Hokkaido 5 北海道

This morning we decided to visit a few museums in Asahikawa to add a little "culture favour" to our tour.

But before that, we visited a Catholic Church simply named after the road name (Road 6 Catholic church).

We went to International Dyeing (left) and weaving Art Museum, Yukara Ori Craft Museum in order to know the textile and dress culture of Japanese. We also visited Snow Crystal Museum which is adjacent to the above 2 museums.

We found a nice place in a park to have our lunch.

After lunch we started our journey north to Wakkanai, the northern most city of Japan. We decided to take the western coastal road in order to see the beautiful scenery along the way. We were not disappointed ... blue sky, blue sea and cool weather.(let the pictures do the talking)

We arrived at Wakkanai at about 6:30 pm. It was a five-hour, 250 kms journey. When the wind blow, we feel very cold. Tonight's temperature is around 14 degree C. (Too tired to write, please see Facebook for more pictures)









今天我们决定去拜访博物馆，为这旅程增加一点人文气息。

不过，我们先去拜访了一间天主教堂。这教堂就以本身所在地路为名 - 第六条教会。

我们拜访了旭川国际染织美术馆及优佳良织工艺馆，以更多了解日本人的丝绸及纺织历史及风俗。

我们到附近的一个公园野餐，吃我们自己准备的午餐。

午餐过后，我们就启程北上，到日本最北的城市，稚内。

我们沿着西边的海岸公路北上，因为沿途可以观赏到美丽的海景，而且不必给过路费。（日本过路费相当的高）

的确是值得的。沿途的蓝天一片，蔚蓝的海水，景色美丽极了。。。

我们大约傍晚六点半抵达目的地，总共用了大约五个小时来完成这美丽的旅程。稚内气温大约22度，但有风吹得话，会觉得冷。今晚气候是14度摄氏。
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我太疲倦了，请看Facebook更多照片。