Yesterday's forecast said we might get rain all day long today, but I found the weather was getting fine in the morning. We started late in the morning waiting for the improvement in the weather. When I reached the top of the outer rim of a crater of Toyako Lake, I caught the full view of Mt.Youtei, one of the most famous mountains in Hokkaido. I was riding in the comfortable breeze and forgot to take snapshots. I went through Rusutsu Resort and got to Fukidashi Park. Rusutsu Resort was not as busy as I expected. The management might be tough, I thought. The rain and snow fallen on Mt.Youtei seep underground for decades and spew out here at Fukidashi Park. The water is spewing out continuously all year. The amount of water is 80,000 tons per day, which is nearly equivalent to the amount of daily life water for about 300,000 people. The temperature is 6.5 degrees centigrade at all times of the year. The 1st picture shows the spewing orifice. People gather here and take mineral water freely. The 2nd shows the park.
This water-spewing point is touristy and there are dozen of stands. I found the word "커피" which is Korean for "coffee". I asked the clerk whether many Korean people came here or not. She replied that many Koreans came here but she didn't want them to drop in at her shop because they are impolite and their impudence is too much to tolerate. I sometimes heard such stories here and there. Is this a common opinion on Korean people around here? I have some acquaintances in South Korea as I wrote before. They are modest and good-tempered. I'm so sorry that some Korean tourist groups left poor impression here.
(Vocabulary)
seep 〈液体・気体などが〉 しみ出る, しみ込む
touristy 観光色の強い 観光客向けの
impudent = rude and showing no respect to other people
(KW: 京極 噴き出し 公園 湧水 噴き出し公園 羊蹄山 ルスツリゾート)
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