登別 - 熊出沒注意

怪我眼瞎分不清人狗
登別-Noboribetsu is a small place with attractions that are super easy to get to. It's only a little more than an hour from Sapporo so many people will do day trip. But it would be nice to stay the night there in the summer when they have fireworks (2 nights a week, that I missed :-p ) Other than onsen, the bears are the stars of Noboribetsu (*)(*) they look lively in the bear park (H)(H) But remember, it's a small town, only a few souvenir shops on the only shopping street (溫泉町) will be open till around 8-9pm. The night-life you'll have is to dip in a nice hot onsen and relax :-)

A little walk before taking cable cart to the bear park
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Female cage
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Male cage
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You can feed the male bears from a tunnel
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We bought treats to feed them. The Mandarin translator ensured us that it is only their snacks, all bears are well fed (Y)
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Baby bears
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There's also a squirrel hut in the park
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We went there on a misty day
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Mist was gone when we were on the way to the spring
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We stayed in a nice little ryokan with no bathroom inside the rooms. (they do have toilet) It was not a problem at all as I love onsen. The good thing of staying in a traditional ryokan is you can experience the attention to details they pay in servicing. You always feel welcome even your server do not speak English/your language.
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Dinner in ryokan - charcoal grill
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Hand written menu
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和牛, tasty (W)
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A walk after dinner, not in their wood sleepers :-P the hotel manager will be happy to see tourists wearing those. And he borrowed us a little lamp when he found out we were going to the spring, sweet.
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