Here's a shot at Eniwa Station. A good idea of how much snow we've got on the ground. And we're on the lower end of totals here in central Hokkaido. Some areas are pushing 6 meters (approx. 20 ft) of snowfall for December.
Another buried bike - on it's side, so it's not quite as impressive as it might otherwise seem.
Eniwa Station.
Nakajima Park at night. Another buried bike. What is it with me and bikes? Oh yeah. I'm a cyclist. I guess I'm drawn to bikes.
Trees at night. And a lot of snow.
I know light pollution isn't a good thing. But it made for a nice photo in this case.
The mountain of snow at the T intersection right by my apartment. It's only going to get bigger.
The public bathrooms in the park. It's a nicer picture when you don't know that fact.
One of the movie billboards in downtown Yubari. I've written about Yubari before. It was once a booming coal town - 116,000 people lived there in about 1960. After the mines closed, the population crashed - now it's probably less than 10,000. But in th2 1990's, an attempt to boost the town was made by starting an international film festival. And it worked, for a while. Tarantino showed up a few times - and even named a character after the town. Since the city went bankrupt (and didn't get bailed out by the national government) it's become a MUCH smaller film festival. But they're still trying.
More billboards for movies I don't know.
What I guess passes for downtown Yubari. Once upon a time, there were apparently 17 movie theaters in the town. Not sure when that was.
One more for good measure.
On the road back to Eniwa from Yubari, I always pass this place. And it's a complete mess. Not sure when it closed, or what exactly it was. I'm sure if I ask around, I can get some details - maybe even find some photos. But I think it might have been an onsen (hot spring bath).
As you can see, time has taken a bat to this place.
But it fits well with my fascination with ruins.
The nice thing about a tripod? I can take shots like this one of the moon.
And just a couple from Mt. Racey Ski Resort (in Yubari).
It was completely cloudy - to the point of not being able to see 10 meters - at the very top of the mountain for most of the day. But on my second to last run of the day, it cleared off just enough to get these photos.
Nice photos. Really like numbers 6 & 8. Six has great light. And you're right, 8 is better when you don't know what the building is. Still. Nice shots. nice snow. We need more winter here, but it's not getting here any time soon.
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