Top 3 Unbearably Dull Tourist Attractions (Notes from Under the Tatami Mats–73 … My Adventures in Japan)

Stuck in the middle of nowhere, these so-called “tourist attractions” were sterile, unattractive, and excruciatingly dull.

Wow. Sheep. Sheep on a hill.

Hitsuji-ga-oka Observation Hill, south of Sapporo

Ummh … anyone interested in seeing… ummmh … sheep? Sheep grazing on a hill?

Really. The only things we saw there were sheep, a BBQ restaurant, a statue, and a souvenir shop. 

In other words, this tourist attraction had no attractions and nothing attractive. Only tourists.

I still cannot figure out why those tourists were there. Or why I was dragged there.     
_{(Image source … and Yes, that’s an actual photo of that supposed “tourist attraction.")}

Ohhh, Canada, sorry about this.

Canadian World, an Anne-of-Green-Gables theme park, somewhere in the middle of Hokkaido

On the day I was dragged there, even the young Canadian girl playing the role of Anne of GG was bored to death.

Fortunately for all sane and fun-loving humans, this pathetic excuse of a theme park went bankrupt and closed down a few years after it opened.      _{(Image source)}

Back in the closet.

The Ishihara Yujiro Memorial Hall, Otaru

Yujiro may have been the Elvis of Japan, but the museum is basically a walk through his very clean home, with its massive, very sterile closets, most of which are lined with thousands of Yujiro’s colorful plaid jackets and neckties.     _{(Image source)}

It was no Graceland. It was excruciatingly boring. Probably still is.

News flash!   – The Ishihara Yujiro Memorial Hall closed down on 31 August 2017. Woohoo.

Humble and hopeful suggestion  – Close down Hitsuji-ga-oka Observation Hill. Please. ASAP.

   Introduction to – “Notes from Under the Tatami Mats”  _{(right-click on title)}

Top 3 Stormy Days

Top 2 Great Weather Days

Top 3 Camps

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Links to my Other Series …

      Introduction – "Intro to Vocab-ability"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Guide – "Guide to Entries"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Index– "Index" to all Chapters and Sections   _{(right-click on title)}

      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 1"   _{(right-click on title)}
      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2"   _{(right-click on title)
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