The hotel we (I) chose, based on TripAdvisor, "Mahoroba" was disappointing (tacky 70s style, catered for large group and it was more expensive than the one in Jyozankei and quality much lower....)
Not to be deterred, we went for sight seeing.
Went to the Bear Park where they keep 100s of bears in only 3 closures....
Paid 2500yen each (takai!) and took the rope way for 7min, on top of a mountain, our hopes were high... we were hoping to see bears in their most natural form - in the mountains.... but disturbed to find they were put in a concrete ground hole.
Not only that, they were clapping their hands, begging for cookies... Sad.
There were 4 Ainu houses with real Ainu people for exhibition... somehow I didn't feel they were happy...
A questionable duck race thing, lifted the mood a bit, though...
Hell Valley (地獄谷 Jigokudani). Sulphurous volcanic pits and geysers.
I wish I could post the smell...
After the bear hell hole, could not resist this...
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The Takeya family went to this place when you were 7 years old.
All of us also couldn't stand the msell, but you were the one who refused to walk further, caught by camera with twisted face and covering your nose. Finally you gave up, but there you were...walking behind me, holding my blouse to cover your nose...all the way! Absolutely cute!
Yeah, I thought I've been there!
The whole Noboribetsu Onsen town smelled like that.
We couldn't understand how local people can stand living there.
But it got better after a while.
And I think I was pressing my nose against Matt's arm when we just arrived there. ha ha
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