Kushiro

I was travelling around East Hokkaido Island last week. The purpose was to find a good place to stay in this summer and fortunately I found a cozy hotel in Kushiro City. The image of Kushiro is not so good for me because of the factory chimneys as you can see in this picture. It doesn't have a good hot spring either, as far as I know. However, it is clear that this city is one of the coolest cities in Japan in summer and it fits to my purpose very well. As you know, the summer in Tokyo is terrible; too hot and too humid. It's just like living in a sauna. I believe that Tokyo has already become a tropical city. So, I have to evacuate to a cooler place in summer. The hotel room is small and was damaged a little by the earthquake several years ago, but it has a sea view, it is furnished and its rent is super reasonable thanks to the hotel campaign. I'm thinking about staying there at least for one month and will decide whether to extend the stay or to move to another city.