Hokkaido | Noboribetsu 🌿🍃

🌸🌺Summer in Noboribetsu sees a modest number of tourists, leaving the entire hot spring town in a tranquil silence. 🌸🌺 🌸🌺The crisp cold is unexpectedly refreshing, and occasionally, you might spot deer roaming the streets. 🌸🌺 🌸🌺Following the mountain path, you'll soon arrive at the famous Jigokudani, 🌸🌺 🌸🌺said to spout 3,000 liters of mineral-rich spring water per minute. 🌸🌺 🌸🌺I vaguely recall an old Japanese tradition of abandoning the elderly, 🌸🌺 🌸🌺especially aged women, who would be carried into the mountains. 🌸🌺 🌸🌺Gazing at the steaming valley, a shiver runs down my spine.🌸🌺 🌸🌺Mitsui Outlet Park is where we spent 1.5 hours.🌸🌺 🌸🌺 For someone without a shopping itch like me,🌸🌺 🌸🌺 it was just a place to grab a bite and wait for time to pass. #Noboribetsu