I went hiking in the Mt.Tarumae with my wife and son on Sunday, May 29th,2016.
Do you know Mt. Tarumae? It is located the west-side of Chitose Airport in Hokkaido.

You can see a good view of Lake Shikotsu on the way to the top.
And you will also fell that Hokkaido has a great nature.
It takes less than one hour from the Airport to the entrance of Mt. Tarumae by car.
It is almost no town in the west-side of the Airport except some hotels or shops
in Lake Shikotsu.
Why don’t you check the google map?

If you don’t have enough time to see the nature in Hokkaido,
I suggest that you should go to Mt. Tarumae by car.
There is no public transportation to the entrance.

It takes about one hour from the entrance to the top in popular route.
We used the another route that is not popular.
There are some pictures below.
I hope that you will enjoy a good hiking.

Entrance

viewing the Lake Sikotsu

Sighs, No English

Active volcano

I love outdoor sports. Cycling is one of them.
“Spring has come” means for me that I should do the outdoor sports.

I decided to go cycling on Saturday, May 21,2016.
Because according to the weather forecast, it would be a nice day on Sunday.
It really was a very nice day. No clouds at all.
So I had to put the sunblock cream on my face, neck, hands and legs before starting.
This is my bicycle. This type is called ”Randonneur” in Japan. It originally comes from French.
It may be called “touring bike” in English, I am not sure.