Shimukappu, Hokkaido β†’ Ochiai, South Furano, Hokkaido

Map of Hokkaido with author’s route from Shimukappu to Ochiai, South Furano highlighted.

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Gabor walks towards a conical hill on a bright blue day.

πŸ“ Shimukappu, Hokkaido

Three tall, narrow ski hotels in a summery, hilly landscape.

πŸ“ Tomamu ski area, Shimukappu, Hokkaido

Gabor takes a rest in the shadow of a tree.

A bench made of white birch logs.
A birch forest with an undergrowth of bamboo grass.

Five horses, all different colors, eating a huge mound of carrots.

πŸ“ Upper Tomamu, Shimukappu, Hokkaido
These Walking Dreams is a visual field diary of a 4,300-kilometer walk from one end of Japan to the other, in the spring and summer of 2017.