Hokkaido 2019 | Moai Statue and Pink Moss

From Takino Park, we continue our drive to Jozankei onsen town.

But we make a few pit stops along the way.  1st stop was at Makomanai Takino Cementery.  There are this row of huge Moai replica near the entrance. The area was still under construction when we were there.  Apparently there are many other famous replicas in there, we just drive slowly 1 round in the area.  You can read more about the place here: https://hokkaidoguide.com/makomanai-takino-cemetery/

Cold wind blowing on a sunny day.

2nd stop is the Pink Moss garden.  We saw this area with lots of Pink Moss, Shibazakura flower, just by the road side.  Apa lagi, wajib la singgah sekejap tangkap gambar kan. The perks of self-driving.

Hokkaido 2019 | Takino Suzuran Hillside Park

On Day 2 of our trip in Hokkaido, we rent a car to go outside of the city.  Our 1st destination for the day is Takino Suzuran Hillside Park. 

Takino Suzuran Hillside National Government Park is the only national government park in Hokkaido. Within the 400-hectare grounds, there’s a colorful flower garden, large playground equipment, three waterfalls, and a forest that’s perfect for a stroll. 

We only visited the flower garden.

Opening hour: 

April 20 - May 31, September 1 - November 10: 9:00 - 17:00
June 1 - August 31: 9:00 - 18:00
December 23 - March 31: 9:00 - 16:00 

Fee:
Adults (15 years old and over) ¥410, Under 15 years old are free, Senior (65 and over) ¥210 

Nothing much to say, we just enjoy the view and the fresh air there, very relaxing and refreshing.

The entrance and ticketing booth, buy your tickets from the 4 machines on the right side.

Hokkaido 2019 | Susukino

 After resting in the room for a few hours, we went out for dinner and sightseeing.

Our destination is to Susukino area.  Susukino is a red-light district in Sapporo.  There were so many restaurants around the area and many people too.  Not sure what and where to eat, we just walked around. Then suddenly we saw this one familiar restaurant, Gyoza No Osho.  We used to dine at their branches in Kyoto and Osaka.  So we went inside, there was a short queue, we waited for a while for our table.

Sadly we could not find our favourite mushroom and pork dish on the menu.  Maybe the mushroom dish only available during Autumn.  Nonetheless, we had a good meal of ramen, egg rice, fried chicken and gyoza.

After dinner, we continued browsing around the area before we call it a day.

The Sapporo Streetcar (札幌市電, Sapporo shiden) 

Sapporo city tram, mesti mok tangkap gambar ni.

That’s how we spent our Day 1 in Sapporo. Sweet memories indeed.