JR tower and the Ice Sculptures at Susukino

We went up the Sapporo JR Tower to the observation platform on the 38th floor.  It is very tall, 173 meters.  That is 568 feet for you non-metric readers.  The tower gives a great view of the surrounding area.  The first photo below is from November, note that there is no snow!

This is a view to the north from the observation level of the JR tower.

This is the north side of the Sapporo JR Tower complex.  There is a taxi stand on the left and an area for buses on the right.

This is a view to the Northwest over the university and towards our apartment.  Remember the big field that is prominent in many of the blog posts?  That is the field, a part of the Agricultural College.

The next series of photos were taken by Anton.  This one is a wide angle photo.  You can see one of the tallest condo towers in Sapporo on the left side of the photo.  It is almost as tall as our viewpoint 173 meters up.

This view to the south shows the TV tower at Odori Park.  It is the one with the giant digital clock in the center of the photograph.

You probably know who these to are by now.  The photo below is of Kyle and Bre standing by the window on the 38th floor of Sapporo Station.

This photo(below) is from the inside of the men's restroom on the 38th floor.  It is against the wall giving you a great panoramic view of the city.  This also means giving the city a great view of you!

Here is a link to a short video of me in the men's room (not using it, sheesh!)  I think you will enjoy it.

After the tower we walked on down to Susukino to check out the ice sculptures.  There were many interesting sculptures, but this was the wildest one.  All the seafood in the blocks of ice were real animals actually frozen into the ice.

That's all for now.

-Kyle (and Bre)