Stay in The Hotel Bear Monte !

by Kazu

I can not remember how many times we visited and stayed in the hotel Bear Monte and refreshed ourselves to get the wing to fly again.

The hillside of Mt. Asahi-dake was covered with white fog that could be seen as clouds from the lower area. it was still cold and white snow hills could be seen here and there beside the road. 

Some back-hoe and graders were still beside the road to take off the snow. Soon the spring would come but the season of the flowers of highland plants would come soon after the snow melted up. 

 

The Photos Display in Hotel Bear Monte !

by Kazu

The photos on the wall of Hotal Bear Monte looked so aged and seasoned. They seemed to be as if they were oil paintings made many years ago. 

I thought they were some of the masterpieces of a famous oil painter. They might be the original scenery of the breathtaking landscape of "the garden where the deities are romping around" which is called "Kamuimintara" in the language of the indigenous people of Hokkaido.    

The wooden deck and trail on the photo seemed to be being developed gradually. The flowers peculiar to the highland covered the field on the hillside. They were worthwhile at the risk of being lost. 

 

The Facilities of Hotel Bear Monte !

by Kazu

After I got in charge of the linguistic support for the expatriates and tourists in Hokkaido, we had to give up to visit and stay in this hotel because in case of emergency, I had to go back to my office in Sapporo immediately. 

So did my wife because she also had got to take care of her staff and respond to the unanticipated accidents and troubles for her company. Soon we will be able to visit and stay in the fabulous hotel again and again, I hope.  

 

On the Hillside of Mt. Asahi-dake !

by Kazu

The Hotel Bear Monte on the hillside of Mt. Asahi-dake must be filled up with the tourists from other part on this globe including domestic tourists in Hokkaido. This hotel is at the highest point in the accommodations area on the hillside of the mountain.

The highland created so unique and beautiful atmosphere. They made the guests feel like to be given a kind of privilege. The fireplace seemed to be  designed so as to be surrounded by the guests who could be chatting there.  

The hotel was and is the nearest from the station of the ropeway that connect the accommodation area with the lookout and the entrance of the trail to the peak of the mountain. It is one of my favorite places to stay. 

 

Hot Spring Spa in Hotel Bear Monte !

by Kazu

The hot spring spas in the accommodations on the hillside of Mt. Asahi-dake capture the hearts of the tourists. We use to stay in Hotel Bear Monte or La Vista Asahidake before. 

But we should be on call in the current situation and post, we can not be far away from Sapporo to respond swiftly to the emergency and disaster nowadays. So we became to visit and stay in Niseko and Kutchan Area so frequently.

Trains are available to reach there and it takes approximately two hours to reach the mountainous area with so nice accommodations affiliated by the capitals from overseas. But I am eager to visit Mt. Asahidake and stay in the comfortable hotels that provide us with quality time with relaxations.

 

Friends from Alberta, Canada !

by Kazu

I thought the professional baseball team in Hokkaido "Nippon Ham Fighters" would not have games in Sapporo White Dome any more because they established their new base Ball Park in Kita Hiroshima City but it seems that they had a opening season baseball game in Sapporo Dome again at the beginning of March,2024.  

For the maintenance of the new ball park, they may have the game in their old home ball park in Sapporo. To go to the new ball park in Kita Hiroshima City, the supporters and guests have to use train run by Japan Railway Company Hokkaido or their own automobile. 

Sapporo Dome is connected with the subway Toho Line and bus but Sapporo Dome lost its biggest resource of their revenue because the company that runs the dome rejected the requests from Fighters..

 

Hokkaido University in March !

by Kazu

It was so calm and cold in Sapporo early in the morning of a certain weekend in March. At the break of dawn, very few joggers passed by me. Different from the weekday, not so many walkers with dogs stroll around Hokkaido University. I hate the trouble with the bad-mannered dog-walkers. Some of them failed to train their dog and let them free to bark at others. They are so irritating early in the morning. 

But the monochrome scenery getting the colors hypnotize on me and other joggers on weekends. It was so fine on that day. Spring will come soon.