Dawn

 In Mombetsu, there is a 12 m statue of a crab claw. The sunrise was beautiful.

Cosplay show

 There was an anime and cosplay show in Mombetsu.

The 69th Mombetsu Minato Festival

 The 69th Mombetsu Minato Festival was held at the end of last month. It's a big summer event. The fireworks display was beautiful. The dance also livened up the festival.

Surrounded by seals

 She is the luckiest person in the world.

Lighthouse

 Today's sunrise is at 4:27. The temperature is 6 Celsius. The lighthouse is cool.

Excited to see the seals

 Today's high is 5 degrees Celsius. It was a day when a small rain wet the road. I saw families with children in the seal center. Both adults and children were excited to see the seals.

Sunrise and the scallop boat

 Today's sunrise was at 5:05 am. After a while, the scallop boat left the port.

I made it in time

 I got up early today, so I went walking early in the morning. I went to the port to take a picture of a fishing boat going fishing. It's a scallop fishing boat. I sometimes ran and made it just in time.

Drift ice sightseeing

 Mombetu is in the middle of drift ice sightseeing. The floating ice is the ice from the sea flowing from the north. This is a rare phenomenon even in the world.

A snowy bar district

 This is a bar town in Mombetsu. It is called Hamanasu Street. Hamanasu is a flower that blooms on the coast. Snow and neon signs much.

Seal Love

 The highest temperature today was 7 degrees Celsius below zero. There were foreign visitors at the seal center. I heard Chinese. The photo shows a love-scene between a zookeeper and a seal.

Snowshoeing

 I guided snowshoeing yesterday. We walked in the forest park. We had coffee on the way. There were some Indonesians among the customers. Everyone was happy.

Happy New Year in JAPAN

 Happy New Year. I look forward to working with you again this year. I went to Hatsumode in the early morning snow. Hatsumode means visiting a shrine. I was able to see the first sunrise on my way home. Good luck to you all this year.