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Obihiro Travel Guide: 5 reviews and 0 photos

I came here to teach English oral communication in one of the local high schools. It's a lovely little city (around 170,000) with plenty of parks in and around the city. It's not far to either Akan National Park or Daisetsuzan National Park (1.5-3 hours driving). Not only is the natural surroundings great but the people are fabulous.

Intro Written May 9, 2002
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Tokachigawa Onsen Things to Do (1)

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Clint.Lane Aug 2, 2007 at 7:26 PM Report Abuse

The heat for the hot springs doesn't come from geothermal but from the heat produced by compression and decay of vegetative matter. In Japanese it is called a "morusen". There are apparently only two such hot springs in the world.
HawaiiGuy Jul 30, 2002 at 5:49 PM Report Abuse

Came thru Obihiro in Feb. 2002 -- MAN was it snowed in!