The Backpack Adventures

Week 47: September 19-23, 2022 Day 322: September 19, 2022 Monday - Respect for the Aged Day / 9.17-19 Family Road Trip D3 Today is Respect of the Aged Day ( 敬老の日 ) here in Japan . It's a public holiday and it's also the 3rd and last day of our September 17-19 Family Road Trip .  Good morning from Yobitoura Camping Ground The campsite sits on the banks of Abashiri Lake For today's itinerary, we'll first be exploring Abashiri City before driving back home and visiting the towns and cities along the way. These are the places that we visited in Abashiri City: Ubaranai Sango Grassland ( 卯原内サンゴ草群落地 ) ⭕ Ubaranai Sango Grassland Abashiri Shrine ( 網走神社 ) ⭕ Abashiri Shrine   McDonald's Abashiri ( マクドナルド 網走店 ) This is my breakfast for today ⭕ Mcdonald's Abashiri  Ryuhyo-Kaido Abashiri Roadside Station ( 道の駅 メルヘンの丘めまんべつ ) This vending machine in the roadside station has a very cute design Looking for omiyage to bring back to our friends ⭕ Ryuhyo-Kaido Abashiri Roadsid

10 Things to Do in Abashiri City Abashiri ( 網走市 ) is a city in the Okhotsk Subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan . There are several ideas as to how the name 'Abashiri' came to be. It was believed to be derived from the Ainu language, like apa-siri which means leakage/ground, and ci-pa-sir  which translates to the land we discovered. For those planning to visit Abashiri City to check what it has to offer, here are the 1 0 Things to Do in Abashiri City : Abashiri manhole cover 1. Take a picture of Abashiri’s unique manhole cover . So far, I have seen 1 unique manhole cover. It is common and can be seen around Abashiri City proper.  Abashiri Roadside Station / Road Station Ryuhyo-kaido Abashiri 2. Visit the  Abashiri Roadside Station  /  Road Station Ryuhyo-kaido Abashiri  ( 道の駅 流氷街道網走 ) and buy products that are made in the city. You can also get the roadside station stamp here for the Hokkaido Stamp rally booklet. Don’t forget to take photos of the Abashiri Pokemon manhole cover