On the way to Hakodate, we stopped at <a href="http://www.town.shiraoi.hokkaido.jp/">Shiraoi</a> to visit the Ainu museum. The Ainu were the original inhabitants of Hokkaido (and perhaps all of Japan). They have mostly been integrated into the current culture, but traditional Ainu language and culture are still studied and preserved here. This museum is similar to places like <a href="http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/parks/ftboones.htm">Fort Boonesboro</a> in the U.S. http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010001/15991973_yJzCy-Ti.jpg http://cosleia.smugmug.com/gallery/149212_ooCJr/ 2005-02-16T01:22:48Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />James</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991973_yJzCy" title="James"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010001/15991973_yJzCy-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="James" title="James" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:17:38Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010001/15991973_yJzCy-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Brandon</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991974_iE3Hr" title="Brandon"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010003/15991974_iE3Hr-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Brandon" title="Brandon" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:15:23Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010003/15991974_iE3Hr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Jason</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991977_TUS9F" title="Jason"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010004/15991977_TUS9F-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Jason" title="Jason" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:17:34Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010004/15991977_TUS9F-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Out the window of the train</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991979_CRsMs" title="Out the window of the train"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010005/15991979_CRsMs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Out the window of the train" title="Out the window of the train" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:15:54Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010005/15991979_CRsMs-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Justin, Brandon, James, and Inoue-sensei</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991980_k597p" title="Justin, Brandon, James, and Inoue-sensei"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010006/15991980_k597p-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Justin, Brandon, James, and Inoue-sensei" title="Justin, Brandon, James, and Inoue-sensei" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:17:22Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010006/15991980_k597p-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Train shots are always nice.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991983_J9GyR" title="Train shots are always nice."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010007/15991983_J9GyR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Train shots are always nice." title="Train shots are always nice." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:12:43Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010007/15991983_J9GyR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Dry farming. You see more of this in northern Japan.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991985_JbtDY" title="Dry farming. You see more of this in northern Japan."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010008/15991985_JbtDY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dry farming. You see more of this in northern Japan." title="Dry farming. You see more of this in northern Japan." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:14:03Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010008/15991985_JbtDY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Dry farming</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991987_3bMri" title="Dry farming"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010009/15991987_3bMri-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dry farming" title="Dry farming" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:14:09Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010009/15991987_3bMri-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991989_SrdhK" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010010/15991989_SrdhK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:16:11Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010010/15991989_SrdhK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991992_27m9s" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010012/15991992_27m9s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:16:57Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010012/15991992_27m9s-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991994_Fd8rT" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010014/15991994_Fd8rT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:17:31Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010014/15991994_Fd8rT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15991997_BSTu3" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010015/15991997_BSTu3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:17:38Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010015/15991997_BSTu3-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992000_qwv7y" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010016/15992000_qwv7y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:15:56Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010016/15992000_qwv7y-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992002_hCrDT" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010017/15992002_hCrDT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:14:39Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010017/15992002_hCrDT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992005_G5wQv" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010018/15992005_G5wQv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:13:11Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010018/15992005_G5wQv-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992008_fJXMs" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010019/15992008_fJXMs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T06:54:33Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010019/15992008_fJXMs-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992011_Kqg3M" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010020/15992011_Kqg3M-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T10:14:59Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P1010020/15992011_Kqg3M-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992014_WokPp" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P5310022/15992014_WokPp-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T07:02:23Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P5310022/15992014_WokPp-Th.jpg 2001-05-31 01:28:44 <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />I was always impressed by buildings like this, with huge signs on them. I didn't realize we also have those in New York City, because I've never been there.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992016_DsmJ7" title="I was always impressed by buildings like this, with huge signs on them. I didn't realize we also have those in New York City, because I've never been there."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P5310023/15992016_DsmJ7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I was always impressed by buildings like this, with huge signs on them. I didn't realize we also have those in New York City, because I've never been there." title="I was always impressed by buildings like this, with huge signs on them. I didn't realize we also have those in New York City, because I've never been there." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T10:21:18Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P5310023/15992016_DsmJ7-Th.jpg 2001-05-31 01:29:12 <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992019_Lcd4E" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010024/15992019_Lcd4E-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T06:56:40Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010024/15992019_Lcd4E-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992022_VzSfF" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010025/15992022_VzSfF-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T10:23:01Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010025/15992022_VzSfF-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992024_reFDL" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010026/15992024_reFDL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T10:26:36Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010026/15992024_reFDL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />A convenient map of Shiraoi.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992026_wjXBX" title="A convenient map of Shiraoi."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010027/15992026_wjXBX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A convenient map of Shiraoi." title="A convenient map of Shiraoi." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T07:02:25Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010027/15992026_wjXBX-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a> </p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992029_HTSDe" title="Heather Meadows' photo"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010028/15992029_HTSDe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather Meadows' photo" title="Heather Meadows' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T06:59:04Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010028/15992029_HTSDe-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Entrance to the museum. Look at that big bear :></p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992031_2eydb" title="Entrance to the museum. Look at that big bear :>"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010029/15992031_2eydb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Entrance to the museum. Look at that big bear :>" title="Entrance to the museum. Look at that big bear :>" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T10:29:43Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010029/15992031_2eydb-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />This wood carved statue is huge.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992033_9kJcP" title="This wood carved statue is huge."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010030/15992033_9kJcP-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="This wood carved statue is huge." title="This wood carved statue is huge." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T11:01:01Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010030/15992033_9kJcP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />The Ainu supposedly have paler skin and more facial hair than the Japanese.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992035_s87fV" title="The Ainu supposedly have paler skin and more facial hair than the Japanese."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010031/15992035_s87fV-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The Ainu supposedly have paler skin and more facial hair than the Japanese." title="The Ainu supposedly have paler skin and more facial hair than the Japanese." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T06:56:28Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010031/15992035_s87fV-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Caged dog</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992037_C7oAe" title="Caged dog"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010032/15992037_C7oAe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Caged dog" title="Caged dog" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T06:53:32Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010032/15992037_C7oAe-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Caged bear</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992040_rL7ow" title="Caged bear"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010033/15992040_rL7ow-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Caged bear" title="Caged bear" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T10:24:22Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010033/15992040_rL7ow-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Caged bear</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992042_v7S37" title="Caged bear"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010034/15992042_v7S37-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Caged bear" title="Caged bear" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:15:35Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010034/15992042_v7S37-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Caged bear</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992045_yyhwB" title="Caged bear"><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010035/15992045_yyhwB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Caged bear" title="Caged bear" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:15:39Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010035/15992045_yyhwB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />The banner on the wall has some words in Japanese translated into the Ainu language.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992047_YP4Fw" title="The banner on the wall has some words in Japanese translated into the Ainu language."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010036/15992047_YP4Fw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The banner on the wall has some words in Japanese translated into the Ainu language." title="The banner on the wall has some words in Japanese translated into the Ainu language." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:17:44Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010036/15992047_YP4Fw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Some Ainu mannequins hunt for food.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992050_9nGVK" title="Some Ainu mannequins hunt for food."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010037/15992050_9nGVK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Some Ainu mannequins hunt for food." title="Some Ainu mannequins hunt for food." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:16:58Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010037/15992050_9nGVK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Some Ainu mannequins go boating.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992052_ntBFL" title="Some Ainu mannequins go boating."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010038/15992052_ntBFL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Some Ainu mannequins go boating." title="Some Ainu mannequins go boating." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:10:51Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010038/15992052_ntBFL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />"The Minorities of Northern Regions"</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992055_xMSTK" title=""The Minorities of Northern Regions""><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010039/15992055_xMSTK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt=""The Minorities of Northern Regions"" title=""The Minorities of Northern Regions"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:15:28Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010039/15992055_xMSTK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />The pond near the Ainu village.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992058_9nAtQ" title="The pond near the Ainu village."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010040/15992058_9nAtQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The pond near the Ainu village." title="The pond near the Ainu village." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:14:38Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010040/15992058_9nAtQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />The sign says "Shiraoi Poroto Kotan", which I take to mean "Port Kotan, Shiraoi". To the right is a repro Ainu storage structure.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992060_XPWEN" title="The sign says "Shiraoi Poroto Kotan", which I take to mean "Port Kotan, Shiraoi". To the right is a repro Ainu storage structure."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010041/15992060_XPWEN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The sign says "Shiraoi Poroto Kotan", which I take to mean "Port Kotan, Shiraoi". To the right is a repro Ainu storage structure." title="The sign says "Shiraoi Poroto Kotan", which I take to mean "Port Kotan, Shiraoi". To the right is a repro Ainu storage structure." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:15:04Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010041/15992060_XPWEN-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Inside an Ainu meeting hall, we see the fire pit.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992062_veexn" title="Inside an Ainu meeting hall, we see the fire pit."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010042/15992062_veexn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Inside an Ainu meeting hall, we see the fire pit." title="Inside an Ainu meeting hall, we see the fire pit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:10:45Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010042/15992062_veexn-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Here we see a traditional Ainu home, and a storage building on stilts.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992065_D6DMp" title="Here we see a traditional Ainu home, and a storage building on stilts."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010043/15992065_D6DMp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Here we see a traditional Ainu home, and a storage building on stilts." title="Here we see a traditional Ainu home, and a storage building on stilts." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:17:28Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010043/15992065_D6DMp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />The inside of the Ainu home.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992068_fZCHB" title="The inside of the Ainu home."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010044/15992068_fZCHB-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The inside of the Ainu home." title="The inside of the Ainu home." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:13:26Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010044/15992068_fZCHB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />We stopped and had Japanese-style curry. It was my first time trying it, and it's now one of my favorite foods. Brandon tended to order curry wherever we went after this. From left: Inoue-se ...</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992070_JZXXe" title="We stopped and had Japanese-style curry. It was my first time trying it, and it's now one of my favorite foods. Brandon tended to order curry wherever we went after this. From left: Inoue-se ..."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010045/15992070_JZXXe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="We stopped and had Japanese-style curry. It was my first time trying it, and it's now one of my favorite foods. Brandon tended to order curry wherever we went after this. From left: Inoue-se ..." title="We stopped and had Japanese-style curry. It was my first time trying it, and it's now one of my favorite foods. Brandon tended to order curry wherever we went after this. From left: Inoue-se ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:13:36Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010045/15992070_JZXXe-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />I found it interesting that they had a totem pole.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992071_pkdit" title="I found it interesting that they had a totem pole."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010046/15992071_pkdit-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="I found it interesting that they had a totem pole." title="I found it interesting that they had a totem pole." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:12:38Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010046/15992071_pkdit-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Shiraoi Station, platform 3.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992074_QrLAQ" title="Shiraoi Station, platform 3."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010048/15992074_QrLAQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Shiraoi Station, platform 3." title="Shiraoi Station, platform 3." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:10:32Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010048/15992074_QrLAQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />This is what the signs at all train stations look like, telling you what town is next on the rail either way. Not all of them will have the romanized names, but the tourist destinations defi ...</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992078_fpq3N" title="This is what the signs at all train stations look like, telling you what town is next on the rail either way. Not all of them will have the romanized names, but the tourist destinations defi ..."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010049/15992078_fpq3N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is what the signs at all train stations look like, telling you what town is next on the rail either way. Not all of them will have the romanized names, but the tourist destinations defi ..." title="This is what the signs at all train stations look like, telling you what town is next on the rail either way. Not all of them will have the romanized names, but the tourist destinations defi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:17:19Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010049/15992078_fpq3N-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />James, Justin, Jason, and Todd. Todd liked to make fun of how much Coke Jason was drinking. Perhaps that explains the dynamic in this picture.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992081_GCPn7" title="James, Justin, Jason, and Todd. Todd liked to make fun of how much Coke Jason was drinking. Perhaps that explains the dynamic in this picture."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010050/15992081_GCPn7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="James, Justin, Jason, and Todd. Todd liked to make fun of how much Coke Jason was drinking. Perhaps that explains the dynamic in this picture." title="James, Justin, Jason, and Todd. Todd liked to make fun of how much Coke Jason was drinking. Perhaps that explains the dynamic in this picture." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:15:52Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010050/15992081_GCPn7-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com">Heather Meadows</a><br />Inoue-sensei and Brandon.</p><p><a href="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/149212_ooCJr#15992083_SN2rf" title="Inoue-sensei and Brandon."><img src="http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010051/15992083_SN2rf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Inoue-sensei and Brandon." title="Inoue-sensei and Brandon." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T10:27:07Z Heather Meadows http://cosleia.smugmug.com http://cosleia.smugmug.com/Travel/Japan-Summer-2001/Stopover-at-Shiraoi-61/P6010051/15992083_SN2rf-Th.jpg