Friday, April 7, 2023

AOMORI / HAKODATE

 AOMORI


Entrance gate to Hirosaki Castle grounds...main castle is long gone after a fire












Surrounding inner moat wall was crumbling and the watch tower had to be moved temporarily





Major project to construct rails to move watch tower from the corner of moat wall


Reinforced with steel while it was moved

Winter & Sakura views




Another original keep tower


Snow & Sakura

Hirosaki Neputa-no-Yakata museum of lanterns













Craft collective "Kurakobo" using a 400 year old rice grainary




Childrens lanterns


Yokien garden & tea house


HAKODATE, Hokkaido










The fish market













Old town brick warehouse shopping district



Amazing leather store




Squid boat with large high intensity bulbs for attracting them at night 🐙

Train station is directly opposite the dock but the bullet train station is a 15 min ride. By 2030 you will be able to take the Shinkansen to Sapporo from Tokyo.







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