Tuesday, December 31, 2024

New Year's Eve hometown

 It cooled down to -12 Celsius this morning. Today's is New Year's Eve. I saw people coming back to their hometown at the bus terminal. I look forward to seeing you again next year.

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Korean movie

 I saw Korean movie that was made 10 years ago. I shed tears many times over the life of the main character. I also learned a little bit of Korean history. The townscape of Busan city was also beautiful. 

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Returned to the ocean

 This is Tokkari Center from this morning. A protected baby seal in the spring was returned to the ocean. The tracking oscillator comes off on its own.



Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Civil diplomacy with South Korea

 I'm taking a civic class in Korean. I attended an online seminar introducing Busan city the other day. Aiming for Civil Diplomacy. 


Tuesday, December 24, 2024

The orange clouds

 Today's sunrise was 7:01. Temperature was -4.6 Celsius. The clouds blocked my view of the sun. But the orange clouds were impressive. I took this picture at Mombetsu Park.

Saturday, December 21, 2024

The airplane in the blue sky

 Today's high was -2.6 Celsius, today's low was -10.8 Celsius. The blue sky was beautiful today, so I took a picture of the airplane at the Mombetsu Airport. Mombetsu is ANA.

It was too cold

 Today's sunrise was 6:59. Temperature was -9.2 degrees Celsius. It was too cold. Weather will be good today. 

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Wild seals as they woke up.

 Today's sunrise was at 7:00. Temperature was -7 degrees Celsius. I photographed wild seals as they woke up.

Monday, December 16, 2024

Christmas bus 3

 The Christmas bus runs through the city. The window and the inside of the car are decorated. There are two of them, green and orange. You can see both during the connecting time at the bus terminal. You can see it until the 25th. However, on the 18th and 19th, it's a different bus.

Sunday, December 15, 2024

Christmas Bus 2

 I photographed a Christmas bus during the day. Window decoration stickers are now easy to understand. It's the old Ekimae-dori to Mombetsu Port. You can see the red lighthouse.

Saturday, December 14, 2024

The cute seal

 Today's high was -4.2 degrees Celsius. I saw 6 seals at the port of Garinko-gou. They are wildlife. I took a picture of the cute seal.

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Christmas Bus

 Christmas is less than 2 weeks away. There are decorated buses running in the city. It matches the illumination in front of the bus terminal.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

You can see wild seals

 Wild seals increased in December. You have a 90 % chance of seeing it. You can see wild seals around port of Garinko-go. And around Okhotsuk Tower. There is a coffee shop "companio" in the observatory on the third floor. There is a ANA flight between Mombetsu and Tokyo.

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Sunrise from the clouds

 The sunrise this morning was scheduled for 6:53 a.m.  But it was 7 a.m. when the sun emerged from the clouds. The temperature was -4.4 degrees Celsius. It was taken in Mombetsu park. Amazing.

Sunday, December 8, 2024

Sign of seriousness

The highest temperature today was -0.5 degrees Celsius. Same as yesterday. This photo is Tokkari Center, a specialized seal facility. The zoo keepers were smiling and feeding the seals. A smile is a sign of seriousness. The customers will smile.

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Keep smiling

 Today's high was -0.5 degrees Celsius. It was extremely cold because of the strong wind. But the zoo keepers kept smiling. Amazing.

Thursday, December 5, 2024

White Illumination 2024

 Today's high was 0.7 degrees Celsius. There was full-scale snow in the afternoon. It has become a world of silver. The photo shows the White Illumination in front of the bus terminal.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

A seal and I store fat

 Today's temperature was 8 degrees Celsius. The forecast says it will be severely cold from tomorrow. A seal and I store fat to withstand the cold. (^^;

Monday, December 2, 2024

The sun from Mt. sharidake

 Today's sunrise was at 6:43 a.m.  The sun rose from the Mt. sharidake at the base of Shiretoko Peninsula. The fishing boat just came back. Photographed at Mombetsu Park.

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Smiling zookeeper

 Today's temperature was 4 degrees Celsius. I saw 6 wild seals. On the other hand, I took a picture of smiling zookeeper at Tokkari Center. She was checking the health of the seals.