2006/01/01
Master Yoda, he is praying for sunshine! He has the great force!

2006/01/03
left:
The snow covered ground stretched out as far as I could see.

center:
There was an endless line of snow barriers. The barriers are collapsed in summer but it's a pretty common sight in winter.

right:
There were many snow trucks everywhere.

left:
Apple is local speciality in Aomori and there were lots of apple orchards. Now they were covered with much snow. It's surprising that apple trees can grow under such harsh winter conditions.

center,right:
The weather changed suddenly and it was a whiteout! The weather is very changeable in winter.

This is one of my favorite hos springs, "Popeye hot spring". The appearance of the building was really nontraditional, and its name was very funny.

right:
I saw an interesting sight at the entrance. There were lots of snow boots with signs on the shoebox. Each sign said "I'm looking for my own boots. If you have worn my boots by mistake, please let the staff know!!". I heard that it was a common sight in Aomori in winter!

 2006/01/06
Snow built up on the sidewalk had gotten bigger and bigger. Please compare a red truck to snow built up!