@Graham_LRR also (a copy of) the original design doc for the 64 Olympic logo, at the excellent NHK Broadcasting Museum.
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@Graham_LRR also (a copy of) the original design doc for the 64 Olympic logo, at the excellent NHK Broadcasting Museum.
@Graham_LRR an example of the excellent branding from the '64 Olympics at the Ueno Shitamatchi Museum.
Even now it still looks better in person than most modern Olympic branding.
@WoF it really is the same building, minus the ghosts and plus a lot of folks. Fortunately no line when we arrived and there was space in the tea room
For our last dinner in Sapporo we decided to take another run at soup curry, this time at Soup Curry Yellow, which was closed last time.
I enjoyed last time but this one knocked it out of the park. My strongest recommendation. @hwesta got the chashu and it was better than many ramen places we've been to. I only wish we had tried them earlier so we would have had time to go again!
Usually when we are on vacation we hit up restaurants that I've researched ahead of time, or just something convenient if we're hungry.
But! Yesterday we managed to strike up a conversation in Japanese with a staff member at a museum and were rewarded with a recommendation for Men-Eiji Hiragishi Base.
So glad we went! The tsukemen ramen was delicious, and the combination pork/fish soup base was a new and tasty experience for me.
Our first museum in Sapporo and second Ainu museum of the trip was the Sapporo Ainu Culture Promotion Center, aka Sapporo Pirka Kotan. A different experience from the previous museum, with a focus on modern recreations rather than historical artifacts. This meant we could touch the clothing and see how the woven bark fabric felt, very cool!
Our fifth museum of the trip, yesterday, was the super interesting Museum of Northern Peoples in Hakodate.
We're already interested in the history of the indigenous peoples of Hokkaido but what really elevated this museum were the many plaques with more personal commentary on the exhibits and even the building itself from the museum director!
ありがとう、館長さん
The view from the top of Mt. Hakodate was stunning on this beautiful day. It's better known for its gorgeous sunsets and city night lights but we were completely satisfied with the low crowds and clear views just after lunch. 凄い景色!
You can see how the mountain sits at the end of a narrow spit, evidently formed as a sand bar 3000 years ago.
@ninafelwitch yes! Very accessible too, the new shuttle line takes you right there from Ōmiya station.
Spent our first day at the excellent Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum. 30+ historic buildings from the Tokyo area relocated to a lovely park for you to explore. Lots of friendly staff, some of whom spoke English. Hard to capture the experience in photos, since so much of the delight was walking though and feeling the spaces.
@brunoph highly recommend both the Ōmiya and Kyōto railroad museums.
Third museum of the trip: the huge Ōmiya Railroad Museum! A must visit for any train enthusiast. Pictured here is the rolling stock exhibit, just one of five! We barely saw a third of it before we had to head out to catch our shinkansen to Hakodate. We'll be back for sure, maybe even this trip!
Second museum of the trip, the small but excellent Ōmiya Bonsai Art Museum. Lots of excellent information prepared me to appreciate their many beautiful bonsai. Also fully English bilingual signage!
This Japanese White Pine, named Chiyo-no-Matsu (千代の松) is over 500 years old and the largest at the museum, as tall as I am. 美しい。