Day 118 (August 8, 2017)

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

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

Open map in Gaia GPS β†’

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.