Lake Kusharo, July 18th 2007
Akan National park is not only renowned for its spectacular tribal displays but also for Lake Akan. Its also famous for marimos, the adorable little algae balls that form in the water. In true Asian form, anything cute is a automatic hit.
Today’s ride was a good three hour climb to a beautiful view of Lake Akan and a long descent into a valley to Lake Kusharo. This lake does not come with all the attractions of a ‘national park’ but still has enough ice cream stands and hot springs to keep me stopping all afternoon.
Japan doesn’t seem to have the proliferation of laughingly bad English that plagues Taiwan. I have seen some good signs though. My two favorites are “Obihiro Hair Saloon” and the “Hokkaido Yell Center.”
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