1996 as the Hokkaido Railway Museum.
The trains are made up of single-unit diesel cars coupled together, six vehicles on both day trains from Sapporo and three vehicles on the one from Asahigawa.
www.rinbad.free-online.co.uk /jp_brch.htm   (4264 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Downing of KAL Flight 007
Novoseletski called for rescue helicopters to be sent to the area and Deputy Commander of the Far East Military District Gen. Strogov called for all ships in the vicinity of Moneron to be sent to the island immediately, both Border Guard and civilian ships.
The nearby islands of Rebun and Rishiri have peaks over 1,700 meters (over 5,000 feet) high but the peak on Hokkaido nearest to Wakkanai is about 15 miles inland and only reaches 427 meters (Planet Earth Macmillan World Atlas).
Congressman Lawrence P. McDonald, Democrat, 7th District, Georgia, was separated from the rest of the passengers and taken by special air transport to Moscow on or about Sept. 8, 1983.
www.rescue007.org /faq.htm   (13476 words)

  
 Charles T. Keally's Introduction
My research has dealt mostly with the Japanese Palaeolithic and Jomon cultures and has emphasized social and ecological analyses of these two cultures.
The Third-millennium B.C. Uedomari 3 Site, Rebun Island, Hokkaido: Life at a Far Northern Outpost of the Ento Peoples from Tsugaru.
Hokkaido Pleistocene Archeology and the Earliest Americans: Some Comments.
www.t-net.ne.jp /~keally/keally.html   (644 words)

  
 Dolichovespula pacifica in Asian Russia
All other localities were taken from Pekkarinen, 1995.
Hokkaido: Soya district: Rebun Is.; Kamikawa district: Otoineppu, Mt. Daisetsu; Tokachi district: Kamisatsunai; Shiretoko Peninsula; Kushiro district: Lake Kussharo; Hidaka district: Mt. Poroshiri; Sorachi district: Mt. Yûbari; Ishikari district: Sapporo and vic.; a border between Shiribeshi and Hiyama districts: Mt.
A.Pekkarinen (1995) consider Dolichovespula pacifica (Birula, 1930) to be conspecific with North American D.
fen.nsu.ru /~vvdubat/Vespidae/pacifica.htm   (287 words)

  
 nkysdb: GOTO Yoshihiko
Cylindrical Structures in a Subaerial Rhyolite Lava Dome in the Kutcharo Caldera, Hokkaido, Japan ?
Miocene Volcanism in Northern Hokkaido District, Japan: Magmatic Constraints on Timing of Opening of the Kurile Basin ?
Sr and Nd isotopic compositions of the magma source beneath north Hokkaido, Japan: comparison with the back-arc side in the NE Japan arc ?
staff.aist.go.jp /miyagi.iso14000/Works/Review/coop/0020/284.html   (268 words)

  
 WAKKANI SUN HOTEL INFORMATION
Located right next to the JR Wakkanai Station in the center of the city.
Also close to the ferry terminal for Rishiri and Rebun.
Walk about the lively business district in the evening.
www.sunhotel.co.jp /english   (199 words)

  
 IAPT TAXON - Data
September 2 1980, Sino-Amer.Exped 586 (A,CM); Shennongjia Forest district in the vicinity of Qiujiaping elev.1440-1650m.
to Bijie 787, (KUN); HUBEI: Shennongjia Forest District in the vicinity of Chuifeng Pass elev.
Akshimskij district, mountain near Chikoj River (Chikoy river) near Burech River junction, July 11 1913, W.Smirnow 503 (LE); IRKUTSK: Slyudyanka to Khamar-daban Mts.
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de /b-online/ibc99/iapt/sup47_596.htm   (4388 words)

  
 Yun Free Stock Photos : Country: Japan Part.65
Images can be modified and be used for commercial purposes without fee under the license.
Tokyo Hokkaido Kyushu Island Okinawa Prefecture Kumamoto Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture Tochigi Prefecture Hakone Rishiri Island Rebun Island Nagano Prefecture Kyoto Gunma Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture Niigata Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture Mie Prefecture Aichi Prefecture Nara Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture Gifu Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture Honshu Main Island Chiba Prefecture Toyama Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture Chichibu Kagoshima Prefecture
In the gorge, walls on both sides are covered with moss.
fount-k.com /~tomo/en/cou1-65.html   (353 words)

  
 DX BULLETIN DE XE1BEF - AMATEUR RADIO NEWS
AS147 JJ3NAW/8 Rebun and Rishiri Islands (July and September 2002)
North American QSO Party-CW - Organized for the National Contest Journal, begins at the 1800Z of January 11 at the 0600Z of January 12.
Hunting Lions in the Air--CW/Phone - Organized for the South African District 410B of the International Club of Lions, it begins to the 0000Z from January 11 to the 2400Z of January 12.
members.fortunecity.com /xe1bef/DXbulletin73-e.htm   (3730 words)

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