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Hokkaido 06/2004
The last two days
Onneto Lake

Onneto Lake is interesting with its green-blue colour and the mountain background. Not far away

from it are the Yunotaki waterfalls, one of the most amazing spots of our trip. Actually, the water pouring down is hot water

Yunotaki waterfall

from an onsen (natural hot spring). This helps

the rapid growth of moss on the stones in and around the

waterfall. The green colour of moss, the grey colour of the stones and the sound of the water in the background, all of this is really fascinating.
And if you want you can bath in the public onsen just next to the falls!
To get to the falls you have to hike about 1,5 km from the parking - but it is worth doing!

Our last night in Hokkaido we stayed at a place by Shikaribetsu Lake where there was nothing but two hotels. On the way you would encounter quite a few foxes, as shown in the picture. They are used to human-beings and actually come very close to you in order to get food when you stop your car. Not really wild and not what it should be like...
Shikaribetsu Lake

The Ginga waterfalls in the Sounkyo area, an area of steep rocks and valleys, are also worth stopping at. Actually, there are two, a male
Ginga waterfall

and a female one as a legend says. The water falls from about 40-50 m high, down to the river in the valley.

Plenty of rice is grown in Hokkaido. The fresh green rice paddies look neat in the sunlight.
In the Sounkyo area
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