Washo Market

Meet-up time was 8:00 a.m. on our second day in Japan.

Here are a few shots from the bus.








Our first stop was Kushiro Red-Crowned Crane Nature Park. The cranes were behind fences that had occasional pukas for you to take pictures through. 


I actually thought this dandelion was more of an interesting subject to shoot.


Here it is after our failed attempts at getting pictures of dandelion seeds floating in the breeze. 


Here's Washo Market in Kushiro. 


There is a collection of over 60 shops within the market.


The most popular feature of the market is the Katte Don where you first buy yourself a bowl of rice . . . 


and then walk along the rows of shops to select your favorite toppings.






You could also get sushi if you preferred.




There were lots of fruits.




Looking back at the photos now, I wish I had bought this dekopon orange to try. The 780 yen price is for a pair.


This is some kind of whale thing. 


I bought a lot of dried seafood, konbu and other omiyage from here, but looks like I didn't get any pictures of them for sale. Bah.