Mr. Nurenberg's Japan Pages: Rural Life

You won't find an awful lot of rural farmland in Japan, but Hokkaido is the place to find most of it!

Above is Mount Komagatake visible from everywhere in Nanae. Below, gorgeous Lake Onuma beckons.

Onuma park is a popular tourist spot, yet still retains a peaceful and contemplative mood:

Perhaps to balance out the calm "zen" feelings of Onuma park, we climed (part of) Mount Esan, an active volcano!

We decided to call this the summit, at any rate...

Continue onward!

History	Sister-city relations
Cities	Countryside
Schools	Cuisine
Religion	"Culture Shock"

Unless otherwise noted, all images came from my camera or the camera of Tom Hourihan.

Exceptions: The Fujii picture on page one comes from
http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/common/tis/ah/photo%20gallery.asp
and the samurai image comes from
http://web.utk.edu/~history/images/japanese-warrior200.jpg

Last Updated: 8-30-05